{"id":4125,"date":"2020-04-14T04:32:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T12:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4125"},"modified":"2020-04-14T04:32:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T12:32:49","slug":"newsday-tuesday-meet-a-real-cat-detective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4125","title":{"rendered":"Newsday Tuesday \u2013 Meet a Real Cat Detective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/catsferalgrey-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/catsferalgrey-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/catsferalgrey-2-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/catsferalgrey-2-376x500.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/catsferalgrey-2.jpg 791w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>It\u2019s common to see \u201clost cat\u201d posters stapled or nailed to trees, fences, and telephone poles in neighborhoods throughout your community. Cats, even those who are accustomed to being outside, sometimes get lost. Things happen. They wander too far, explore too deeply and get locked into a shed or garage, unknowingly hitch a ride in a car or truck and wind up miles from home, they\u2019re taken,and they\u2019re chased or <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7856-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7856-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7856-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7856-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>frightened away.<\/p>\n<p>What is the owner of a beloved lost cat to do? If no one responds to the poster, local <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SophieCatTree-e1575634724691-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SophieCatTree-e1575634724691-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SophieCatTree-e1575634724691-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SophieCatTree-e1575634724691.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>shelters have not seen the cat, neighbors can offer no insight, and driving around the neighborhood brings no results, all we can do is wait and watch and hope Fluffy returns.<\/p>\n<p>Well, that was the case until now. There\u2019s a woman who bills herself as the lost cat finder. Yes, seriously. She has found dozens of lost cats in eighteen countries and she even has a book out on how to find your cat. Her name is Kim Freeman and she\u2019s a true cat detective. She offers three services\u2014a video and ebook<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SmokeyHiding-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SmokeyHiding-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SmokeyHiding-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SmokeyHiding.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> to help you find your own lost cat, a consultation, and on-site search and rescue.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve got to visit her site. There, she shows photographs of the cats she\u2019s found. Click on the photo and you can read the story of that particular rescue. There\u2019s one story, for example, of a cat who had been missing for <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/GeorgeYard-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/GeorgeYard-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/GeorgeYard-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/GeorgeYard.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>22 days. The owners thought the cat had run away scared when a plumber came to their house and was making a lot of noise. Turns out, the cat had jumped into the plumbers truck as it sat silently in the driveway and was transported to another neighborhood. Kim\u2019s advice\u2014to follow the plumber\u2019s trail\u2014resulted in that cat being reunited with her family.<\/p>\n<p>One cat owner said that Kim thinks like a cat. She said it was birds\u2019 chattering that led them to her cat\u2014something she would not have noticed if it weren\u2019t for Kim.<\/p>\n<p>Are you bored today? Here\u2019s a fun and rewarding activity. Visit Kim Freeman\u2019s website and read all of the happy-ending stories. Make a note, because your precious cat just might become lost at some point and you\u2019ll want to consult with her. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lostcatfinder.com\">http:\/\/www.lostcatfinder.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s common to see \u201clost cat\u201d posters stapled or nailed to trees, fences, and telephone poles in neighborhoods throughout your community. Cats, even those who are accustomed to being outside, sometimes get lost. Things happen. They wander too far, explore &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4125\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,41],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4125"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4127,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4125\/revisions\/4127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}