Reunited: Black And White Cat Male

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2017-11-21 20:03 nalamissing

Any idea where he had been?

2017-11-21 19:25 DogLostLisa P - Regional Co-ordinator, Central

Brilliant news x

2017-11-21 19:23 claire

Haggis is now home. Thank you so much for your help. Everyone has been so kind and helpful. Thank you!!!!

2017-11-16 17:32 nalamissing

As you are so rural it might be a good idea to leave a trail o Hoover contents, dirty washing. Our other cat gave us a 22 hour scare once, I am convinced he only came home because I went out and called him at 3.00am and he managed to travel towards my voice...came through the cat flap 45 minutes later so worth going out and calling in the wee small hours.

2017-11-16 13:05 Unknown

When checking outbuildings, also check empty houses and cellars. Put his unwashed blanket into a clean container with your scent too. Leave in the garden in a sheltered spot, or hang on the washing line if dry; used towels too. Wipe his scent on your garden fences, gates, doors; anything leading up to the garden/house. Try a squeaky toy as it may attract his attention. Walk around the area holding an object with his scent on, and rattle some Dreamies. Someone may be feeding him (Common problem) When searching use the same deodorants say that you use on a day to day basis, If you husband is still searching may be his usual after shave if used as he will recognize the smell Cats as you know go very much by scent. Poster around the area, and ;post flyers through doors too Paws xd

Thanks Claire for more tips

2017-11-16 11:27 claire

Thanks very much for the tips nalamissing. They are much appreciated.
Does anyone have tips about sprinkling Hoover contents and litter in the wider area?

We live in a very rural location. We have 4 neighbours over a 2 mile stretch of lane (all neighbours have been contacted). We have 10 acres of our own and then there are just fields and fields for miles. Do I sprinkle some litter and Hoover contents at the boundary to our fields? Other than our own outbuildings, there are none nearby. I have contacted all of our nearest vets in our nearest towns which are 6.5 miles away. We have 1 shop and pub which are 1.5 miles away...and I've contacted them too.

The best way I can describe where we live is "No man's land" acres of uppermoorland. It's like searching for a needle in a haystack

2017-11-16 10:41 nalamissing

My cat went missing for 3 days in June and it was torture, but please try and stay positive as most cats come back. Put your hoover contents/dirty laundry in the garden in case he has just got out of his area and needs to scent his way back. Also contact cats protection who will put his details on their local branch website. someone posted these tips for me for my cat. Hope you you find him

Firstly, check your own home, garden, and the immediate vicinity THOROUGHLY. Cats seldom stray far, but some of them have a positive genius for getting shut in sheds, garages, cars, greenhouses. Check also any standing water-butts, ponds or similiar.

Check under all bushes, deckingand in gardens, using a long stick and a torch if necessary. Knock on neighbours doors and ask them to check sheds/garages/outhouses WHILE YOU WAIT in case your cat has got shut in (cats are incredibly inquisitive!). Ask neighbours to prop open doors so if your cat is scared and hiding s/he doesn't miss the opportunity to get out if the door is only opened briefly.

Your cat recognises the smell of home. Spread hoover contents around the outside of your house. Put your cat’s dirty litter try outside too. Hang dirty washing on your line, put smelly trainers in your garden with any cat bedding. Anything that smells familiar will help guide your cat home if s/he has lost their scent.

Go out looking at night to check, when it is quiet and there is less traffic. Work your way back towards home as you call them, so not to inadvertently lead themfurther away from home. Take a powerful torch. Scatter used cat litter outside and leave out food. If possible, make sure there is a way for your cat to get back in the house even if you are asleep (eg, wedge open the cat flap).

Next check all the surrounding streets, again checking under bushes and in undergrowth. If there are fields/woods nearby, thoroughly search these too.Check any empty houses as cats can get through the smallest of spaces.

KEEP doing all these things as when scared cats go into survival mode and may not even respond to their owner at first.

Make posters/fliers and put them up anywhere and everywhere (eg stuck to telegraph poles and similar). Stick one in the back window of your car. Local shops, post office, pub, local primary schools (small children are incredibly observant) anywhere really. Ask local vets to display a copy. Speak to local postman and dog walkers to ask them to TELL you if they see your cat. Consider printing off enough fliers to put them through people’s letterboxes down your street and in the area. Not everybody is on social media. If there are any distinctive physical conditions or characteristics about your cat, make sure you feature them prominently in any fliers, online appeals, etc.

Alert all vets in the area and give them a description of your cat. Ask local vets to display a poster of your missing cat. Even if your cat is chipped, not all vets routine scan for a chip!!! Chips can also fail or migrate to anywhere in your cat. Ring the RSPCA/cats protection and any rescues in the area as any of these places may end up with him so best to give them a description too. Again, not all rescue centres routinely scan a cat for a chip

See if the local paper runs free lost and found pets ads. Check the found and make sure your pet is listed as lost. Again, not everybody is on Facebook.

Use Facebook (set to public and tag yourself in your kitty’s photo so you can follow up any leads from subsequent shares) to share your missing cat. It is ESSENTIAL to include a clear photo, col

2017-11-16 09:17 DogLostLisa P - Regional Co-ordinator, Central

Shared on fb to Doglost Central & Tweeted x

2017-11-16 08:48 claire

Thanks for the information. My husband is out searching through neighbouring fields as I covered out fields yesterday.

2017-11-16 08:47 DogLostJulie - Area Co-ordinator - Surrey & South London

Posted on Dog Lost West Midlands FB page

2017-11-16 06:11 DogLostJayne - Founder Doglost.

Alerts sent to helpers in SK17.