lost cat recovery + cpr demo
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Alice Chau Ginguene
• Born in Hong Kong• Live in Europe since 2003• Travelled with my cat for over 10,000 km• Cat behaviourist – The Centre of Applied Pet Ethology• Cat Sitter – Member of Pet Sitters International• Have been taking care of over 1000 cats in 7 years• Featured in various media in Ireland• Master of Science - Animal Behaviour and Welfare,
Queen’s University Belfast, starting 2018
Who is Alice?
New adventure
• Top 100 cat blog – The Purrfect Job
www.alicechauginguene.com
• Contributor to the award winner cat blog –Katzenworld
www.katzenworld.co.uk
• Training to be Missing Animal Response Technician with Kat Albrecht
Who is Kat Albrecht?
• Former police officer in U.S.
• Due to injury in the line of duty, started working as pet detective using ‘missing person’ technique
• Over 20 years of experience
• Featured on Animal Planet, etc
What do you do if your cat is missing?
• Poster?
• Post on Facebook?
What do you do if your family member is missing?
• Poster?
• Post on Facebook?
NO!
You would…
• Call the police? Not so fast!
• Call the person’s mobile phone• Call the person’s work place maybe?• Call the friends?• Go to places where the person frequent? • Maybe trace the steps?• Imagine a scenario• Then call the police
How does that apply to cats?
• Call the cat!
• Ask people who might know
• Trace the steps
• Work on a scenario
• Search high probability area (we will talk about in more details..)
• THEN posters, Facebook, etc.
Go look for the cat!
• You might say – of course I did that!
But…how?
Did you know 90% of cats are found within 5 houses radius?
Outdoor cat vs indoor cat
Outdoor cat – lost cat, probably due to a fight or flight situation
Indoor cat – a displaced cat, probably hiding
• They probably won’t come to you.
• How to capture?
How to search then?
• Analysis of high probability area
• Physical search – don’t ask the neigbour to search, YOU search (one tip, night time is usually better, eye reflection, less noise, etc)
• Technology
• Internet
Technology
• Wild life camera
• Driveway alarm
• Traps
• Bionic Spy Ear
Wild life camera
Driveway alarm
Bionic Spy Ear
Humane Trap
Use house as trap
Photo credit: Kat Albrecht
Kitty Buffet
Photo credit: Kat Albrecht
Real example…
Photo credit: Kat Albrecht
Happy ending…
Photo credit: Kat Albrecht
Posters
Photo credit: Missing Pet Partnership
Photo credit: Missing Pet Partnership
Photo credit: Missing Pet Partnership
Flyers
Photo credit: Missing Pet Partnership
Missing cat ‘protest’
Photo credit: Missing Pet Partnership
One word on internet
• Keep an eye on lost and found page
• Keep an eye on charity page
• Check every single day
What if you find a cat?
• Assume lost, don’t assume abandon
• Scan the chip!!
• Posters (not everyone can use internet, old people, blind people, etc)
Cat profiling
• 8 different cat ‘profile’
• That’s when professional pet detective can help you
• Get in touch, most do Skype consultation
Further information…
• Kat Albrecht– Skype training
– Special training for rescue, charities
www.katalbrecht.com
• Alice Chau Ginguene
www.maowcare.com
www.alicechauginguene.com
• Missing Pet Partnership
www.missingpetpartnership.org
Why CPR?
• 3 minutes lack of oxygen will cause permanent brain damage
• Unfortunately, animals are put to sleep as we simply cannot cope with the care of the animal who are paralyzed
Why should YOU learn CPR?
• Help save lives!
• Legal liabilities
• You do not need perfect technique to help make a big difference
What’s in the training?
• Scene assessment
• Barrier use
• Restrain
• CPR
• Transportation
Demonstration
• Scene assessment
• Barrier use
• Restrain
• CPR
• Transportation
Real life scenario
Volunteer?
Thank you!
Kat Albrecht– Skype training– Special training for rescue, charities
www.katalbrecht.com
Alice Chau Ginguenewww.maowcare.comwww.alicechauginguene.com
Missing Pet Partnershipwww.missingpetpartnership.org