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Local Vicinity Search Start searching accessible areas alleyways etc., call your pet constantly and take anything that has a noise that your pet may recognize associated with it i.e. food bowl, bell, squeaky toy etc and bang ring and squeak it all the time, animals have fantastic hearing, so make any noise that your pet is familiar with. This is where you may regret calling your pet ‘Snufflepuffle’ or some such name, but call his name you must, so bite your lip and get used to it, despite what you may think most people will completely sympathize with you. You must also listen for your pet, so stop periodically to listen. Take a torch for checking in dark places, cats will go to ground in the most difficult to reach secluded areas, which let’s face it is the purpose of going to ground in the first place, especially if they are frightened or hurt. Look under sheds, through shed windows, in drain pipes, bushes, trees, on roofs, under cars anywhere a cat could possibly fit and especially places you think they couldn't !! Talk to anybody who will listen, you will be surprised at peoples reactions when they realize that you are not trying to sell them something. Children are especially good at looking for animals, if there is the probability of a small reward, their motivation is endless !! If your cat has a litter tray then put it at the exit points of your garden, you could even take some litter and sprinkle it around, this may help your pet to smell which way his territory is and he will find his way home by walking upwind. Call Vets in the area. Find the numbers Here and enter your own postcode and all surrounding ones. Report your cat as missing describe it and tell them that you will shortly be producing flyers. Call the RSPCA Find your local RSPCA branch Here. Describe your cat and visit the local branch if they have had any cats handed in recently. Do this even if the cats they have found do not sound like yours, people have very different ideas about colours and breeds. Call your local Blue Cross Find your local Blue Cross branch Here. Report your cat as missing describe it and tell them that you will shortly be producing flyers. Call your PDSA Find your local PDSA branch Here. Report your cat as missing describe it and tell them that you will shortly be producing flyers. Call your local Council refuse department Find your local Councils number Here. You need to check if your bin men have found your cat. If an animal has been run over and killed they will find it quickly and report it. So no news is good news here. Tell your Postman Wait for him to arrive and let him have your cats details |