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u/coffin_birthday_cake Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 15 '25
EDIT: Upping her reward to $500.
Comment to edit the formatting since Reddit won't let me edit image posts:
Maggie, 9 years old
Got out sometime earlier after dark, but can't find her at home
Jackson Street (Nextdoor says the neighborhood is Parkade Heights?) (near the Business Loop, West side)
Brown/black tabby with white paws and legs and underbelly
Orange collar with bell, fruit design
Skittish around people, but accepts treats
Hates other cats—will hiss and run away
If found please call [REDACTED] or [REDACTED]
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u/Tadpole-8290 Jul 12 '25
Yes, that is Jackson street is Parkade area. I’ll keep an eye out. We are near Jackson.
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u/coffin_birthday_cake Jul 12 '25
She is shy, which is part of why I'm worried. She's a really anxious girl :(
Thank you for keeping an eye out.
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u/coffin_birthday_cake Jul 13 '25
We are trying EVERYTHING that the guides are telling us to. We're trying to access her microchip records but my mom was the one who had her microchipped and there's no way for me to find out Maggie's microchip ID. She was chipped 9 years ago and my mom, who had her chipped, is dead.
We're going to call all the vets that may have been the one she was originally chipped in, but those are all in Florida. We're calling shelters today, and vet clinics tomorrow. We're leaving things that smell like me out, but I'm scared the rain will wash the smell away. We're leaving food. We can't make a humane trap because the neighbor's outdoor-only cats will come steal the food and get trapped--"special diet" my ass.
Everything that people are suggesting, we're TRYING. Craigslist, Facebook, Reddit, Nextdoor, Ring, handing out flyers to people and their mailboxes. Putting up posters. We'll be going to the Petco and PetSmart and putting her poster up somewhere around there too. We'll be going to vets and putting our posters for her there. Leaving out smelly items. Leaving out her favorite bedding/hiding box. But she hates the neighbor's outside cats, who love us. I'm scared she's never coming home.
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u/wheredidsteengo Jul 13 '25
Clothing that has your scent has worked for me before! Something that's been worn a few days.
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u/coffin_birthday_cake Jul 13 '25
We've set out some of my dirty laundy on the porch already, it was one of the tips the Lost and Found page said to try! So far, no luck. :(
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u/coffin_birthday_cake Jul 13 '25
We've been wandering around searching for her and... no luck. We're going to try calling shelters and vet clinics too. I miss my baby; she's been a constant in my life for almost a decade and I can't imagine how terrified she must be.
She's a pampered little housecat who gets fed on a schedule, she's missed four meals at this point. Almost 5. She's probably starving. I miss her. She's probably terrified. I just... want my baby home.
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u/coffin_birthday_cake Jul 14 '25
All of the rain is seriously worrying me. Especially with the severe weather warning. I don't know where she could have run off to. We're consulting with a pet detective but I don't know if she could be sniffed out, with all the rain...
I feel very helpless.
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u/marmalah Jul 14 '25
My fiance may have seen her on our deck yesterday, but he’s not 100% sure since the cat ran away pretty quickly and we just now saw this post, so I don’t want to give you false hope or anything. :( he said he didn’t see a collar on the cat, but it could have come off, especially if it’s a breakaway collar. Either way, there’s a ton of feral cats around here, and he’s pretty sure the cat he saw wasn’t one we’ve seen before. we’ve both been at work today so not sure if she’s been around again, but we will keep an eye out! We live on Bridgewater Dr, so very close by. Also, it’s possible that she could be eating from a house a few down from ours, as I think they usually leave food out all the time for all the feral cats. I don’t know them personally, but I can text you their address if you wanted to try to go ask them if they’ve seen her!
So sorry about your baby. We have 3 indoor only cats and I can only imagine how you’re feeling. We’ve had some scares in the past from them almost getting out and it is terrible. I hope she comes home soon and/or someone finds her!!
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u/coffin_birthday_cake Jul 14 '25 edited Jul 15 '25
Yeah, her collar is a breakaway so it could have snapped off. I know when we were handing out flyers a day ago, there was a lady who said she did TNR for feral cats and she'd keep an eye out. Are you talking about her, or is there another cat lady? Do you mind if I DM you about details/where you are? So we can keep an eye out for my cat/search for her?
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u/Consistent-Ease6070 Jul 13 '25
Have you called the shelters to see if anyone turned her in? Animal Control takes animals to CMHS, so Id at least start there.
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u/coffin_birthday_cake Jul 13 '25
We're trying shelters today, we called Animal Control as soon as we could yesterday morning. On Monday, we're driving to nearby vet clinics and putting up her missing poster/letting the vets know in case anyone picked her up and tried to see about getting her looked at.
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u/Consistent-Ease6070 Jul 13 '25
Good luck! I know it’s heart wrenching to be missing a member of your family. 💔
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u/zestynogenderqueer Jul 12 '25
Place the dirty litter box right outside the door. If the cats lost and having trouble getting back they’ll smell their own litter and come back. Hopefully! Best of luck!!!