LOST CAT: Black/White cat called Chicho - Stepney area, Tower Hamlets

Missing pet report received on Pets Reunited.

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Report added to alert dispatch queue for local Vets and Rescue Centres around Stepney, Tower Hamlets, Greater London.

'Missing Pet' poster and flyer created

PetWatch™ follow up reminder scheduled for 29 July 2024

Local Vets and Rescue Centres reminder scheduled for 29 July 2024

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Have you searched everywhere? Try putting something outside that has a strong scent of you/your home, it might help him come back

You could also post to (and get advice from/search websites if applicable): https://www.petsreunited.com/ - which is easy and FREE. However, if you choose the £4.99 which includes 50 colour posters sent to you. https://nextdoor.co.uk/ http://www.petsbureau.co.uk www.animalsearchuk.co.uk/  www.lost-cat.org www.lostmycat.org http://www.animalslostandfoundinkent.co.uk/ http://www.amissingpet.co.uk/ www.cat-finder.co.uk https://catlost.com/ https://nationalpetregister.org/ https://www.doxdirect.com/help/free-missing-pet-posters/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1168090080306976/?locale=en_GB lost and found cats around London Buy a good tracking device when you're cat is back

Pet detective advice : https://thepetdetectives.com/about_us.php#:~:text=The UKPD United Kingdom Pet, cats, dogs and other animals. ‘The Pet Detective’ - advice 1. For the first few days/week, cat will hunker down somewhere and not so likely to come out. 2. When they eventually get hungry they will come out at dawn and dusk. This is the best time to go looking. 3. Most important: when looking, do not walk around calling. Instead, go to a specific place for 30 mins or so and just talk, let your voice carry. This will reassure the cat it's ok to come out. 4. Have as much visibility as possible: put up loads of posters, and knock on doors, drop notes. And do this every week or so to keep the info up to date and people still caring. Ask people to check sheds etc. 5. Call around vets and maybe highway agency, just in case 6. Pet detective is very useful, but is really only effective within the first few days of going missing (as dog needs fresh scent of cat to focus on

If your cat is Microchipped, call Petlog: 01296 737600 so that they can flag your cat as missing, and also to check any 'found cat' reports in your area, (lines are open 365 days a year 24/7). Or visit: www.petlog.org.uk - Every vet and rescue centre knows of Petlog and they are nearly always the first port of call when a lost animal is brought in. If your cat's microchip is registered with a different company, inform them also. You can find out which database holds your pet's details by using the 'Check a chip' facility at identibase.co.uk

Drones equipped with thermal imaging might also be able to help . If the company below cant help , they might point you in the right direction for other companies that could help : https://dronetohome.org.uk/

HOW TO FIND LOST CAT -  WATCH SONYA FITZPATRICK ON YOUTUBE - HOW TO FIND YOUR LOST CAT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RVIKrV3SJ4&list=PLV1NGw2_RfK8lTJvuZOyu9aAUSyr_5Jxa&index=1 https://www.catchat.org/index.php/cat-missing-lost-found#found ; https://www.battersea.org.uk/pet-advice/lost-and-found-cat-advice/lost-cat ; 1. Put familiar smells outside, bedding used litter tray, contents of hoover  2. Call softly late at night or early morning when quiet. IMPORTANT wait for a response, they may be close by, hiding under a hedge or somewhere that is sheltered  3. Check with neighbours, and Postie.  4. Make a poster with their photo, location lost, your contact details, put poster at eye level around your area, and give to neighbours  5. Make smaller posters to put through doors close to where they escaped from, as not everyone is online/on Facebook  6. Contact local vets, and animal rescues/shelters  7. Put on more Facebook sites, and share to all animal sites around you  8. Contact chip company, to alert them, & maybe update contact details  9. Also if there are any empty houses in the vicinity, check to see if they have a cat flap or an open window.  10. Notify council cleansing department JUST in case.  11. Cats don't wander far normally, when they need to go searching for food, so leave biscuits and water nearby your home.  12. The video advice from Sonya is very good as she says that some drops of your wee from a bottle, will also 'scent' your area.  13. Look at satellite view on Google Map of where your cat could walk. See where there is a gap between buildings. Start a trail of wee in a water bottle from where gardens or courtyards border on to alleyways from the side of buildings, and then sprinkle along inside edge of pavement where a cat would spray all the way home. 14. Choose different directions, each time walking home with empty bottle calling louder when you start your return journey and quieter as you near home to make scent and sound the leading influence on your hiding cat. As you are walking back home try not to sound anxious as you call, and wait for a reply, as he/she won't just run out to meet you if he/she feels afraid.  15. Take a toy on some string to lure him/her out from hedges. Never call as you walk AWAY from home.  16. When putting posters up - please please - keep track of how many posters you display, and WHERE, and so as soon as you are reunited then every one is removed. 17 General advice in catching a fearful cat - NOT to approach when bending forwards with arms and hands outstretched. NOT staring directly at a fearful cat, showing teeth when smiling and constantly repeating name.  18. Not walking directly towards a cat. Best way - sit/lie down, with scattered worn clothes in front/all around. Food left nearby - preferably in a trap. Talking quietly, no noise nearby, keeping dogs or children or spectators at a real distance to avoid distractions.  19. I hope you see video, and please study (and draw a copy of) google map, to see where to make a trail of wee. Always be walking BACK TOWARDS HOME, talking HAPPILY AND CALMLY, rather than repeating the name, as cats get nervous if you just do this, and wait for a meow in response to your happy voice.  20. Don’t stick posters up with JUST one or two inch pieces of sellotape top and bottom, as they will be fluttering in the breeze - and so so easy to remove by the council or kids. Go around a few times, and use a plastic sleeve with open end downwards to keep paper dry.

Cat owners, please note that many a peril await kitties in the great outdoors. So as well as neutering / spaying to remove the need for roaming, microchipping, and attaching a cat tracker, please consider transitioning an outdoor cat to indoor life https://www.animalhumanesociety.org/resource/transitioning-outdoor-cat-indoor-life You can even adapt your garden to keep your cat from roaming further https://woodgreen.org.uk/pet-advice/cat/enclosed-cat-gardens/#:~:text=Cat%20brackets%20and%20fences,used%2C%20with%204.5x15mm%20screws.

Correction: You can even adapt your garden to keep your cat from roaming further https://protectapet.com/blogs/blog/5-ways-to-cat-proof-your-garden#:~:text=Cat%20Fencetop%20Barriers%20fit%20neatly,to%20suit%20your%20outdoor%20space

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