Cat poisoning: warning for owners

Cat owners are being warned to look out for symptoms of poisoning after a rise in the number of suspected cases.

On Saturday, Angel, a young cat belonging to a family in Deepdale, had to be rushed to an an emergency vets after becoming seriously unwell.

Angel, a young cat from Deepdale, who was the victim of a suspected poisoning.

placeholder image — Angel, a young cat from Deepdale, who was the victim of a suspected poisoning.

The owner shared Angel’s picture on social media, which was seen by charity Blackpool Nine Lives Rescue.

A spokesman for the charity said: “The owner didn’t know whether Angel had been attacked by a dog or poisoned. But she hadn’t been eating, wasn’t herself and it looks like poisoning. There’s been a few cases in the area.”

They added: “We’re seeing quite a lot of cases of poisoning across Lancashire. The main poison seems to be anti-freeze. It gets on a cat’s paws, it burns, and the cat tries to lick it off.

“Each case is different, but owners need to look-out for things like drooling, the cat being zombified, collapsing and/or having fits.”

Such is the problem, the charity recommends owners look at containing their cats within garden areas.

Angel’s condition has now improved due to medication.