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Cat saved by vets after swallowing rat poison
Runcorn Weekly News
|June 19, 2025
A CHESHIRE animal hospital has saved the life of a young cat who swallowed rat poison and started having repeated seizures and tremors.
Anthony McSherry, from Liverpool, rushed beloved two-year-old pet Splodge to his local vets after he collapsed at home.
Splodge was quickly referred to Linnaeus-owned Northwest Veterinary Specialists (NWVS) in Sutton Weaver for further investigations.
‘The added anxiety for Anthony was that Splodge is his 20-year-old daughter Molly’s cat - and she was sitting an exam at home, so was completely unaware of the scare surrounding her precious pet.
Anthony said: “It was such a shock and I honestly thought Splodge was going to die.
“He couldn't walk, his eyes were glazed and he kept having seizures.
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