A man has described his horror at finding a mummified cat during building works at home.
Adam White, 30, had to demolish the roof of an outbuilding before building an extension.
But among the rubble and debris, he found the body of cat, twisted and solid.
‘I think it’s been there quite a long time,’ he said.
‘I couldn’t make my mind up whether it was an ornament or something but when I saw its teeth and rib cage I knew it was real.
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‘There was a hole in the corner of the building so I don’t know whether it’s crawled in there and got stuck or climbed up to die.’
Adam, a plumber, grew up in the house in Hindley, Wigan, before buying it years later with his wife, Rebecca.
He had to tell his young son out with him that the cat wasn’t real, because he didn’t want to upset him.
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‘Luckily my other son was in bed – he is really obsessed with animals, I think he would have been taken aback with it,’ Adam said.
After his dad shared the images online and the family appealed for any potential owners, people started commenting about what could have happened.
Many were concerned that the cat may have died slowly or painfully and that it may be someone’s missing pet.
Others have offered to help find the owner by scanning for microchips.
However, Adam believes it could have been there for 30 years so this may not work.
For mummification to occur, a body must have been exposed to certain conditions, including particular chemicals, low humidity or a lack of air which prevent the tissue from decaying.
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