Charity vets save cat that was too curious

A cat has used two of her proverbial nine lives after surviving a serious traffic accident and an airgun attack that left her with some of the worst injuries vets had seen.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Dec 2010, 22:07 BST
Updated 17th Dec 2010, 22:08 BST

The veterinary charity PDSA said the unlucky animal, named Tinsel, made remarkable recoveries after both incidents near her owner's home in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

Four-year-old Tinsel was taken to the PDSA's Petaid hospital in Stoke-on-Trent last year after being shot and underwent a two-hour emergency operation to remove two pellets and repair severe damage to her internal organs.

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A year later the cat suffered a fractured pelvis when she was run over by a vehicle, forcing vets to repair her broken bones with a metal plate.

Tinsel's owner, 55-year-old Tim Gamble, said the hardy pet had not been deterred from venturing outdoors by either incident.

Mr Gamble, who was twice warned by vets to expect the worst, said: "She really is remarkable – to look at her you wouldn't know anything had happened to her.

"She's lucky to be alive after getting into two such serious scrapes."

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Describing his pet, Mr Gamble added: "She's very much an outdoor cat. She doesn't really play with toys or laze around in a cat bed – she just loves to explore.

"I just hope she's learnt a lesson or two and stays out of trouble in future."