A woman discovered the stray cat, named Bainne due to her white fur, and brought it to the shelter after noticing “terrible growths” on her ears.
“Bainne had surgery to remove parts of both her ears due to cancer. She was a very good patient and has recovered well from her surgery,” a post from DSPCA said.
“Unfortunately for this sweet 8-year-old lady, the prognosis is not good. We are now looking for a home where she can spend the rest of her days, which will possibly be less than a year.
“We’re sure she’s had a difficult and sad journey in life to have ended up living alone, scavenging for food and shelter.
“We want to ensure that her final journey is one full of love, comfort, and a place where she can finally feel safe and rest easy,” they added.
A spokesperson for the DSPCA said it is “very keen to find the perfect home for Bainne”.
Colm O’Donoghoe, Cattery Manager at DSPCA, said the ideal home for Bainne would be “quiet, ideally with no other cats and a stress free environment”.
“We don’t know how long she might have left, it could be months or a lot shorter,” he said.
“She is a very, very sweet cat and with all that’s been going on, she’s been so affectionate.”
He added that they do believe Bainne once had a home once as she was spayed.
DSPCA is noticing that an awful lot of people are currently wanting to surrender cats to the shelter.
“People can buy kittens and either find out there is an issue or realise they can’t afford it,” he said.
“Sometimes circumstances change too when people need to move and can’t bring pets with them.
“However, what we are seeing is that an awful lot of people abandon cats more so than they would dogs.
“Cats can also stray themselves and go missing by wandering off, but they definitely struggle to fend for themselves.”
In the past year, the DSPCA reported a record number of abandoned animals and an overwhelming increase in requests to take in unwanted pets, which prompted them to warn future pet owners to “adopt, don’t shop”.
