Meine Katzen werden seit 3 ​​Tagen vermisst

Whereabouts? No point me looking in D12 if you’re In Limerick

Have you tried Facebook groups/pages? It’s a terrible website, but for things like this it can be immensely helpful as a lot of locals use it regularly. I can message you some links if you like.

Edit: can’t message you, but there are posts/places like this [https://www.facebook.com/darlostandfound/posts/pfbid0VCmzDc6gbmGAU8pgT2PT98ver4f9bwfeNn9vENixuDjExDxyx5TM1FbrTsjZamqkl?__cft__[0]=AZbPG6IKDVOkcF4OvzgXuULPQvqG0pj9eF71o-boII-kwfDwvVevduee0ViL-qD2Fy04LSPgNWPGPB7-EPaxKaykJNH6MdMIXbnu93NXi0lSxRHtVsY6iQ-XbAQhibdO0fYmEbiiqjgTn2MaRubx7OcQ_PcROWjU9ciiQ1b6maabltwejKWPy2rxJscRHzkCBQE&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R](https://www.facebook.com/darlostandfound/posts/pfbid0VCmzDc6gbmGAU8pgT2PT98ver4f9bwfeNn9vENixuDjExDxyx5TM1FbrTsjZamqkl?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZbPG6IKDVOkcF4OvzgXuULPQvqG0pj9eF71o-boII-kwfDwvVevduee0ViL-qD2Fy04LSPgNWPGPB7-EPaxKaykJNH6MdMIXbnu93NXi0lSxRHtVsY6iQ-XbAQhibdO0fYmEbiiqjgTn2MaRubx7OcQ_PcROWjU9ciiQ1b6maabltwejKWPy2rxJscRHzkCBQE&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R)

Print this picture and put up missing posters around the area you think it is – if you give your cat some dry food /dry treats, go around shaking the bag when looking, you might hear it crying/meowing in response.

Hey! A cat went missing in my area last summer and it was found in an elderly neighbours home after being trapped in accidentally. Make sure to check with all of your neighbours. If they’re away on holiday then the cat could also have been locked in when they left. An elderly person might not hear the cat meowing either if they’re hard of hearing.

Other things they did that helped:

Message in local WhatsApp groups (there are often alot of „Mommy“ group chats on the go so ask someone with kids if they know of any you could message into or ask them to do it for you)

Go on Facebook and look for local groups to message into. I’m sure there’s a „Louth“ group page.

Call all local shelters as well as larger ones outside the county that may take animals from smaller shelters. Try the DSPCA, they are great at advising what shelters ate active in your area.

Call all the local vets, if the cat was injured it could have been brought in.

Put up posters, especially in parks, at bus stops, high traffic areas. Include details like age, are they neutered, colour, distinctive markings, anything that could help identify. (You may want to set up a temporary phone number to avoid nonsense calls to your usual number if you’re worried about that)

Good luck!! I really hope you find them 🙏

Just want to give a little optimism – I’ve had dozens of cats over the last 15 years (looked after a cat colony) and currently have 4.5 (the .5 is my neighbours cat who has set up house in mine. My neighbour knows and laughs about it)

Every year without fail, some of them feck off for days when the weather gets warm. I havent had one not return yet. Longest gone was 5 weeks, I was up the wall with him and had facebook posts and missing posters everywhere.

Check all your neighbours sheds in case he got locked in – sheds are open a lot in this weather and cats can be nosy.

But there is a very good chance he’s just gone on an adventure in the good weather. Try not to worry too much and hopefully he’ll be home soon.

Link in with as many local Facebook groups as possible. Post across any of your social media accounts, if you have them.

Also, male cats have an enormous hunting territory and it’s much more ’normal‘ for them to disappear off for a few days, even though it can be very stressful for us as owners. That said, leave some of his food outside along with any litter tray he might use and bedding.

Final note of hope for you: my old lady cat disappeared for a month when she was much younger. We did all of the above but had no luck. Then one morning I opened the back door and heard her little meow and she came charging up the garden towards me. She was very, very skinny and a bit dehydrated but no lasting harm done. I think she got locked into a shed or something similar.

Seriously hope he turns up. He’s absolutely gorgeous.

Eight years and he’s never done this, that’s rough going. Worth knocking on doors about sheds and garages, cats get locked in them all the time and turn up a few days later.

It’s very stressful when they don’t return home.

If you go out with a torch when it’s dark you stand a better chance of picking up his eyes. I do this when I cant find my fella. I’ve a powerful torch and I’ve clocked his eyes with the torch from a fair old distance.

Look in bushes, bins, and places that he might be holed up in. If neighbours have any garages or sheds that he might have wandered into, knocking on their doors and explaining, they might let you have a look.

Good luck and I hope you get reunited.

Put some of your unwashed clothing and/or blankets outside. No food. It will attract other animals which may deter your cat. Search sheds, under cars, bushes etc. at dawn, dusk and night time. Search with a flashlight, it will reflect off your cats eyes making it easier to spot them. Best of luck 🤞🤞

If you get him back please don’t let him outdoors

In this heat he could have easily become dehydrated especially as he’s black

Outdoor cats live half as long as indoor ones

Do you live near a school? I do, and my cat got locked in one over a weekend once. Nosy wee bastard learned his lesson then.