A distraught family had to have their cat put down because he was dying in agony from suspected anti-freeze poisoning.

Mum-of-two Davina Chapman found 15-month-old Felix, who she had rescued as a kitten, curled up in the corner and bleeding profusely from the mouth at their home in Conrad Avenue, Canterbury.

She and partner Alex Culver rushed him to the vet but he decided he was too far gone and the couple reluctantly agreed to have him put down.
It has been a huge blow to the animal-loving family, who also have two other cats, two dogs, a corn snake and a hamster.
Davina, 34, said: “I rarely let them out because I just don’t trust they will be safe around here, where some people don’t like cats.
“But Felix must have got out somehow and the next morning I found him curled up with blood pouring from his mouth. It was everywhere, but he didn’t have an injury.
“It was obvious to me that he had been deliberately poisoned and the vet agreed when we got him there. He thought it was probably anti-freeze because there have been other reports. Apparently cats like it because it tastes sweet, but it’s deadly.
“Felix was in a lot of pain and the vet said there was very little chance of saving him so we had to have him put down, which was heartbreaking.
“He was actually my 13-year-old son Liam’s cat. He’s obviously very upset. He has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the distress of it has not helped him one bit.
“I just want to warn other cat owners to be wary because there have been other incidents of cat poisoning.”
In Faversham, vet Trevor Munro at the Faversham Veterinary Clinic recently reported six cats having died after suspected poisoning from anti-freeze, which he believed was probably deliberate.
It led to the RSPCA leafleting 120 homes in the Stone Street and South Road area warning pet owners to be vigilant.