A kitten could lose her leg after being caught in an illegal “gin trap” for three days. Six-month-old Otis was only rescued when her owner heard wailing as she lay helpless in a neighbour’s garden.
Frantic Louise Wilson, 23, followed the cries and found her pet at the back of the garden stuck in the trap and under discarded greenhouse glass panes. Louise, of Ayr, had to call grandad Alex, 72, to release Otis.
The puss now has a large area of exposed bone and the vet said if it doesn’t heal, it could result in the leg being amputated. The matter has been reported to the SSPCA, which is investigating, as the traps have been illegal since 1958 and have claimed the lives of many pets and birds.
