What to do if your pet goes missing
In a scary situation we can feel helpless; but there are many things we can do to help find our pets if they have gone missing.
- Notify your coordinator immediately so we can contact the microchip company
- Door knock the neighbours and ask them to check their yards, bushes and sheds. Leave your contact details in case they find them after you’ve left
- Call all nearby vets as many found animals will be taken to a vet to scan for a microchip (you can type ‘vet’ into Google Maps and it will give you a list near you)
- Call emergency vets if after hours
- Call the pounds AND visit the shelters in person
- North Brisbane
- South Brisbane
- Logan Pound: 213 Queens Road, Kingston | 07 3412 5397
- Stapylton Pound: Rossmans Road, Stapylton | 07 3807 0580
- Scenic Rim Pound: 82 Brisbane Street, Beaudesert | 07 5540 5111
- East Brisbane
- AWLQ Willa: 501 Gooderham Road, Willawong | 07 3714 2800
- West Brisbane
- Gold Coast
- Sunshine Coast
- RSPCA Noosa: Cnr Hollett and Eumundi Rd, Noosaville | 07 5449 1371
- Make up flyers to put up in your local area and do a letterbox drop of your neighbourhood.
- Post an ad on Gumtree lost and found pets
- Register the animal missing with the following places:
- Post on your own Facebook and community pages, buy & sell groups etc
What you can do:
- Walk the neighbourhood with a flashlight (even in daylight) to catch the reflection in their eyes
- Call out quietly and calmly, stop and listen for meowing, woofing or whimpering
- Search in dense foliage, under porches, in crawlspaces, in garages and sheds, in sewer drains, inside pipes and vents, up trees, on roofs and other high places.
- Shake box or bag of their dry food outside your door
- Leave out strong smelling food such as tuna or roast chicken
- Leave familiar scents out for them to follow home: used litter tray, blankets, toys
- Use a baby monitor if you have one to hear if they return during the night
- Borrow a humane trap and leave out
- Empty your vacuum cleaner bag outside (it contains their scent)
Good luck finding your pet 🙂
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