Cat shave attacks in Norwich spark RSPCA warning for owners

Pet owners have reported that their felines have come home and parts of the fur on their legs and backs has been shaved off. 

It comes after more than 50 incidents of cats being shaved by hair clippers were reported to an animal welfare organisation in Kent. 

Sophie-Louise Parks noticed her cat had been shaved after going missing for a few hours outside (Image: Sophie-Louise Parks)

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The Animals Lost and Found group has compiled a list of where attacks have taken place in the country and there now seem to be incidents in the Norwich area.  

Sophie-Louise Parks, from Bowthorpe, noticed a shaved patch of fur on her cat called Gizmo, while a strange collar had been placed on her other pet called Lua.  

“Gizmo came home on Tuesday morning and it looked like she’d been shaved on the top of her back leg,” she said.

“People have said she must have been involved in a cat fight but the hair is out by the root so it’s very blatant she was shaved.  

“When I touch right above the shaved patch, she gets uncomfortable like it hurts her.” 

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The following day Lua came home with a blue collar around her neck which Ms Parks tried taking off but the cat “was very scared and seemed shaken up”. 

Other reports on Facebook include a cat from New Costessey that had a ‘V’ shaved into its back and a feline from the Bowthorpe area that had her “whole side shaved”. 

Tammy Cullum's cat Flo was shaved after going outside in New Costessey. 

Tammy Cullum's cat came back with a large shaved patch on its side after going out in Norwich (Image: Tammy Cullum)

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Ms Cullum said: "She came back looking like she'd been shaved in a square shape, you can tell it's not from being scratched or bit and you can clearly see the square shape where the clippers have clipped her fur.

"I just don't understand why people would do this to her."

Tammy Cullum's cat Flo (on left) (Image: Tammy Cullum)

An RSPCA spokesman advised worried owners to take their moggies to a vet to be checked for injuries and said: "These incidents sound very upsetting and we hope the poor cats are recovering well at home."