Miracle cat survived Storm Darragh for five days with broken legs
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A miracle cat who survived the full force of Storm Darragh by themselves with two broken legs is now seeking a forever home. Squeak, a stray cat in Bury, disappeared for five days during storm Darragh, causing concern to a woman who feeds him. But just as she began to ‘fear the worst’, she was awoken by Squeak the next morning after the feline dragged himself to her house and started ‘crying’ for help, sporting two broken legs which left him unable to walk.
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He was taken to the vet, where the woman who usually fed him paid £500 for his x-rays and initial care. But when she was unable to pay for the treatment, the vets passed him along to Kitty Rescue Bury, who are now raising money for the miracle cat’s care.
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‘He was going to cost a lot of money, which there was no way that woman could pay, but they also couldn’t leave him to just suffer with two broken legs,’ said Chantelle Farrow, a volunteer at the shelter. ‘The vet really didn’t want to put him to sleep because he was just so chill and a happy, loving cat even with his broken legs.
‘He was like purring and making biscuits even at the vet. He’s just got a great little personality for all he’s been through.’. Squeak, who is believed to be around 18 months old, has had to endure two fracture repairs on his leg and as well as having his jaw wired after vets discovered he had also picked up an injury there.
