Help! My Cat is Lost! What Do I Do?

Go to trianglelostpets.com and submit a listing. Also search the listings to see if anyone has found your cat. Check those listings daily.
Create a flyer at http://www.petbond.com/flyerentry.php. Make sure to put a good description and include a close-up photo. Offer a reward if possible.
Have the flyers laminated or put them in protective covers and hang all around neighborhood.
Send out an email to your HOA (if you have one) with the flyer attached. Post on your neighborhood bulletin board if you can.
Hang flyers in any local businesses that have a bulletin board, i.e., pet stores, supermarkets, libraries, etc. Take a flyer by area vet offices.
Contact via phone and in person all local shelters. You can find the municipal shelters on trianglelostpets.com under the “Pet Resources” section.
Alert all of your neighbors to keep an eye out for the cat and to let you know if they see him/her.
Post on Craigslist in the Pets Section as well as the lost and found section.
Borrow a humane trap from a local shelter and set it as soon as possible to try to capture your cat.
Place lost pet ads in local newspaper (newsobserver.com).
Place a lost pet ad on petfinder.com.

Move quickly and look close to home in places where a scared cat might hide. Check at dawn and dusk when cats are most likely to be moving around. Don’t wait and don’t give up.

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