Stabbed cat survives

Jasmine Dickinson with Katie the cat

Katie, a cat repeatedly stabbed nine times before she was rescued by the RSPCA is now enjoying life in her new home.
 
A police  officer rescued the critically injured pet from her attacker, who was suffering from a mental health episode at the time.
 
The seven-year-old cat needed multiple stitches on her wounds and some of her fur had to be shaved off to allow the vet to carry out the procedure.

She was then rehabilitated in RSPCA care at the animal charity’s Oldham and Bury over a two months, and, apart from scars, has made a full recovery.
 
She has been rehomed with Jasmine Dickinson (28), from  Wigan and is now almost unrecognisable from the photographs taken the day she was injured.

Jasmine said: “I had cats as pets when I was younger and was looking to adopt when I came across Katie. I applied to be her owner and the centre told me what she had been through and I was even more keen to offer her a loving home.
 
“She is such a sweet-natured cat and she has really latched on to me - wherever I am she is not far away.
 
“She loves to sit on my knee and is very affectionate and likes to be stroked - even on her neck which is still scarred but is certainly getting better.
 
“I work from home as an accountant and if I am on my laptop she will lay on the bed nearby very relaxed.”
 
RSPCA inspector Ryan King, who helped rescue Katie,  said: “I am glad to see how well  she has settled in with her new owner - it is a remarkable turnaround for her.”
 
The RSPCA has launched its Cancel Out Cruelty campaign  aiming  to reduce the number of horrifying incidents against pets by 50 per cent before 2030.

The charity also hopes to raise more funds to help keep rescuers on the frontline to save animals from neglect and to help rehabilitate and rehomed them.
 
To donate to the Cancel Out Cruelty campaign  visit www.rspca.org.uk/stopcruelty.
 
You can also help Cancel Out Cruelty by volunteering or becoming a campaigner.

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