Order the size “36D” if your cat is larger). We highly recommend the Tru-Catch brand of humane traps (the brown trap shown on the right – which is the size “30D” and fits small cats like this 10 pound gray tabby). Humane traps have a trip mechanism that when triggered by a cat (or other small animal), will shut the door and contain a cat inside. We call this “trap-and-reunite” or “TAR.” These wire cages are available for rental from your local shelter or veterinarian or for sale at hardware stores, pet stores, or online. The method that Kat Albrecht and her network have pioneered (starting back in 1999) that has resulted in the recovery of thousands of “missing” indoor-only cats (and displaced outdoor-access cats) is the same method used to capture feral cats–the use of a humane trap. Their behavior has nothing to do with whether the cat loves you, whether it recognizes your voice, or whether it can smell you–it has everything to do with the fact that a frightened cat will hide in silence! Cats that are afraid (and cats that are injured) will seek areas of concealment such as under a deck, under a house, under a porch, or in heavy brush and they will not meow! Meowing would give up their location to a predator. When cats are displaced into an unfamiliar area, the cat is most likely hiding in silence, often not far from the escape point, and they will not meow! This is because cats are territorial and their primary protective measure from predators is to hide in silence.
However, outdoor-access cats can become displaced as well. Most cases of displacement involve indoor-only cats that escape outside. If your indoor-only cat has escaped and is somewhere outside or in unfamiliar territory there is good news - your cat is probably not “lost” at all! In most cases, a cat that is unexpectedly transplanted into an unfamiliar area is considered a DISPLACED CAT. There are 3 Types of Lost Cat Behavior or Missing Cat Behavior Displaced Indoor-Only Cats (i.e. If you need help, check our Pet Detective Directory page to see if you can find a local resource (volunteer, paid professional, or a Facebook team) that can help you in your effort to recover your missing cat and you have a better understanding of Lost Cat Behavior or Missing Cat Behavior’s. Here’s a small sample of what Kat has learned and now teaches the consultants and pet detectives listed in the Pet Detective Directory. It made sense to Kat that the behavior of cats (and dogs) would also influence the distances that they travel. Due to a background in search-and-rescue (searching for lost people), Kat understood the critical connection between behavior and the distances that people travel when lost. Back in 1997, MAR Network Director Kat Albrecht began to study the behavioral patterns of lost cats and dogs.
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