Have you heard of the "Japanese missing cat method"? In Japan, if your cat goes missing, the best thing to do is approach another neighborhood cat outdoors (treats will help) and talk to it about your missing cat. Tell the cat what yours looks like, how much you miss him, and that you want him to come home. Then the cat will go and find him or at least tell all the neighborhood cats about it. Recently, British TikTok comedian Mel Moon tried this method after she'd tried everything else to find her missing cat Wade. Wade came home ten minutes later, and her post about it went viral. That sparked other people to tell similar stories.
Does this mean the Japanese method works? It's hard to say. When a few people on the internet talk about something, others will join in. If one of them is particularly popular, or several are moderately popular, the idea will go viral and suddenly you have 100 success stories. But several million people have read about the idea, and you don't hear from the people for whom this method did not work. And there could be other factors at play. Several logical reasons for the success of the Japanese method were posted in the comments when we visited this subject years ago. If your cat goes missing, it's worth a try. -via Fark
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