Lost and Found Cats
All cats adopted by AVA include a microchip through 24PetWatch Registration to help identify and track your pet should they ever become lost.
If your cat does not have a microchip, your vet can insert one at your next check up for a small fee.
Remember to update your contact information if you move or get a new phone number.
Get to word out
- Contact your local Animal Control and provide a photo and the chip number
- Visit other rescue organizations in person to look for your pet.
- Post on local lost pet groups on Facebook
- Post publicly on your social media and ask friends to share
- Put up flyers around your neighbourhood your community that include a recent picture of your pet.
- Go door to do to alk to your neighbours and tell them about your lost pet
- Ask to look around their front and back yard
- Leave your contact infromation and ask them to call you with any signtings
- Visit other rescue organizations in person to look for your pet.
- Visit nearby vets and leave a flyer
Lure your cat back home
- Secure all other animals and children and leave the door open
- Put the litter box on your porch and sprinkle used litter on your lawn
- Get on your hands and knees and look! Your cat is likely very firghtened and won’t come when called.
- Look under decks, bushes, behind A/C units, under cars – any small place a scared cat might hide
- Get help from family, friends, and neighbours