bloodrayne
07-09-2006, 11:00 AM
Kitten Survives Trip Through Wood Chipper
Florida - A kitten has amazed veterinarians by surviving a trip through a working wood chipper.
Doctors said they did not think the stray kitten, now named Chipper, would survive after an anonymous caller said it fell asleep inside the wood chipper before workers turned it on.
Veterinarians said when the kitten arrived at the South Dixie Animal Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., its neck was fractured, front legs broken and the skin on its scalp was damaged.
However, veterinarians said Chipper will survive its injuries.
"You know, this little guy was a fighter," veterinarian Dr. Salvatore Zeitlin said. "You can never count anybody or anything out. You always have to be optimistic and give it your best shot."
The kitten still needs a skin graft on its scalp but continues to recover.
Chipper may be put up for adoption in the next couple of weeks.
Florida - A kitten has amazed veterinarians by surviving a trip through a working wood chipper.
Doctors said they did not think the stray kitten, now named Chipper, would survive after an anonymous caller said it fell asleep inside the wood chipper before workers turned it on.
Veterinarians said when the kitten arrived at the South Dixie Animal Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., its neck was fractured, front legs broken and the skin on its scalp was damaged.
However, veterinarians said Chipper will survive its injuries.
"You know, this little guy was a fighter," veterinarian Dr. Salvatore Zeitlin said. "You can never count anybody or anything out. You always have to be optimistic and give it your best shot."
The kitten still needs a skin graft on its scalp but continues to recover.
Chipper may be put up for adoption in the next couple of weeks.