Running Bear

Note: Cat Finders posts cats who are lost or found in New Hampshire only. If your cat went missing in Mass., Vermont, or Maine within five miles of the NH border, you may also post on this site and on our Facebook group. If  your cat disappeared more than 5 miles from the NH border, please use lost pet Facebook groups and pages from your own state, unless you have a good reason to believe that your cat might have been transported into New Hampshire.

 We are transitioning new lost/found cat posts to our Facebook group, and will be using this website primarily to share information. However, there will be no change to listings already on the site, and archives will be kept intact.

Cats listed on this website are either:
Lost: the family is searching for the cat
Found: someone has found a wandering cat, or
Reunited: the missing cat is now home with his or her family, the search is over!

Please scroll down to read the following paragraphs:
1. To find lost or found cats that are listed on this site
2. To post your lost or found cat on Cat Finders

To find lost or found cats that are listed on this site:

All you have to do is to use either of the two Search boxes on any page, near the top.

How do I use the search box? 

• You will get the best results from using the search box that reads “Select Category”. Click on the little arrow at far right of the search box, then scroll through the choices that appear. Click on the one you want, for instance, “calico”,  to see all the calico cats who have been reported lost or found.

•  If you don’t find an appropriate search term in the categories search box, then you can also use the top box (with the tiny magnifying glass). Just type in any word, such as “Siamese” or “Manchester” and then click on “Find”. Every post that contains your word will appear on your screen.

 What if I don’t find the cat I’m looking for?

• Try using another search term. For instance, if you search under the town of Nashua, and don’t find the cat, search under the cat’s color next. Remember that different people may describe the same cat in various ways, and what one person calls a gray cat might be called a dilute tortoiseshell by somebody else. We try to list the cats under as many search terms as may apply, but it is a good idea to try as many searches as possible.

• Some pages of  lost/found cats may have a lot of listings, so when you search, be sure to look at the bottom of each page to see if there are “older entries“. Click on the words “older entries” on each page  to see cats who have been lost or found longer ago–but still might be the one you are searching for.

To post your lost or found cat on Cat Finders:

 Please post your lost or found cat to our Facebook group at:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/CatFinders/ 
Please read the group guidelines in full before posting. Your post should be direct & to the point, and have a photo (if you have one) tell the town, the area of town (not your exact address) and give a description of your cat, even if there is a photo.

Example: LOST: Durham, NH. Orange tabby named Hunter. Last seen on Mast Road, near Lee border. Missing since 7/25/20.

Or send an email to cat.finders@comcast.net  Please do not send an email with an empty subject line, as it might be deleted accidentally. Instead, please use a subject line such as: “Lost cat, Dover”, or “Found cat, Nashua” for example.

Will Cat Finders find my cat for me?
People all over the state now know about Cat Finders and hopefully will check the Facebook group every time they see a stray cat. But when your cat is lost,  it is your responsibility to check the Facebook group frequently, as you are the most likely person to recognize your cat.  And if you have found a wandering cat, we ask that you keep checking too, to see if anyone is looking for the cat you have found.

Remember, there are new entries all the time, and sometimes people learn of Cat Finders only after their cat has been missing for days, weeks, months, even years. 

Most people use the Facebook group and most of the cats are posted there. We are phasing out the website because the Facebook group just makes it so much easier to share. So please post to Cat Finders’ Facebook group! 

On this website, some pages of lost/found cats may have a lot of listings, so when you search, be sure to look at the bottom of each page to see if there are “older entries“. Click on the words “older entries” on each page to see cats who have been lost or found longer ago–but still might be the one you are searching for.

*Note: While it is important to give out enough information to make it easy for people to notice your cat and to distinguish him/her from other cats, e.g. fur color, fur length, limp, etc., it is also a very good idea to keep one or two facts about your cat a secret; facts that only you and the person who truly has your cat will know. Maybe a prominent marking that doesn’t show up in your cat’s photograph, or better yet, an aspect of your cat’s behavior. For example, if your cat is not litter trained, or bites when petted, anyone who claims to have your cat in their house should know this. If they don’t, then it’s unlikely that they really have your cat. 

The same thing goes for a stray cat you’ve found–it’s a good idea to hold back a piece of information that only the cat’s real family would know, to be sure that anyone claiming the cat is the true “owner”.

Running Bear

Cat Finders
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www.catfinders.org
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