Summary of tips for locating the owner of a FOUND cat:

• A Vet will scan the cat (free of charge) to see if it has a microchip.
• Check our Lost Cat list at http://cambridge.cats.org.uk/cambridge/lost-and-found
  
• If the cat is hungry please feed it and provide water (not milk); if possible provide some shelter ie access to a garage or shed or a cardboard box.
• Give the cat’s description to the local vets and rescue centres in case the owner contacts them.
• Make up some notices saying “ Cat Found ” or these can be obtained from Lost and Found Helpline 07889 976463

• If the cat will let you approach him, make a paper collar saying “If this is your cat please call this number ……………” and fasten the collar with a SMALL piece of sellotape.(sellotape around the whole thing could be dangerous if the cat gets caught in anything). If no one calls within 48 hours then the cat may be lost. Self adhesive paper collars can be obtained from the Cats Protection shop on Mill Road “The Cat Flap” or by contacting our Lost and Found Helpline 07889 976463
• If you have a secure cat carrier please take the cat to the nearest Vets where they will scan the cat (free of charge) to see if it has a microchip.
• If the cat is hungry please feed it and provide water (not milk)
• If possible provide some shelter ie access to a garage or shed or a cardboard box

Give the cat’s description to the local vets in case the owner contacts them :

• Cambridge Veterinary Group, Cherryhinton Road. 01223 249331
• Companion Care Veterinary Surgery, Barnwell Road. 01223 243535
• Arbury Road Veterinary Surgery 01223 361911
• Clarendon Street Veterinary Surgery. 01223 359021
• Hollyoak Veterinary Surgery, Impington. 01223 232111
• Village Vets, Maple Cottage, Milton. 01223 426600
• Belgrave Veterinary Surgery, Linton 01223 893720
• Village Vets, Station Road, Whittlesford. 01223 833651
• Ashcroft Veterinary Surgery, Hardwick. 01954 210250
• Village Vets, High Street, Cottenham. 01954 252122
• Village Vets, High Street, Longstanton. 01954 780027

• The Blue Cross, Garlic Row, Cambridge. 01223 350153
• Wood Green Animal Shelter, Godmanchester 0844 2488181
• Wood Green Animal Shelter, Heydon, 0844 2488181
• Heathlands Animal Sanctuary, Royston. 01223 207823
• RSPCA Helpline 0300 1234999

• www.lostmycat.org
• www.animalsearchuk.co.uk
• www.petsbureau.co.uk
• www.nationalpetregister.org
• www.catchat.org/forum.html
• www.rspca.org.uk

• Talk to anyone who makes deliveries in the local area. Ask if they know of anyone who has lost a cat or if they have seen any Missing Cat posters nearby.
• Check the Lost & Found Pet section of the local paper. They will sometimes put free adverts in for one night.
• Make up some notices saying “ Cat Found ” or these can be obtained from The Cats Protection Lost and Found Helpline 07889 976463. These could be displayed at local shops, notice boards, schools etc.
• If the owner can not be traced, and you can’t look after the cat yourself, please contact your local rescue centre as above and ask them to take the cat in to care, and find it a new home.
• If you have sadly found a deceased cat, then please consider that the cat may be identity microchipped. Burying the body without checking for a microchip may prevent the owner from ever finding out their pet's fate. If you are within Cambridge City, the Streets and Open Spaces ranger (01223 456920) will check for microchip details before disposing of the remains, and they also keep a register of deceased pets found by their teams in the city to assist bereaved owners. Vets also have microchip scanners and may be able to help.