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Step 1
Call out your cat’s name. Be loud, but maintain a cheerful voice. An angry voice may keep your missing house cat hiding out longer. In addition to your cat’s name, use a phrase your missing house cat is familiar with, such as ‘here, kitty’.
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Step 2
Shake a bag of dry cat food. Sometimes a missing house cat will come running at the sound of dry cat food. If your cat eats wet cat food, open up a can. The smell of the wet cat food, or even just the sound of the can opening, may be the key to finding your missing house cat.
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Step 3
If your house cat is still missing, search each room in your house. Search every nook and cranny, even if it seems like an unlikely place to find a cat in your house. If possible, close the door behind you after you search a room so that your missing house cat doesn’t hide in that room after you’ve searched it.
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Step 4
If a thorough search of the house doesn’t find your missing cat, ask someone else in the house to do a second sweep. Sometimes a fresh pair of eyes is needed to find a missing house cat.
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Step 5
If a search inside the house fails, it’s time to look outside for your missing house cat. Sometimes a house cat will sneak out, like when a door has been opened (even if just for a second to get the mail) or when someone has unwittingly left open a window. See the Resources area for information on how to find a missing outdoor cat.
Comments
prism said
on 12/7/2008 It's amazing where they can hide and put everyone in a panic! Thanks for the good info.
soanyway said
on 11/18/2008 As you can tell from my articles...I'm a cat lover....and Hate it when she get's it into her head to go hiding! Thanks for the article!!
slphilbrick said
on 11/4/2008 They sure can find some hiding spots.....and my big boy is 14 lbs and STILL I can't find him sometimes till I shake the treat pack....then he comes ! 5* ideas !
Bfastattiffanys said
on 10/29/2008 Great one! I don't know how many times I've been in a panic because one of our cats is missing. One time they actually crawled through a hole under the tub when we were remodeling and got into the garage and outside. They are so quick! *****
dlcass said
on 10/28/2008 Great advice! We had a cat missing for 3 days once, finally found her in a drawer. She had crawled in there for a cat nap the the drawer got closed on her, unknowingly. CHECK EVERYWHERE!