Missing since 23/08/2025 - Lost British Shorthair Cat (blue / grey) - East Dulwich

[Am88]

Hi everyone,

My pet cat, Nido, is lost. He’s a British Shorthair, grey / blue and is an indoor cat. We just moved into the area (East Dulwich, Lordship Lane, near local Sainsbury’s) and had some contractors come do some work in the house. They either left the door or window open and our cat managed to escape. He is absolutely precious and is likely to be scared. Please reach out to 07519665507 if you happen to see him.

 

Many thanks,

Aqsa

Edited August 23 by Am88
Found cat

[Azalea]

Sorry to hear this. If you have a garden then put his litter tray and bed outside plus any more items of his which should help him back to the area.  Good luck. 

[Am88]

Thank you 🙏! We managed to find him! So very relieved to have our fur baby back. 

[Sue]

2 hours ago, Am88 said:

Thank you 🙏! We managed to find him! So very relieved to have our fur baby back. 

So pleased to hear this! ❤️

Had he gone far?

Edited August 23 by Sue

[Pugwash]

When we have a new cat, for their first outing in the garden, we use a wire cat carrier. Over a period of days we move the carrier to various garden locations so that they can see and smell the area. Having had various cats over the past 50 years, this had proved to be the best solution. 

[TWB Cat Sitter]

Hi, Aqsa!

I'm so happy to hear you've been reunited with Nido. It sounds like your intentions were to keep Nido housebound for the first few weeks of settling in, which is exactly what you should do.

Transitioning from one space to another can be very unsettling for felines, especially given their hardwired territorial nature. But I would also recommend setting up a quiet, enclosed space with all of Nido's essentials & scent-soaked comforts. This would include food, water, litterbox (these 3 items spaced apart) + bedding, toys & scratching posts or boards. This safe space comes in particularly handy when you have visitors (specially strangers) coming & going, & leaving doors open like the contractors did.

Monitoring & gradually allowing him to explore the rest of the home once he's showing signs of comfort & curiosity helps to prevent him from feeling overwhelmed.

Enrichment plays such an important role in mental, physical & emotional wellbeing, so if you can provide 2 x 15 minute intervals of play per day, this will not only build up his confidence, but will naturally transfer the pheromones required to establish his territory.

It's all about scent mapping in the early stages of a house move with a cat.

Twb x