Cat recovering after poisoning

cruelty: Pumba lucky to be alive after ingesting substance put down deliberately

A cat is lucky to be alive after being poisoned in Dundee.

Vets suspect Pumba was poisoned with anti-freeze or rat poison on Buttars Road in Charleston earlier this week.

When he was found he suffered four seizures and had to be taken to the vet.

Members from local animal group Missing Pets Dundee and Angus have expressed anger over the attack.

Nicky Beaton said: “It’s terrible and such a shame.

“He is a couthie boy and we hope he can make a full recovery from this.

“It’s not confirmed if it was anti-freeze or rat poison but we were told it was deliberate, which is just horrible.”

In March, three-year-old Sox was found howling in pain under a car in Balgowan Avenue in Kirkton.

Despite vets battling to save him for 24 hours, the animal died from a suspected poisoning.

In February, the Scottish SPCA confirmed at least two earlier cat deaths were also from poisoning.

Symptoms of poisoning include vomiting, seeming depressed or overly sleepy, appearing uncoordinated, having seizures and difficulty breathing.

Signs of anti-freeze poisoning can show 30 minutes after ingestion and it can be two to three days before signs of kidney failure are seen.

Pumba is still a bit dazed but is making a good recovery.