Lost pet signs are posted throughout the community but it is rare to find a $1,500 reward for a family cat

Paul Valencia
ClarkCountyToday.com

Sherry Hall and Dan Bice are hoping for the best as they look for their precious Leo, a family cat that is more than just a pet to them.

Sherry’s boss, Dana Jorgensen of Bend, Ore., is also helping out, adding funds to an already large reward.

There is $1,500 out there for the safe return of Leo the Cat.

“I feel if there was any way for him to come home, he’d come home,” Sherry said. “He’s with us all day long. He’s not just a cat. He’s extremely attached to us, and we’re very bonded with him.”

Leo is normally an indoor cat. He got out of the house somehow on April 11, and the family has been looking for him since that night. The Halls live in the Forest Ridge neighborhood near Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center.

Leo is an all black American Curled Ear cat. The curled ears make him easy to spot.

“He’s our companion,” Sherry said. 

Sherry and her husband each recently started new careers, and with that comes anxiety. Leo was always there for them, helping with the transition. 

“I know he wants to be home with us. I know he is scared,” Sherry said. “My husband said yesterday, ‘I feel like I’m looking for a missing person.’ I feel that.”

The reward for Leo comes with no questions asked.

Ideally, the hope is that someone found Leo and is caring for him. That person might see the Lost Pet signs in the neighborhood, or read the posts on social media, or even this story, and reach out to the family. 

“We do not care how they came to have him as long as we get him back,” Sherry said.

Also, if the person who does have Leo and does not want to meet up with the family for any reason, the person can bring Leo to the Humane Society or a veterinarian’s office. 

Sherry and Dan put up a $1,000 reward and Jorgensen added $500. 

Furthermore, Jorgensen said that if Leo shows up at the Humane Society or a vet’s office and is returned to Sherry and Dan, Jorgensen will donate $1,500 to the Humane Society or the vet’s office.

“I’m hoping it’s one of those feel-good stories where you get your cat back,” Sherry Hall said. “I’m just devastated.”

As of Monday afternoon, 14 lost pets were reported on the Vancouver, WA & Surrounding Areas Lost and Found Pets Facebook page in just the past five days.

There are many stories of pets and families being reunited, as well. Those posts can be helpful. Sherry said she has posted on several social media sites, including Facebook, Reddit, and Next Door. She said she has received a lot of positive feedback and advice.

Now, Sherry and Dan are hoping to be reunited with Leo. 

Any information regarding Leo, email: LostLeoCat@gmail.com