What are my responsibilities after adopting from Street Cat Rescue?

 By adopting from Street Cat Rescue, you are agreeing to:

• Keep your cat indoors only, except when on a halter and leash

• Never declaw the cat

• Spay/Neuter at the appropriate age, if not done prior to adoption

• Return the cat to SCAT if at any time in their lifetime you are unable to continue caring for them – If you decide to rehome them to a close friend or family member please contact SCAT so that we can update the records.

• Love and care for them!

What do I do if I’ve lost my cat?

Losing a pet can be very stressful, but don’t panic. You need to stay calm.

• In many cases, pets don’t go very far. House cats, particularly those who are indoor-only, tend to get scared and hide close by. Thoroughly search the immediate area before looking in areas farther away. Call your cat’s name and listen for a response.

• Cats are more likely to come out of hiding at dawn and dusk; concentrate your search at those times.

• Put a litter box with their scent as well as clothes that have your smell outside where they are accessible and will stay dry.

• Create a flyer with your pet’s photo, any specific identifying information, and your contact information, including phone number(s) that are always available and / or where people can leave a message. Check for messages regularly.

• Go door-to-door to your neighbors with a flyer and ask if they have seen your pet; ask them to check their garages or sheds where a cat could get trapped.

• Take the flyers to local area stores, vet offices, groomers, and anywhere else that will let you put one up.

• Ask your mail carrier, newspaper delivery person or anyone who walks in your neighbourhood to keep an eye out. This could include neighbors who walk their dogs regularly.

• If your cat is scared consider a humane trap. SCAT Street Cat Rescue offers humane cat traps for a 7-10 day rental period. The total fee is $100; $20 is not refundable for wear and tear on the equipment; $80 is refundable if trap returned by the due back date, cash preferred but e-transfer is also accepted for the total fee

• Perhaps most importantly, visit your local shelter as often as possible. Don’t rely on the kennel attendant’s description of an animal; they deal with a large number of animals and don’t always match lost reports with found animals. Check the shelters for yourself and check often.

File lost reports:

• Saskatoon SPCA 306-374-7387

• SCAT Street Cat Rescue 306-955-7228

• Put a lost report on the following Facebook pages:

• Saskatoon & Area Lost & Found Pet Alerts

• Lost and Found Pets of Saskatoon,SK

• Put a lost report on kijiji.ca

Additional suggestions.

• Preventative measures you can do today that will help should your cat ever be lost:

• Keep a collar and tag with your phone number on your cat.

• Microchip your cat so that if it is picked up by Animal Control you will be contacted.

• Purchase a City license and put it on the cat’s collar; it is one more identifying feature, and you will receive a discount on shelter fees should your cat be picked up.

• Be aware that City Sanitation is responsible for picking up deceased animals; you may want to contact them to check if your cat has been hit by a vehicle.

What do I do if I’ve found a cat?

• Check these Facebook pages for found cats matching the cat description:

• Saskatoon & Area Lost & Found Pet Alerts

• Lost and Found Pets of Saskatoon,SK

• Post a found report on kijiji.ca

• If you are unable to keep the cat while searching for an owner, call Animal Control and they will pick it up

• If you can keep the cat inside while looking for an owner, call the SPCA and file a found report with them.

• *To ensure there is no transmission of illness or parasites we recommend that you keep the cat contained in a separate room, away from other animals.*

• Prepare and put up flyers in local vet offices and anywhere else that will let you put one up.

• Email Street Cat Rescue at contact@streetcat.ca with a photo and description of the cat you have found and your contact information.

• If you would like to request SCAT intake the cat, submit a request: Intake Request Form.

• In the event where SCAT is too full to intake the cat, consider if yourself or a friend or family member may be able to foster the cat for the SCAT program. Please keep the kitty separate from other animals.