The following story of JB-the-cat was shared with me by his guardian (Donna Quinta) early in my pet detective career, probably in 1998. It remains one of my most favorite lost cat recovery stories not only because it is amazing, but also because it demonstrates how many domestic cats (like JB) that …
Lost Pet Behaviors
“STRAY” IT ISN’T SO…
STRAY: adjective \'stra \ "having escaped from a proper or intended place" (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) Our words are powerful. The words that we use to describe something can influence our perception of that topic and thus affect our …
Lost Cat Tip
Lost Cat Tip - In a 2009 preliminary study of cats specifically panicked by fireworks, 90% of the cats were located within a 1 block radius of their homes (most were hiding on neighbor's property). In the 2017 Missing Cat Study (posted on MARN's web site), of the 1,200 missing cats that were lost …
Missing Cat Study
WHY THE MISSING CAT STUDY WAS DEVELOPED "By MARN Director Kat Albrecht" My background in search-and-rescue work began in 1989 when I set out to train my dog to find lost people and ultimately switched over (in 1997) to search for lost pets. During my early research into lost pet behaviors, it was …
Kitty Litter Myth
Many web sites (and even some pet detectives) recommend that if your cat is lost that you spread cat litter, cat feces, or scent articles of the cat owner around the home that the cat is missing from. The concept is that your cat ran away or is out of the area and by putting something with your …
Paper Collars: IS THIS YOUR COMMUNITY CAT?
I love a good mystery. And when one of my (Missing Animal Response) students told me that a super friendly cat had showed up repeatedly outside his apartment and asked me what he should do, I suggested a paper collar. My student already knew that we did NOT recommend taking the cat to the …
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To REWARD or NOT to reward…That is the Question
I can't believe that it has been 3 years since I've blogged. My absence has not been due to a lack of lost pet recovery content but rather due to a lack of TIME. However, the explosion in Facebook lost pet recovery teams as well as increased interest by animal shelters to develop lost pet recovery …
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