Kitty search timeline
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July 16th - Athena's cat carrier broke (bottom fell off) outside the vet on Muddy Branch Rd as S. was carrying her out. We hunted through the bushes, put up flyers, stayed up all night where she was last seen.
July 17 through 19th - set up cat trap near where she was lost, nightly flyers and talking to people, five hours a night. Stakeout replaced by cat trap. Pet tracker out of town until Sunday.
July 20th - Pet tracker! Golden retriever on the scent, we followed Athena's path to where she was either picked up or escaped down a storm drain. Our stakeouts had been nowhere near where she'd gone.
July 21st through 24th - food set out with a wildlife camera to see if she's still in the area. Daily phone calls from people who sighted a similar cat. These don't pan out. There are a lot of tabbies in this world. S. visiting animal shelter every day. Three-five hours a day together hoofing it, handing out flyers. (July 23rd I hit the wall with exhaustion.)
July 25th - After ten days of flyers/searching/stakeouts until after midnight, I let S. know that I can't keep up this pace. Most of the hard work of posting flyers is done, but while he could get time off from work and do late nights, I had to be on a train at 7am every day. I start daytime checks of the cat trap rather than late night tramps.
July 26th - S. involves other friends in putting out flyers and setting up the trap.
July 27th - photo of Athena! She wasn't picked up and is still in the area! S. sets cat trap. He starts checking the trap every three hours. He has food both inside and outside the cat trap.
July 30th - cat trap catches wrong cat. But hey, the trap works.
Aug 1st - photo of Athena! She eats the food outside the cat trap, not what's inside. S. removes the food outside the trap. Second wildlife camera set up.
Aug 3rd - photo of Athena! She sticks her head in the cat trap, decides no, and walks away.
Aug 4th-tonight - rain. No photos.
The search continues, with fresh hope -- and frustration.
July 16th - Athena's cat carrier broke (bottom fell off) outside the vet on Muddy Branch Rd as S. was carrying her out. We hunted through the bushes, put up flyers, stayed up all night where she was last seen.
July 17 through 19th - set up cat trap near where she was lost, nightly flyers and talking to people, five hours a night. Stakeout replaced by cat trap. Pet tracker out of town until Sunday.
July 20th - Pet tracker! Golden retriever on the scent, we followed Athena's path to where she was either picked up or escaped down a storm drain. Our stakeouts had been nowhere near where she'd gone.
July 21st through 24th - food set out with a wildlife camera to see if she's still in the area. Daily phone calls from people who sighted a similar cat. These don't pan out. There are a lot of tabbies in this world. S. visiting animal shelter every day. Three-five hours a day together hoofing it, handing out flyers. (July 23rd I hit the wall with exhaustion.)
July 25th - After ten days of flyers/searching/stakeouts until after midnight, I let S. know that I can't keep up this pace. Most of the hard work of posting flyers is done, but while he could get time off from work and do late nights, I had to be on a train at 7am every day. I start daytime checks of the cat trap rather than late night tramps.
July 26th - S. involves other friends in putting out flyers and setting up the trap.
July 27th - photo of Athena! She wasn't picked up and is still in the area! S. sets cat trap. He starts checking the trap every three hours. He has food both inside and outside the cat trap.
July 30th - cat trap catches wrong cat. But hey, the trap works.
Aug 1st - photo of Athena! She eats the food outside the cat trap, not what's inside. S. removes the food outside the trap. Second wildlife camera set up.
Aug 3rd - photo of Athena! She sticks her head in the cat trap, decides no, and walks away.
Aug 4th-tonight - rain. No photos.
The search continues, with fresh hope -- and frustration.
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Date: 2014-08-07 01:59 am (UTC)It sounds like you are doing pretty much everything right; Missing Pet Partnership is a great site I generally suggest people with missing pets visit, but it sounds like you've already been there. (If not, though, there are some very encouraging success stories on there! Including a cat who was gone for 33 days before being caught, and another who was gone for four months before she could be safely trapped!)
I wish you the very best of luck and patience in your endeavor, so that Athena can come home safe! ♥
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Date: 2014-10-21 05:10 pm (UTC)He saw her in person Labor Day weekend, but she trotted off without seeing him before he could capture her.
The dog tracking we did last Sunday says she's still out there. She's been going up to doorways, which is a good sign.