Use this guide straight away if your dog or cat has gone missing, or now as a check that you would be ready if it happened. Have a recent clear photo of your pet, its microchip number if you know it and the name of the microchip database it is registered with.
Step by step
Search close to home first
Check sheds, garages, outbuildings, under cars, inside cupboards and anywhere your pet could be shut in or hiding, including neighbours' sheds with their permission. Cats in particular often hide silently nearby when frightened. Search again at dusk and dawn when it is quieter, calling your pet's name and shaking a food container they recognise.
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