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Things to Do:

• Make a flyer with a photo of your pets and your number, do not put your name or address on it, and don’t give out identifying information except a photo of your animal. If someone calls you can ask them for the identifying info to verify the sighting. If you put in a reward don’t say an amount.

   

• Go to each house within a 5-block area and give a flyer. Put it on the doorstep (not in the mailbox) if the person isn’t home. Or put it on the gate etc. Ask the person to search their place or ask if you can search.

• Call out your pet’s name when posting flyers. They may hear and then come home later…Also, carry a treat box and shake it. Stop and listen to see if you hear your animal making any noise.

• Talk to everyone you meet and ask if they saw the animal or anything unusual.

• Bring a flashlight to check in dark spaces, animals will tend to hide in a dark place.

• Place strong-scented items like used socks, litterbox, toys, etc. Place them outside your home to attract your pet. Pets find their way by scent as well as sound.

• Call local veterinarian offices during the day. After 5 PM, call veterinarian emergency clinics. Send your flyer by fax to local vets. Go see in person if any animals were brought in for treatment.

• Give a flyer to the delivery service drivers that come into your area.

• Go in person to the local shelters and give them a flyer. Ask to see their dead-on-arrival lists.
• For a lost cat, set up a crate at night in a safe area near the exterior of your home (e.g. front porch, deck, back porch) and cover the back and sides with a towel or blanket that has your scent or your pet’s scent on it. Check the crate frequently throughout the night but do it discreetly to not scare your pet away. Put a bowl of fresh soft cat food, tuna or sardines, and water in the enclosure to lure the cat into the enclosure. Also, include a towel, blanket, or other familiar item with your scent or your pet’s scent in the enclosure.

• Make high-visibility flyers on fluorescent paper and laminate or cover them in plastic. Post these at key intersections where you will get people coming from a lot of areas near your house.

• Post flyers in your area at waist level on telephone poles and eye level in such places as veterinary offices, pet shops, groomers, grocery stores, community bulletin boards, etc.

• If your animal is microchipped check frequently with the microchip company. Also give the chip number to the shelter, vets, etc

• Post on Facebook local groups, petboost.com, next-door.com, and Craigslist. Check the found ads every day. Get on the radio if you can.
•  Continue to search for your Lost Pet no matter how long it’s been. They can turn up weeks, and sometimes months or years after they’ve been lost. 

MOST IMPORTANTLY, PLEASE CONTINUE TO REMAIN POSITIVE ABOUT THE OUTCOME. While this may be understandably a challenging time, negative emotions such as fear, worry, and anxiety can block positive results.   

Be Cautious

Unfortunately, some people victimize those with lost pets. Never respond in person to a found pet contact alone. Never invite anyone to your place. Beware of money scams, like someone who wants money for your pet or will ship it to you for a fee, etc. Be safe when you go out looking, go with a friend.

Manifesting Techniques for Missing Pets

Mantra – Stay positive. Come up with a mantra to say when you think about your animal like, I get him back safe and sound.

Visualize – See your pet back home safe and sound. Imagine them getting rescued by someone or finding their way safely back home, whichever seems best.

Protective Blue Bubble – Imagine a blue ball of energy surrounding your animal and protecting him.

Magnetic Pull – Imagine you and your animal are two magnets pulling back together. Whenever you search, take a moment to stand still and turn in each direction. Focus on which direction pulls you… follow your intuition.

Sleeping – When you sleep you can get information about where your animal is and what you need to do. Ask for that before you fall asleep and have something by your bed to write down whatever you remember when you wake up.