It's Raining - (Hot Pot Quiz )

[p-potter]

Can anyone give me a little help with this cryptic clue;
Note to cook: Nothing is found in cloud-forest. ?
The answer is, or contains something to do with cats or dogs.

[Spotty Dog]

The answer relates to a specific large cat found in the cloud forest. Start with a note from the Doh Ray Mi scale. The rest is easy.

[p-potter]

Thanks, Spotty Dog, for your help.I'vetaken your advice but still haven't found it. Is the cat real or fictional?

[Mamyalynne]

Real

[Baldric]

Burning bright!

[Mamyalynne]

Break the clue into 3 parts...ignoring the cloud forest which is the habitat of said creature.

[p-potter]

Thanks, mamyalynne and Baldric. Now I've got it! The clue from Baldric was just the spark I needed. Are you all doing the quiz as well?

[Baldric]

No, just picked up on your OP.