Lost black cat - Kimberley Gardens N4

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Permalink Reply by tulips on August 6, 2015 at 11:49

Hi Claire. Well done for giving a home to a street cat, he is lucky to have a lovely home with you! I agree there are a lot of strays needing help and yes a lot of them are black cats. It's great that he's neutered.

It's harder to find a missing black cat so as well as the usual things like flyers (with a good photo) etc it's a good idea to knock on neighbours' doors in your vicinity and those with gardens backing on to yours and publicise it as much as you can. He is likely to be in the area and not everyone is online. Flyers through doors as well often gets results. It's good that Jasper has a very small white patch on chest as that will distinguish him a bit - most black cats have just a few small white strands on chest.

Stokey Cats and Dogs group can help you as well. They are on Facebook and Twitter and their website is www.stokeycatsanddogs.co.uk so make sure they have his details. They are good at publicising and reuniting lost and found cats and dogs in North London. Plus they have great advice on finding a lost pet on their website.

He may turn up at local rescue place at some point in the future so keep an eye on them, make sure they have his details (and local vets) - sadly there are so many homeless black cats. As well as the obvious shelters, there's also London Cat Rescue based in Hornsey N8 www.catchat.org/shelter_centre/index.php?route=shelters/shelter&...

When you find him, it's great that you're going to get him microchipped, it's vital. He looks like such a lovely cat!

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Permalink Reply by Stokey Cats and Dogs on August 9, 2015 at 15:56

Hi Claire,

Thank you so much for your nice comments about Stokey Cats...and dogs. We're trying our best to help but it's working also because of kind and caring people like yourself. Thank you once again! 

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Permalink Reply by Sharon on August 8, 2015 at 11:32

This is right by me - I'm running errands today so will keep an eye out for him!

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Permalink Reply by Stokey Cats and Dogs on August 9, 2015 at 15:54

I posted for you on Stokey Cats...and dogs, twitter and Streetlife. Will send his picture to local vets tomorrow too. In the meantime it would be great if you could post leaflets through letter boxes. As he is friendly, he is probably in someone's house, not too far from his own home. Please don't give up and do keep us updated. 

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Permalink Reply by tulips on August 10, 2015 at 10:53

Hi Claire. Alison on another forum, thinks she may have seen your cat in her garden in Hornsey Road area. Her number is 0207 159 4534 if you want to call her.

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Permalink Reply by tulips on August 10, 2015 at 15:26

Yes that's odd. I've updated it on here for you to show Kimberley Gardens.

If you go into your Animal Search account, you should be able to correct the postcode on there.

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Permalink Reply by Stokey Cats and Dogs on August 10, 2015 at 17:44

I hope they will not leave the cat at Harsmworth. They put cats down if owners not found and cats are not chipped.

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Permalink Reply by tulips on August 10, 2015 at 18:52

Yes make sure the cat is not left at the RSPCA, as an unmicrochipped cat might be put down and black cats and black and white cats are particularly vulnerable to that happening!

It's much better to get it scanned at a private vet, it's free, and they have the best microchip scanners www.villagevet.co.uk

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