Search for owner of cat 'lucky to be alive' after it became wedged in wall at Oldham mill 'for days'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA poor tabby cat is 'lucky to be alive' after it became wedged in a wall at an Oldham mill and was stuck there for at least a 'few days'.
Now, a mission is underway to trace its owner as it survives on a drip at a local vets. Pennine Pen Animal Rescue, based in Oldham, said they were approached by a workman who was working at the Belgrave Mill for assistance after he spotted the cats' head popping through a small hole in the wall.
What staff found was a dehydrated cat that had been wedged there for a number of days. On Monday afternoon (March 28), workers had to drill the wall beside the small gap the pet had become stuck in so that he could be pulled out to safety.
He was later rushed to the vets and is currently surviving on a drip after becoming severely dehydrated. READ MOREStark warning to parents after children as young as NINE are 'running riot' in Stockport According to staff at Pennine Pen Animal Rescue, the cat, now identified as a male, has hurt his feet and nails where he had tried to scramble to free himself.
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