Check found ads daily, do this for at least six weeks, animals travel and may be in a neighborhood a few days before they are recognized as stray. Place flyers around your neighborhood and at the major road intersections near your home. Ask your neighbors if they have seen your pet. Talk to passers-by and stop in at businesses in your area. Check alleys, playgrounds, parks, under parked vehicles and road side ditches, calling your animal as you go.
Cats are likely to become stranded in trees or shut in garages, storage sheds or on roof tops.
Alert your mail carrier and paper carrier to be on the lookout for your pet. Offer a reward if you can. If your pet is wearing a rabies tag, make sure the vet who vaccinated it has your current phone number. If the animal is hurt or sick, either take it to your local vet or call a humane society or rescue group for help. Be sure to call and cancel your report when the owner is found.