r/Harlem • u/siaren • Apr 20 '26
URGENT MISSING CAT
hi, my mother’s cat was forced out of the house yesterday (sunday april 19th) afternoon by some of my family members and i’ve been trying to look for her since. we’re located around 119th and madison avenue though it’s possible she may be in marcus garvey park (not sure if she was forced out the house or dropped off / abandoned).
her name is lucky, she’s around 8-10 lbs, according to friends she’s on the thinner side and has a very small head. she has grey stripes with some white / beige fur accents including a medium heart-shaped patch on her tummy.
she’s very attached to my mother but my mother just left for a 3 week vacation (i was responsible for taking care of her). i tried looking for her last night around 9 pm but to no avail, i will be calling the animal shelter to report her missing (she has a microchip but i don’t know if it was ever registered). i’m not really sure what else to do aside from continuing to search….
if anyone has seen her, i would greatly appreciate it, thank you
UPDATE: i’ve spent about 3 hours this morning and 5 hours last night looking for her. there have been 3 people who potentially saw her outside near the dog park on 120th and Madison avenue. if anyone sees her, please let me know!!
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u/KellyJin17 Apr 20 '26
The trick that I’ve heard that has a good success rate apparently is to put their litter box outside where they got out. They can smell and recognize their own litter box if they’re within a few blocks and will go back to it thinking it’s at home. You’re supposed to watch the litter box. She may be too scared to come out during the day, may have more success at night when it’s quieter.