How NOT to treat a cat on National Black Cat day....

Not the best example of being kind to someone who is celebrating their national day - shoving them in a metal cage, driving them miles from home, sticking them with needles, man-handling them, knocking them unconscious and then chopping their balls off!

It's okay, it's all in a good cause!

Leeds Feline Friends had a call from a lady who is feeding a big black cat at a farm, and has a poorly eye. She asked if they could help. So, yesterday i went down to trap the big fella... and he is BIG... but as soft as a sausage. He turned up at the farm a while back and they think he might have come from a gypsy encampment which is nearby and possibly been used for dog baiting as he HATES dogs. Anyway, they tried to get him in a carrier and whilst partially successful, because he is so big, he stressed when they tried to shut him in. I took a trap across, we put some food in and he literally walked in, bless his soul.

They looked at his eye and it could just be an ingrowing eyelid with the hairs rubbing on his eyeball, so they are going to trim is eye lid and hopefully he should be alright after a couple of days rest.