An adorable pet tabby cat called Kolo has become popular with patients in his local hospital's A&E.
The popular moggy has become something of a celebrity among staff and visitors to Southmead Hospital in Bristol.
He has been visiting from his nearby home for the past year, cheering up children waiting to be seen and welcoming staff such as paramedics and police officers.
The tabby, three this August, has a particular penchant for napping in filing baskets, on chairs, underneath wet floor signs and on the reception desk countertop.
His owner, Vikki Gillies, said she is always seeing posts online from locals who are concerned the hospital cat is homeless.
An adorable pet tabby cat called Kolo has become popular with patients during his regular wanderings into his local hospital's A&E. Leanne Pitt was grateful Kolo kept her son, Leo, 10, who has ADHD, occupied during a long wait to be seen (pictured)
The popular moggy has been visiting Southmead Hospital in Bristol for more than a year (pictured)
Kolo has become something of a celebrity among staff and visitors. He likes to sit on the reception desk countertop (pictured) and welcome staff such as paramedics
Ms Gillies, who has made Kolo his own Facebook page - The Adventures of Kolo, said: 'I just think it's hilarious.
'We live right by the A&E entrance and our back garden backs onto the hospital. He always used to stay in during the day and go out at night through his cat flap.
'We just started getting people saying he was at the hospital and he kept appearing on lost and found pet sites where people were wondering if he was lost.
'It got so frequent with people thinking he was lost, I just thought it would be really funny to put all the pictures of him together on one page.'
Patients and staff who have got to know Kolo during his hospital visits love to share their photos of the cat lounging around the department.
Leanne Pitt shared an adorable photo of her son Leo, whose age is unknown, giving Kolo a cuddle during a recent visit to the emergency department.
Ms Pitt, who works in a different department at Southmead Hospital, said: 'Leo suffers with ADHD really badly, and having Kolo at the hospital made a massive difference to the wait we had.
'I was dreading taking him, as I knew how long we would have to wait, but that cat made a massive difference.'
Meanwhile, plenty of other patients have shared photos of Kolo taking a cat nap on chairs around the department, or on top of the reception desk.
Jess-Ann Gray, a staff nurse at the hospital, wrote on The Adventures of Kolo page: 'Kolo thanks for giving me a cuddle and putting a smile on my face as I walked into work this morning.
'Just what I needed at the start of a 12-hour shift.'
The tabby, who is three this August, can be found napping in filing baskets, on chairs (pictured) and underneath wet floor signs
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