A stray cat found with a severely swollen and bleeding head in County Durham is making an astonishing recovery after being rescued by the RSPCA.
The RSPCA was contacted about the adult female cat that had been straying in the Horden area, near Peterlee. The people who found her had become very concerned for her welfare after they noticed the cat had horrific injuries to her face and head.
RSPCA Inspectors Christine Nisbet and Steph Baines were called to collect the cat, who they have nicknamed 'Phoebe,' and rushed her to a vet for urgent treatment. Christine said Phoebe was in a "terrible state" when they found her as her wounds had become infected.
