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Lost & Found Cats => Lost Cat/s => Missing cats over 6 months => Topic started by: Joanne_06 on January 13, 2007, 09:50:13 AM

Title: LOST TABBY, NEUTERED MALE, HAMPSHIRE
Post by: Joanne_06 on January 13, 2007, 09:50:13 AM
MISSING!!

Please help us find our 10 month old neutered male cat, he was last seen on the 24th of September in the Bridgemary/Gosport area of Hampshire, so has been missing for over 3 months, he is a dark brown and beige tabby, and has small white markings, he is very sadly missed, if you could please check your sheds/outer buildings also, that may help, we would be grateful of any information that could lead to his safe return, or if seen or found, or if you know of anyone who has recently taken in a tabby cat within the Hampshire area, although he could be anywhere, good or bad news, we really want to no where he has got to, could you please please contact me any time, many thanks!


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Title: Re: LOST TABBY, NEUTERED MALE, HAMPSHIRE
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on January 13, 2007, 12:12:37 PM
Sorry to hear your furbabe has gone AWOL.


Here are a few things to try:

1. Posters, Posters, Posters with picture and details with contact number.....hand out to neighbours and anyone you see. Put up in local shops, pubs and supermarkets. Stick to all local lamp posts. (If it rains go and collect them and replace - the neighbours and council don’t mind you putting them up so much that way). Also put one in your and friends cars - it amazing how many people see them this way. Make smaller flyers and push through every letterbox on your streets and the surrounding area.   It is a good idea to offer a reward … of course this doesn’t have to be money … a box of chocolates or a bunch of flowers is just as good.

2. Knock on doors and ask neighbours to check their sheds and garages WHILE YOU WAIT … it's surprising how many people say they will check but as soon as the door is closed they forget.   Knock on 10 days either side of your house on both sides of the street.

3. Register him lost at all vets/catteries/rescue homes within a 20mile radius.  Follow the link and click on the map to find rescues in your area http://www.catchat.org/adoption/index.html

4. Leave food out and a toy of his

5. Leave out an unwashed item of your clothing

6. Put the contents of your hoover bag on your garden - it’s full of smells that they will recognise and if doesn’t bring him directly to your door will at least hopefully keep him in the area. Alternatively if you have a litter tray that has used put some of the used litter on the garden as this will have familiar smells in it.

7. Contact the local fire brigade and see if they have had to rescue any stuck cats

8. Ask the local children to look - they are great for knowing all the local hidey-holes and love helping. Also have a word with your local post-person and milk man if there is one that delivers in your area.

9. Ask the local radio station to announce he’s missing and give out a contact number

10. Put an advert in the local paper

11. Contact your local environmental services dept (bin men) they keep a log of all animals picked on the roadside ... I know this is not a pleasant call to make and hopefully it will come back as negative.

12. Go out after dark when it is quieter with a friend / partner and walk round the local area gently calling every so often (give him a chance to answer you). Keep talking as you walk round that way if he is in the area he will hear you.

13. When you talk to vets and rescues, ask them about any known local feral colonies and where they are based. If Kitty has been missing for more than a few days s/he might have wandered further afield and might be “hanging round” near a colony for security (safety in numbers) and company. If vets/rescues know locations of colonies, these might be useful to get some ideas of where to start looking.

Finally have a look at these sites - they are all EXCELLENT


http://www.chaptanservices.com/purrs/index.php (this is a new forum created after the CatChat forum closed down.  There are loads of members and full of cat rescuers and carers)

http://www.mymoggy.com/

http://thehovel.com/bb/index.php?f=28&ppage=20&sort=lastpost&order=DESC

http://www.soyouhavelostyourcat.co.uk/#1

http://www.petsearchuk.org.uk/

http://www.amissingpet.co.uk/

http://nationalpetregister.org

http://www.animalsearchuk.com/

Good luck and stay positive.

Hopefully your little one has just got itself shut in a shed somewhere.


And finally ……. IMPORTANT NOTE: When you get your furbabe back remember to remove ALL the posters and inform all vets / rescues / websites etc that they are home.



Title: Re: LOST TABBY, NEUTERED MALE, HAMPSHIRE
Post by: Joanne_06 on January 13, 2007, 12:29:27 PM
Hi Sam,

Thanks for the message and your help of what else we could do, although we have done some of what you have suggested we have posted leaflets in peoples doors around our whole area, put up posters in local shop windows, and around lamp posts, phoned around local vets, been to local shelters, phoned the council, i've also put him on about 5 different websites, we have also been out searching for him, and spoken to local people

we miss him dearly!

any other suggestions of what else we could do would be grately appreciated.....

Ps. i've added more pictures

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