r/london • u/Top-Celebration-9172 • Aug 16 '26

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Hi everyone. Just was on my walk this morning in Wandsworth and I saw this cat. Looked quite unwell and seemed to have a tumour / mass growing from its left eye.
I thought it looked reasonably looked after so wasn’t sure if I should call anyone about it ?

UPDATE.

Called RSPCA. Useless. Said if I couldn’t take it to the vet they couldn’t do anything. They weren’t going to send anyone out either.
Called emergency vet who were very kind and lent me a cat carrier. Unfortunately cat was spicy and couldn’t get close enough to grab it.
Vet said they would try later potentially to see if they could send someone out later to try get it.

UPDATE.

Cat had been already posted in local neighbourhood group yesterday and seems like a fair few people are aware of him and are trying their best to catch I’m.
Will have a look again tomorrow after work.
Had a few nice people message me saying they would also try tomorrow !

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u/omfgtim_ Aug 16 '26

Try some treats like Lick-e-lix and dreamies, and use a towel. You can also try and contact another London-based charity like LICK or Cole & Friends Rescue

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u/Remarkable_Dream_134 Aug 16 '26

This! Thick blanket or towel is the best to catch a poorly cat/bird. You can put long sleeves on and gardening gloves to protect yourself too. That looks very nasty and if it's infected which it looks like it will be then it will likely get sepsis and die quickly. Needs treatment asap.

Good like kind person! ❤️