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By The Siberian Times reporter 09 June 2019

The pet lost all four paws in January in -40C cold in Tomsk but video shows him walking again with artificial titanium limbs.



Ryzhik 🐈 (meaning Redhead or Ginger) was found with all paws so badly frostbitten and with gangrene developing so fast, that there was no other option but amputation.

Not long ago this was a common cause of pets being put down in the harsh winters.

Luckily Ryzhik got himself a new owner who had other plans. 

The cat was taken to a clinic in Novosibirsk, which specialises in implanting artificial limbs.


Now Ryzhik is believed to be the only cat in Russia with four functioning artificial paws.

Indeed surgeon Sergey Gorshkov said: ‘He is definitely the first cat in the world who experienced such surgeries.

‘The limbs have fully connected with the skin and bone. The part of the limb that goes inside the body is spongy, the bone tissue grows inside it.

‘We achieved a good result.

‘We have secured the function of the limb, although part of it has been removed.’

https://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/ryzhik-the-siberian-cat-who-refuses-to-be-defeated-by-frostbite/

Agelbert COMMENT: Brave Kitty Ryzhik, may you live long and prosper!