Hector had to have his tail and a leg amputated after suffering severe injuries in the incident in North Ayrshire.

"I've never seen a cat make it home with such awful injuries. His back end had almost been cut off by the train, and he's so lucky to survive both that and the operation. "The only two options were ...

A cat hit by a train survived after having his leg and tail ... “The only two options were either to amputate or sadly put Hector to sleep. “We didn’t know how much blood loss there had ...

A cat whose "back end had almost been cut off" by a train managed to survive after dragging ... options for Hector were to either put him to sleep or amputate. Image: Hector, aged two.