Desperate Paisley mum suffering from panic attacks after rats invade her home

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A Paisley mother says she has been left suffering from panic attacks as she hits out at Renfrewshire Council for failing to tackle a rat infestation at her home.Susan Cardno’s Ferguslie flat has been overrun by rodents for the past seven months.

They have been found dead in her kitchen, been running along the wall cavities and even chewed through plasterboard to get into her daughter’s bedroom.Although pest controllers have laid traps and poison, Susan says the rats keep returning.

The year-long battle means the 42-year-old has been left anxiety-ridden and unable to sleep in her own home.The mum of two has even been separated from her daughter Sarah who is now sleeping at her dad’s house to escape the health hazard.Yesterday, Susan lambasted Renfrewshire Council for its lack of compassion and failure to block the holes in the property through which the rats are repeatedly entering.“I just can’t live like this,” she told the Paisley Daily Express. “I feel like am living in a nightmare and it’s really took its toll on my mental health.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies. Available on both Android and Apple.