THE power of social media has again helped a Keighley cat and kitten welfare charity get a needy feline to a loving new home.

Kimmy, a female rescue cat, was being looked after by Keighley Cat Care.

Charity spokesman Trish Armistead said: "Kimmy had a health problem which put potential adopters off. She had an ear polyp.

"Our local vet advised that she needed referring for specialist treatment, but this treatment would include a CT scan.

"The cost of the scan was around £1,000, so one of our volunteers set up a Just Giving fundraising page for Kimmy in the hope that we could raise something towards the cost.

"In no time at all we had over £1,000 thanks to the generosity of our followers.

"Kimmy went to Abbey House Veterinary hospital on October 26 and the polyp was removed successfully.

"Once Kimmy was discharged we set about finding her a home.

"She was given her own Twitter account, Just Kimmy@KCCrescuecat, and once again our followers set about finding her that forever home."

Once an Oxfordshire resident came forward, offering to take in Kimmy, the charity was able to use Twitter to arrange a relay-style journey for the cat on November 26.

Volunteers drove her from Keighley to Chesterfield, from Chesterfield to the Leicester area then on the final leg to her new home in Oxfordshire.

Trish added: "We will never have enough words to thank all of these people. Our followers are the most amazing people."