The RSPCA has rescued a ‘crafty’ cat who was trapped in North East house for two weeks.
An intrepid feline had been exploring an empty house before the property was boarded-up, leaving the curious cat to survive on dead pigeons for two weeks.
Felix, a four-year-old female, black and white cat, had been missing from her Hartlepool home for 10 days before her owner, Joanne Keir, heard a familiar cry.
Joanne followed the familiar sound to an abandoned house three doors down, and in the top window she saw her missing cat.
She said: “Felix must have been exploring inside the house and they boarded it up not realising she was inside. She’d been lacking for 10 days at this level, and I simply couldn’t consider it after I noticed her. I’d stopped consuming, I used to be so burdened about her.
“I phoned the RSPCA as my final hope as I’d stopped listening to her cries and I used to be so anxious about her. I’d be misplaced with out Felix. It was a tough 10 days however I’ve her again now, that’s all that issues.”
It is believed Felix was residing underneath a niche within the floorboards and is assumed to have been consuming lifeless pigeons to outlive.
With assist from the native police drive RSPCA inspector Steph Baines gained access to the derelict property in Furness Street, Hartlepool, on Monday, February 12, and was in a position to set a cat entice with some meals inside in makes an attempt to rescue Felix.
However, ‘crafty’ Felix labored out how you can outsmart the entice, taking the meals and evading seize.
Steph returned to the home to test the entice a number of occasions over the subsequent few days even attempting a special, extra delicate entice earlier than lastly managing to catch and reunite Felix together with her anxious proprietor on Thursday February, 15 after two weeks of being lacking.
Steph said: “As the house was derelict, there were lots of hiding places and we believe she was spending most of her time in the back bedroom hiding under the floorboards.
“After setting a trap and checking it for days we eventually caught her. Apart from being very hungry and dirty, she was otherwise fine and glad to be home.
“As we all strive to create a better world for every animal, happy endings like this really are the best part of the job!”
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Her grateful owner, Joanne, explained that Felix has settled in very well back at home with their three other cats and one dog.
She said: “She rules the roost here. It’s as if she’s by no means been away. I don’t know what I’d have achieved if it wasn’t for the RSPCA. I actually don’t assume we’d have gotten her again with out them.”
Joanne takes half within the Race for Life yearly for Cancer Research UK in reminiscence of her companion – however this 12 months she will even be elevating money to assist the RSPCA as a thanks to the charity for rescuing Felix.
For extra data on how one can donate to the RSPCA go to www.rspca.org.uk/give.
