Do you know what to do if your cat is suddenly missing? We have participated in several amazing reunions in the past year. However, most missing cat stories do not have such a happy ending. Below are suggestions of how to protect and locate your pet.
Keep cats indoors at all times or supervised outdoors if at all possible.
Have some form of identification on the pet.
Many cats will not wear a collar with an ID tag. If a collar is worn, it should be of the breakaway variety to prevent accidental hanging. Tattoos are another way of positive identification.
Microchips can now be safely inserted underneath the skin, and the ID number added to a national registry. Most shelters in the country scan all new arrivals for microchips. Inserting at the time of neutering or routine dentistry are ideal times to implant the microchips. Even in an awake animal, it is only minimally painful. Click here for additional information on microchips.
Notify all area shelters. Call daily. Often pets, especially cats, end up miles form home. Click here for local shelters.
Provide area veterinary clinics with a picture and pertinent information. Many times a client will bring in a "stray" to be examined.
Put up signs in your neighborhood. People often think they are doing a good deed by taking in a "stray". Children make great neighborhood detectives.
Sherlock Bones to the rescue. This is a great company that, for a fee, will help locate your missing pet. Their recovery rate is 35%. Our staff has reunited 2 owners with their beloved cats via Sherlock Bones mailings this year. You may contact them at 1-800-942-6637 or visit their website at www.sherlockbones.com.
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08/23/2000 07:40 PM