article_snippet: A family has been left devastated after A family pet cat was put down without A family consent by a vet who thought it was a stray.
article_snippet: Vets presumed the animal was a stray when the animal was handed in without a collar or microchip .
article_snippet: With no microchip and he already removed by the time he was brought in staff presumed Babies was a stray and gave he a lethal injection after detecting signs of illness.
article_snippet: The vet who gave Babies a lethal injection has since apologised for the confusion. '
article_snippet: us vet is very experienced, fully qualified and was acting in the best interests of their pet cat Babies.
article_snippet: their pet cat Babies was not wearing a collar, and was scanned for a microchip
article_snippet: The animal was put down by vets at a pets at home store near her home.
highlights_snippet: The animal was picked up by a stranger and taken to a local pet store .
  
highlights_snippet: There vets considered The animal a stray as The animal was not wearing a microchip or collar .
  