This curious kitty nearly lost all her nine lives and whiskers when she got her head stuck in a can of cat food.
The feral moggie went looking for food but got its head stuck in the discarded tin in Handsworth.
Luckily, a passerby alerted the RSPCA who took the cat to their animal hospital in Frankley. Vets removed the can and discovered she was uninjured.
Inspector Scott Vanes said the cat was feral and would have died a slow and painful death had it not been discovered in time.
He said: “As this was a feral cat, she was clearly not rehomable, but thankfully the member of the public who contacted us was happy to continue feeding her and we therefore were able to release her back to the location where she was found.
“Before she was released we also spayed her, as part of a preventative measure as there are currently hundreds of unwanted feral cats up and down the country and we didn’t want her to fall pregnant.
“This does highlight the dangers that litter can pose to wildlife and also domestic animals. Incidents like this can easily be prevented if people just picked up their rubbish rather than throwing it away and remember to squeeze cans together before throwing them away.”
(Birdmingham Mail - Oct 14, 2014)
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