Bitsy the cat was born with nine lives, six legs and one loving heart. Now, Christine Koltun says the one-year-old cat is well on her way to having a new lease on life.
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A fun story from me today: https://t.co/8L32lpmKJq
Furget Me Not, a rescue organization in Edmonton, Alberta, got a report of a stray cat that had six legs. They picked up Bitsy and saw that indeed, the cat had two front legs and four back legs. Veterinarians determined that Bitsy had absorbed a littermate as a fetus, and had two extra legs plus an extra pelvis. One of the cat's original main legs was non-functional as well. They decided that Bitsy would have a better quality of life without the non-functional legs. Surgeons at the Windermere Veterinary Hospital removed three of the cat's legs in a two-hour surgical procedure. She is now recovering at the home of one of the vet techs. Read about Bitsy and her extra legs at CBC. -via Metafilter
You have to wonder if there's something about Edmonton, since this is the second time a six-legged cat has been helped in that city.
