FOUND CAT: Grey cat - East Ham area, Newham

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Have you had the cat scanned for a microchip?A vet will scan the cat for free.or if you send your contact details I can get a volunteer to come and scan him

Found a cat - General advice The primary goal is always the animals welfare, but there are some considerations when deciding whether to intervene. Read below to determine best route for the cat you have found. Is it clean, does it seem healthy and well fed, does it come and go, does it have a collar on (in some cases)? Could it have a loving owner in the area and is out roaming? If yes then best to leave alone. But paper collar if concerned (advise below) If concerned it looks lost or in trouble then monitor it, keep it safe/warm in situ, and try to find the owner (advise below). Be mindful that If you remove from the area you could be creating a lost cat, and a desperate owner. If the cat is in immediate danger, then try to make the cat safe if you can, by removing from danger, and try and find the owner (advise below) OR Could the cat be elderly, as some old cats look small, skinny, less well kept, like humans their appearance deteriorates over time although they may be healthy, well looked after. Always be careful not to confuse old with neglected, as you could be removing an elderly cat from a loving home, and putting into a vet/rescue system that could cause it distress or worst case cause them to euthanised due to age. Again monitor the cat, and if concerned try to help the cat by keeping safe while you find the owner. If in doubt compare the cat to online pictures of elderly cats, they have a very distinct look when they get old . https://icatcare.org/advice/elderly-cats-special-considerations/ https://www.boredpanda.com/senior-elderly-cats/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic OR Does the cat seems unwell, is injured or obviously distressed, then ring up and/or visit nearby vet to ask for advice / seek emergency treatment. Don’t leave the cat with any vet if cat does not need treatment, but do leave pictures or posters with vet to help finding owner. If leaving at a vet, as the person who removed cat from the area you are responsible to find the owners, so ensure you take pictures of the cat and follow below advise to find them. OR Is the cat outside day and night? Does the cat appear to be neglected, distressed, extremely hungry, dirty and/or flea-ridden? Provide water for the cat. Do not give human milk under any circumstances. As a general rule you should not feed a cat you don’t own, both because it can encourage the cat to keep visiting you and not go home. Also some cats have intolerances / health issues / special diets and could become severely ill eating regular cat food. However if the cat is obviously malnourished / very hungry / underweight then you can provide food too, in case this cat is lost / starving / a stray / feral. It is likely you should visit a vet in this situation for a health check (if possible), so please research best food to give an unknown cat with the vet, likely fresh chicken/white fish will be best. In instances where you are 100% sure the cat has no owners, then contact a local rescue and see if they can help the cat. Rescues can re-home a cat as quickly as 7 days, so it is very important to only go down this route if A/ you have searched thoroughly for owners first (see below) and not found, or B/ the cat is obviously stray / starving / poor condition and needs urgent help / rehoming. (see comments above on elderly cats, do not confuse) If you do this step prematurely without fully checking locally for owners then you could be stealing a healthy cat from a loving home. Try to find the owners! Knock on doors all around - to ask if anyone knows him/her. Don’t show a photo of the cat, and give only a brief description, let the potential owner describe their cat to you, saying if there are distinguishing features. If the description matches show the picture. Put a paper collar on the cat if the cat is visiting regularly and you feel it is safe to let them out, giving your contact details, and asking them to call you if cat is theirs. Use tape to attach but always leave a gap for safety, so the collar will break if the cat catches it. If no owner is found, then get the cat checked for a microchip, either free at a vet if going there, or through a local rescue, who may have a volunteer who could come and scan for a microchip (scan angels). Don’t leave cat at vets unless unwell. If there no response to a paper collar and no chip then put up posters in local streets (Include only 1 picture where distinguishing marks are hidden, so you can get the owner to confirm specific marks when they contact you). Make posters large and clear, and weather protect them. Give brief comment / description / approx area / date found and contact number. Also make leaflets and post through doors in local streets to catch people you have not already spoken to. If an owner comes forward then ask them for proof of ownership, clear photos of the cat (ideally with them), and any distinguishing features, before you hand cat over.

The cat did not come back

Report closed by Jasj7 with an outcome of: Returned to owner