Dallas Cat Rescue

Did you know that 1 in 3 pets will go missing in their lifetime? That’s why we’re partnering with Petco Love Lost, the largest, national pet database, to help lost and found pets reunite with their families. Petco Love Lost is the free and easy way to search over 200,000 pets with a single photo, thanks to photo-matching technology.
Join us, and together we can unite to reunite at Petco Love Lost!

Tips to find your pet:

• www.nextdoor.com post your pet’s photo and as much info about them as you can to this site once you make a profile.  Your neighbors can be the best tools in the search for your missing pet
• https://www.missinganimalresponse.com/mar-directory/ Resource for a pet detective to help you find your lost cat or dog
• START SEARCHING IMMEDIATELY! If your pet ends up in a shelter, the stray hold is not long (only a few days at most shelters, especially in the spring and summer). Post a missing report with a photo at your local shelter. Go in person and look at the cats/dogs. Go daily. Your description may not match what others think that specific cat/dog looks like and the miscommunication can keep you from finding your pet.
• Post signs with photos in your neighborhood, talk to neighbors.  Cats especially will go into garages and sheds and can get locked in accidentally. Post on www.nextdoor.com
• Cats do not wander far from their home, generally less then 500 feet. Look under shrubs, up in trees (even if they are declawed), in sheds, behind patio/yard storage bins, look up against the house. Look at different times of day, especially in the evening as cats are more active (in nature) in the evening hours.
• Your inside cat will not act normally when outside.  They often won’t make any sounds or come to your call. https://www.missinganimalresponse.com/lost-cat-behavior/ has great info about personalities of cats when missing
• Some people will put the cat’s litter box or bedding outside to get their scent out there.
• If your pet is microchipped, contact the chip company to file a missing report. You can also get help and more tips on this site: https://www.microchiphelp.com/
• Try putting a smelly food out for your pet. You will need to monitor this closely as you will end up with lots of animals coming to visit
• If you think you have spotted your cat, but can’t get them to come to you, we can loan you a safe trap to help you catch them. Just email us for more details: catmatchers@yahoo.com (put “time sensitive: missing pet” in the subject line)
• If you adopted from a local shelter/rescue, contact them, as many will have extra suggestions and may be willing to help directly