Lost & Found Cats

The names & ages of cats are approximated

Cat names listed on this page are given by Cat Haven on arrival, and may not be representative of a lost cat's actual name. The age of each cat is estimated.

If a cat is microchipped, Cat Haven has already contacted the numbers allocated to the chip, but was unsuccessful in getting in touch with the owner.

You are welcome to email us at admin@cathaven.com.au if you have lost a cat. Include all identifying information such as: microchip number; the cat's size, colour and age; your suburb; and the date it went missing. Please note that because we have hundreds of cats in our care at any point in time, we may not always be able to help. The more detail you give us about your cat, the easier it would be to find them.

Please note: If you are not the original owner of one of these cats, we will not be able to adopt them out to you until the hold period ends.

Cat Haven hold periods for lost & found cats

Cats brought to Cat Haven by a council ranger will be held for the following periods:

• Unidentified Cat (not microchipped) - 3 working days
• Identified Cat (microchipped) - 7 working days

After the hold period, if a cat is not reclaimed, we will do everything possible to rehome lost and stray cats to a new loving home. We do not put a healthy, rehome-able cat to sleep unless the vet has deemed it necessary.

Key information about lost cats

Generally, cats don’t wander far from their home territory. If a cat goes missing, there may be a reason why! Cats who are moved to a new home may try to return to their old familiar territory.

Whatever the reason, if you have lost your cat, there are several steps you should take:

• Contact your local council. Under the Cat Act 2011 which came into effect November 1st 2013, stray and missing cats may now be the council’s responsibility, if your council has its own pound/cat management facility. It is also legislated that all cats 6 months old and over must be sterilized, microchipped and registered with the local council. Cat Haven acts as a Cat Management Facility for the following councils:
• Bayswater
• Cambridge
• Cottesloe
• Claremont
• Cockburn
• Fremantle
  
• Nedlands
• Perth
• Stirling
• Subiaco
• Vincent
• Wanneroo

This means your cat may be brought in by a ranger to Cat Haven. Other councils may have their own management facilities and it is essential you advise them your cat is missing.

• Search your house, including small spaces - under furniture, in or behind beds and mattresses, in chimneys, closets, basements and attics.
• Investigate within a five-house radius, including crawl spaces and garages. Talk to your neighbours about checking and keeping a look out for your missing cat on their property.
• Search at night with a flashlight. When the streets are quieter (e.g. at 3am), the cat is more likely to feel safe out in the open, and may come out.
• Search for your cat on the major Facebook groups (e.g. Your local neighborhood group, Pets of Perth Lost and Found, Impounded Cats WA, All Creatures Lost and Found, Lost Pet Finders, and Gumtree). If possible, make a post in the group/s about them being missing.
• Print or draw a flier with a photo of your cat and your contact details, to distribute around your neighbourhood. It is very important that as many people as possible are aware that your cat is missing and can be on the look-out. Your flier should boldly try to catch people’s attention; include a recent and clear photograph of your cat if possible, the date and location the cat was last sighted and contact details of the owner.
• Ring any vet clinics in your area and your surrounding suburbs. If someone has found your cat with an injury or in distress they may have taken it to their own vet and not necessarily the one closest, so it is advisable to call at least 4 or 5 vets, depending on the area you are in. You should also call one or all of the after hours vets in Perth. These are Balcatta Vet (9345 4644); Perth Vet Emergency in Yokine (1300 040 400) and Murdoch Pet Emergency Centre (1300 652 494).
• Check this website every day for a possible match of your cat!