Kyla Spencer (21) was last seen this past Tuesday (7/21/2026) in the Reston VA area.
She was last seen wearing a black hoodie, a green head scarf, blue jeans, and white Air Forces. She is autistic.
Please share and if you see her or have any info please contact the police
Edit: Removed the personal contact number. Please contact 911 for any info
Umi (~2 years old) has always hated car rides/going outside. This usually isn't a huge problem since I don't have to worry about her running out if someone opens the door, but it's difficult to get her into the carrier to go to the vet or when I had to move.
Each time I've taken her into the car before, she would cry and pee and poop in the carrier, so when I took her to the vet I would always have to warn the staff about the mess and bathe her afterwards. I don't mind cleaning her up but I can tell she's stressed since otherwise, she's completely healthy and great with using the litterbox.
I've tried switching to a bigger carrier with wheels so she doesn't jostle when I carry her (I'm a bit short), spraying the new carrier with Feliway, and leaving treats/catnip inside the carrier any chance I get. She takes the treats and catnip in her teeth and chomps on them in another area.
I wanted to try taking her for short walks around the house so she doesn't immediately associate the carrier with the vet. I was able to get her into the carrier two days ago and wheeled her around fot a few minutes and took her back inside when her meows started sounding stressed. I tried again today to gently put her into the carrier for another walk but she jumped out immediately and now she's avoiding me when I try to approach her :(
Does anybody have any tips for getting their cat to tolerate going outside? She has a checkup scheduled in a few days and I just want to make it easier on her.