Bristol And Wales Cat Rescue

LOST CAT STROUD AREA JUNE 18TH

2 YEAR OLD GINGER FEMALE NEW TO AREA - HAS VERY DISTINCTIVE SPLIT/CLEFT FRONT PAW.

 

OZZIE LOST FROM SOUTHMEAD BRISTOL

BLACK AND WHITE BOY - PICTURE TO FOLLOW

 

 

Losing your cat can be heartbreaking but don't give up hope, many are found safely.

The more people who know your cat is missing the more chance you have of finding it so....

Make up a poster with your cat's picture, a brief description and your contact details - offer a reward , unfortunately this is what grabs people's attention especially children.

Send the poster to all your local vets, put it on lamp posts, in shops, through people's doors - anywhere and everywhere you can.

Walk around the neighbourhood calling - most cats don't go far - try different times of the day particularly dawn and dusk. Stand and listen , give your cat time to respond.

Check all sheds, garages etc and ask neighbours to check theirs.

Ring Bristol Cats and Dogs Home and keep ringing, every day if necessary - they don't have time to ring you.

Ring the Council to see if they have picked up any bodies - this is the worst call of all but it has to be done. Councils don't have scanners so even if your cat is microchipped they won't contact you.

Make use of the internet. Get your cat's details on all the lost and found websites you can  - just google 'lost and found cats' and get typing. Ask rescues to put your cat on their websites:Bristol and Wales Cat Rescue, Cats Protection, Animal Rescuers to name a few. Put your cat on websites advertising cats for sale - Gumtree, kittenads, trade-it etc.

Place adverts in all the local papers.

Have you just moved house? Ask your previous neighbours to keep watch - cats are notorious for going back to previous homes.

Does your cat get into cars? Could it have been inadvertently driven somewhere?

REMEMBER:

It may take a while for people to realise that the cat they keep seeing in their garden is actually lost.

Cats can fend for themselves and survive on their wits.

The horror stories are just that - stories. People are not stealing cats or using them for fur coats or dog fights - your cat has just been spooked, got too curious or wandered looking for a mate and has got itself lost.

People do take on stray cats and feed and adopt them and cats will take advantage of this - they are not very loyal.

Don't give up hope - cats have been reunited with their owners after months and even years apart.