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TWO Southway families have been left devastated after four pet cats were poisoned with antifreeze and died.

Police are investigating after the cats, all from the same street, had to be put down as a result of ingesting antifreeze.

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   Louise Pendall pictured with PCSOs Jane Forder and Tracy Cunningham

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   Louise with pictures of her cats

Louise Pendall, of Lizard Close, has been left ?numb? after three of her beloved cats were among those poisoned.

She said: ?Me and my family are absolutely devastated ? these animals were part of our family.

?Whoever has done this is a threat to society and needs locking up ? they?re evil, sick in the head and just wrong.?

For Mrs Pendall, who spent over ?800 on vets? bills in two days, the nightmare began on Friday morning when she found her nine-year-old tabby cat Henry shaking with his tongue hanging out of his mouth. She rushed Henry to a local vet who ran tests and diagnosed the cat was suffering from antifreeze poisoning.

And just a few hours later Mrs Pendall was forced to rush another of her cats, five-year-old Inky, to the vets after she began to display similar symptoms.

Both Henry and Inky were treated by staff at Woodlands Veterinary Hospital where they were put on drips, containing neat vodka ? the antidote for antifreeze, and monitored overnight.

But on Saturday morning the Pendall family had to have both cats put to sleep after learning they had gone blind and all their major organs had failed.

And things went from bad to worse for the family on Sunday as their nine-month-old kitten, Daisy, also became ill as a result of antifreeze poisoning and was put to sleep the same day.

Mrs Pendall said: ?Southway is a big area and because it?s all three of my cats I feel like the attack has been directed mainly towards me ? it?s too close to home.?

Just two doors down from the Pendall family Chris and Helen Crocker also lost their four-year-old cat Sasha after it, too, had been poisoned.

PCSO Jane Forder, who is helping with the investigation, said: ?House-to-house calls have been completed in the area. If anyone has information then we would be really grateful if they came forward.

?This is a malicious attack on innocent animals that has upset two families ? they are not just cats, they?re family pets.?

Police are now urging other pet owners in Southway to be extra vigilant and keep their cats indoors.

Nick Marsh, the veterinary surgeon who treated all four cats, said: ?I?m still upset about these events now. It was a horrendous case to deal with and very traumatic for all concerned.

?Antifreeze is incredibly poisonous to cats ? if you think your cat has ingested it take it to a vet as soon as possible.?

Symptoms of antifreeze poisoning include vomiting and seizures, as well as appearing drunk and wobbly.

Tracy Cunningham, PCSO for the Southway area, said: ?We want to make people aware that this has happened and urge them to keep their cats in.

?If it was one cat maybe we could say it was a mistake, but four, well I don?t think we can say that?s a mistake ? we?ve got more of a problem here.?

Anyone with information is asked to call the police on 101 quoting crime reference number EL/12/810.

Article source: http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Hunt-cat-killer-Plymouth-pets-poisoned/story-15293999-detail/story.html

Source: http://www.catsproblems.co.uk/cats-problems/hunt-for-cat-killer-after-four-plymouth-pets-are-poisoned

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