An adorable kitten has been nursed back to full health after being found without a tail or ears.
The tiny stray feline, which was named Kiara, was just ten weeks old when a good Samaritan discovered her wandering wearily through the streets.
They then took the cold and hungry cat to the nearby Woodgreen Pets Charity, in Cambridgeshire, to be assessed by their staff.
On arrival, she was transferred straight to its veterinary team for a thorough examination, and they identified wounds where her ears and tail should have been.
These wounds had already started to scab, so thankfully she didn’t need any treatment.
A charity spokesperson did not know how Kiara sustained her lesions but added: “It may have been frostbite or happened because of a traumatic injury.”
Kiara also had a nasty infestation of fleas and worms so she was given treatment to get rid of them and was then kept under supervision for the following days.
But after she was provided with plenty of food, warmth and care, all of which she accepted enthusiastically, she made a remarkable recovery.
Kiara has since been rehomed with an adoring new family.
A spokesperson from Woodgreen Pets Charity said: “Despite her unknown start in life, young Kiara was surprisingly full of confidence and very sociable.
“She craved constant affection from everyone around her.
“Kiara stayed with one of Woodgreen’s Cat team for a couple of days, before going to stay with a foster carer, which helped prepare her for life in her new home.
“Two weeks after arriving at Woodgreen, Kiara was rehomed to a loving family.”
They added: “Sadly, Woodgreen has seen an increase in stray cats and kittens coming to its centre.
“Over the past 12 months the charity has taken in 205 stray cats/kittens, compared to 150 over the previous 12 months.”
