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5 years ago

No stray pets appearing

Hi,

I’ve recently purchased the cats and dogs expansion for Sims 4. However no stray cats or dogs appear anywhere. I’ve changed the traits of lots of lots including  my sims house and left out bowls of food but still nothing! Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

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  • Hi @44mj44 !  What platform is your game on; PC / Mac / Console?  If PC or Mac, are you using any mods?  If you do have mods, exit the game and move the mods to your desktop.  Then open the Sims again and test a new game save to see if strays will show up.

    I added the "Cat Hangout" lot trait to my sim's home once.  This was on a lot in Willow Creek.  I had four strays appear within a few minutes.  It was cute at first but they stayed for the longest time!  I eventually lured them outside with food and locked the door to all pets.  Then I removed that lot trait as fast as I could and never looked back 😉 

    Aside from the lot traits, the best place to find strays is in Brindleton Bay.  Your sim can travel to pretty much any lot there and find them wandering around.  I find them mostly hanging out by the beachfront and the lighthouse.  I've also had sims living in Brindleton and strays walked by fairly regularly.