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Does it look thin,or starving?    If so, give it some food and phone the lost and found register and the local vets.  You could also take it to the vet and ask them to scan it for a microchip.

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Does it look ill?   Take it to the local vet and ask them to scan it and treat it.  Explain it is not your cat.

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If it looks healthy and is not very thin - Do not feed it – it will probably go home.

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If it hangs around, you can put a collar on it with a note on and that way you can ask if it someone’s cat.  You can put your address or phone number and ask them to confirm with you that it is not lost.Keep an eye on it and see if it deteriorates – if so, it has probably got lost.

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Many cats go off exploring and most can find their way home again.  Do not find a cat before it is lost.