RESIDENTS are being asked to look out for a cat after it was injured in a Barrow park.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service and the RSPCA Furness and Barrow branch were called to Hindpool Urban Park at around 9:30am yesterday after a dog attacked a black cat.

It is believed the cat was left with a ‘serious bite injury’ to its back leg and jumped onto a nearby property.

However, the fire service were unable to retrieve the cat and it later disappeared from the park.

There is now concern for the feline’s wellbeing with the injury feared to be life-threatening.

Janine Fleming, from RSPCA Furness and Barrow, said: “You can see a bite mark on its rear leg so it’s definitely injured.

“We don’t know whether it is a feral or if it does have a home.

“We’re hoping that people can keep an eye out for this cat.

“Hopefully, it can be located and we can treat it.”

A witness is believed to have seen what happened and Mrs Fleming has asked them and the dog’s owner to contact the branch’s Facebook page.

Mrs Fleming added: “I assume it wasn’t done on purpose, but if your dog attacks a cat then it is your responsibility to make sure that cat is treated.”