Erin said: “In the end Ruby was found just a couple of gardens over.
“Someone saw one of the posters and told me, so I just scooped her up and took her home. Although the apps weren’t the way she was found, I think it was a massive help.
“People kept their eyes open after seeing the profiles on Grindr and Tinder. It worked quite well, so I think I would do it again if Ruby got lost again.”
About 8 individuals called her about Ruby, 3 of whom through Grindr to state they had actually seen her cat.
‘Chill, curious and goofy’
Her friend, who wants to stay confidential, altered his account to a picture of Ruby, with a note stating: “A bit strange but our house cat has gone missing.
“If anyone has seen this cat please message me to let me know, it would be great help.”
Because the friend forgot to modify the other information of his profile, other information explained her as being “chill, curious and goofy”.
But Erin, who resides in the Elm Grove location of the city with spouse Lorcan Johansen, 24, included: “There’s a huge LGBTQ+ community around Brighton and we were hoping to put the word out to as many people as possible.
“We didn’t think to change the other bits of the profile. I thought we would get messages making fun but everyone took it really seriously and were just looking to help.
“I didn’t think about it before but the Grindr and Tinder profiles were a good idea.”