I know I KEEP saying this over and over but your best chance of finding him is to keep hassling the vet clinics. I always scanned new cats that people had bought from the Souq and several times we found a microchip, when we called the owner it turned out the cat was missing. In all these cases, the Police were called and ruled that the cat belonged to the person who had the Microchip documents or photos of the cat taken before he was missing. They are surprisingly interested in sorting it out. Vet clinics have a high turnover of staff so it's important to visit a couple of times a week and get your face known. I also dealt with many people who found Persian or Siamese cats on the street, stopped the car, picked them up and decided to keep them because they looked cute. If the vet staff have a picture of Oscar and you in their minds, when the cat is brought in, they are more likely to remember.
The Souq and the pet shops are good places to look if you can bear it, you may end up having to pay 3000QR to get your cat back but at least you will know he is ok.
You can also place an ad in the Gulf Times etc and also an ad in the Arabic press. Doha Vets used to have an Arabic template for an ad, you could ask them for help. If you offer a reward you may well be lucky.
Very Very good luck to you, I hope he turns up, JJ
I know I KEEP saying this over and over but your best chance of finding him is to keep hassling the vet clinics. I always scanned new cats that people had bought from the Souq and several times we found a microchip, when we called the owner it turned out the cat was missing. In all these cases, the Police were called and ruled that the cat belonged to the person who had the Microchip documents or photos of the cat taken before he was missing. They are surprisingly interested in sorting it out. Vet clinics have a high turnover of staff so it's important to visit a couple of times a week and get your face known. I also dealt with many people who found Persian or Siamese cats on the street, stopped the car, picked them up and decided to keep them because they looked cute. If the vet staff have a picture of Oscar and you in their minds, when the cat is brought in, they are more likely to remember.
The Souq and the pet shops are good places to look if you can bear it, you may end up having to pay 3000QR to get your cat back but at least you will know he is ok.
You can also place an ad in the Gulf Times etc and also an ad in the Arabic press. Doha Vets used to have an Arabic template for an ad, you could ask them for help. If you offer a reward you may well be lucky.
Very Very good luck to you, I hope he turns up, JJ