Tabby Teas, in Highfield, has eight in-house rescue cats including Ziggy and Nyx, in need of various medical treatments. 

Café co-owner, Charlotte Pickering, said: “We were paying around £300 beforehand and now we are paying, judging by the last vet bill we had, £620, so vet bills have gone up dramatically. 

“It is always a worry and we don’t really have a safety net because the cats aren’t really insured here, so every vet bill is a hit.”