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Cute Cat Ravaged by Frostbite Is given Four Prosthetic Paws Made of Titanium

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Dymka the cat almost frozed to death in 2018 after being stranded outdoors in Siberia's super freezing temperatures.

It is speculated that she either ran away from home or fell out of a window and was left outside and forgotten.

Russian veterinarian Dr. Sergei Gorshkov tended to the poor cat's frostbitten body and amputated her four paws, it's ears and part of the tail.

The smart academics at Tomsk Polytechnic University, the oldest technical university in Russia east of the Urals, helped 3D-print specialist paws out of titanium for Dymka.

They chose to make the cat's new legs out of titanium and 3D print them for a perfect fit.

The prosthetic limbs were covered with a special bio-coating so they'll adjust to the cat's body.

It took 7 months for Dymka to get well after the incredible operation but she is now believed to be fit and adapting to her style of walking.

Dymka lives now with the woman who first found her nearly frozen to death in the Siberian snow.


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