Things You'll Need
- Cardboard Boxes
- Cat Collars
- Cat Dishes
- Cat Foods
- Cat Toys
- Catnip
- Local Newspapers
- AVID Microchips Animal Tracking Device
- Identification Tags
- Fliers
- Cardboard boxes
Instructions
Walk very slowly and call out your cat's name. A lost cat will probably not come out of hiding, but will whimper and cry.
Make familiar sounds likely to attract your cat: Shake a box of her favorite dry cat food or open a can.
Search your neighborhood thoroughly late at night, including your old neighborhood if you've recently moved. Be cautious around cars and garbage cans.
Place fliers that give a good description of your cat around your neighborhood.
Check the Found Cats section of the newspaper daily.
Check with your local animal shelter and humane society.
Place familiar-smelling items such as T-shirts you've worn and not washed in a cardboard box, then place the box in your yard, as far away from the house as possible. Regularly check it late at night and early in the morning.