Missing Cat Intake
These questions are very detailed and it's important that you answer everything that you can. You may need to use Google, Nextdoor.com, and communicating with your neighbors to get some of this information. Please do so as soon as possible!
Your name
Phone Number
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Area Code
Phone Number
Address
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Email
example@example.com
Cat's name
Cat's gender
Spayed female
Intact female
Neutered male
Intact male
Cat's age
Cat's weight
What color and fur pattern is your cat?
Please upload a recent, clear photo of your cat (full body).
Please upload a recent, clear photo of your cat (close up of face).
Please upload a recent, clear photo of your cat (any unusual markings).
Date missing
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Month
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Day
Year
Date
Approximate time missing
What was the weather like? (visit https://www.wunderground.com/history if you're unsure)
What was going on in the area that day? e.g. house renovation, neighbors traveling, anything unusual
Is your cat indoors only?
Yes 100% indoors only
Indoors but allowed limited access outdoors with supervision
Indoors and outdoors cat
Mostly outdoors cat
No 100% outdoors only
How did the cat end up missing?
Location & time cat was last seen:
Which day is your neighborhood trash pick up?
Do you or any of your neighbors have a ring doorbell or surveillance cameras?
Do you or anyone within 100 feet of cat's point-last-seen drive an SUV, truck or van?
Any service vehicles such as moving vans, plumbers, HVAC repair, roofers, painters, vans, trucks or trailers? You may need to ask neighbors.
Is this cat missing from an apartment or condos with heavy parking lot activity?
Describe your cat's personality. Are they shy, bold, friendly, scaredy cat, etc.?
Does your cat prefer to sleep up high or down low?
When stressed does your cat go up high or down low?
Is this cat an expensive, rare, or exotic breed?
Was your cat wearing a collar? If so describe: breakaway or buckle?
How does this cat respond to strangers in and out of the home?
Does anyone in your neighborhood leave food out for cats or wildlife?
Is this cat super friendly—one who goes directly up to a stranger to seek attention–even outdoors?
Has anyone ever mentioned your cat being in their yard or on their car?
Have any of your neighbors left for vacation recently?
Do you have any feral or stray cats in your neighborhood?
Might there be any neighbors, hunters, or businesses who may be using animal traps nearby?
Have you had any issues with a friend, ex, or neighbor in the past 6 months?
Was this cat recently injured, ill, or under the current care of a veterinarian?
What type of cat food does your cat eat? Please do not leave any out, we will strategize this.
Does your cat respond to catnip?
What is the highest value treat your cat enjoys? e.g. tuna, chicken, baby food, brand of cat treats ...
Before or after this cat vanished, did you or your neighbors see or hear any cat fights in the area?
Have there been any coyote, hawk, or other predator sightings in your neighborhood?
Has anyone seen any clumps of animal hair or paw prints in the area?
How loud does your cat meow on a scale of 1 to 10?
Under what circumstances does your cat meow? Are they "talkative" or only when they're scared? Something in between?
Have you ever seen your cat climb or jump over a fence? How high?
Does your cat have any medical conditions such as arthritis that would prevent fence jumping?
Has this cat ever disappeared before and returned on its own?
Are there any new outdoor cats that have shown up in your neighborhood?
Do any neighbors let their dogs run loose?
What steps have you taken so far to look for your cat?
If you were your cat, where would you be? What would you do?
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