A NEGLECTED cat has found his forever home in Southampton.

Baloo was found sores around his neck and lesions on his leg when he arrived at the Blue Cross rehoming centre in West End.

The stray cat had been hiding in a garden for two weeks before being brought to the animal hospital in Victoria, central London, in November last year.

Vets suspected that his sore skin was down to an old but severe and untreated burn.

Baloo, four, was also prescribed anti-inflammatories, antibiotics and creams to help his skin heal.

And, once he was stable, the sweet boy was transferred to the Blue Cross Southampton rehoming centre for his recovery to continue in a special foster home for some much-needed respite care.

Now he is an integral member of the Frost family in Hampshire, where he lives with Joanne, her husband Ian and their two daughters Georgia, 16 and Maia, 12.

Joanne said: “Baloo has brought great joy into our lives.

"He has been a perfect distraction to our children during this strange time and they love playing with him and getting to know his character.

"He has proved to be a great addition to our family, and we have fallen in love with him.