Please contact our Reception if you have lost or found a cat on the Isle of Wight on
01983 562 609.

• Contact all local animal welfare groups and vets to register the cat's details
• Leaflet drop your local neighbourhood
• Notices, suggesting reward to be displayed in shops or local businesses
• Don't despair if you have recently adopted a cat - he may be hiding quite near. Are you sure he has left the house?
• Check all outhouses, garages, under sheds and greenhouses
• Are any neighbours on holiday? Could he be shut in?
• Advertise in the local newspaper and local websites.

If you have found a cat...Here are a few suggestions on how to locate the owner:

• Make note of when this cat arrived
• Has anyone new moved into the neighbourhood?
• Have your neighbours gone on holiday and left a friend to feed the cat?
• Check collar for any owner details
• Contact all local animal welfare groups and vets to register the cat's details. This cat may have been reported missing
• If the cat is injured, contact the local vets
• Scan the cat to check for micro-chipping
• Are you able to feed the cat short term while the owner is found, or before an animal group can take him in for care?

Useful tools to advertise or locate your lost pet

• Wightbay - lost and found ads
• Facebook - IOW Cats or Lost Pets IOW