We found a dead cat this morning curled up in one of our cat beds (we have two of our own), it must have just come in from the cold and died there
It wasn't wearing a collar so after much head scratching over what to do with it we decided to take it to the vets to see if it was chipped - it wasn't and the vet thinks it was a stray due to it's condition, it was a un-neutered male and was quite scraggy looking. We hadn't thought it was a stray as it was quite fat, but she said it will have been going from house to house getting fed.
It's a relief that it probably doesn't belong to anyone (we're still thinking of knocking on a few nearby doors just in case), but it made me think just how sad it would be if it was someone's pet and they just never knew what had happened to it.
Please consider microchipping your cat if you haven't done it already.