She may have been thrown from the ninth floor of
an apartment building, but this cute cat has certainly landed on
her feet with plenty of loving friends to help her recover from her
nightmare fall.
Christened Hei Hudie - meaning Black Butterfly -
because of the black fur on her face and body, the unlucky moggie
fell 32 feet down to the fifth floor of the block in the city
of Chongqing, southwest China.
Her cruel assailant had reportedly stepped on her
before flinging her to what could well have been her
death.
But the resilient feline survived the fall, which
fractured her spine, and after four major operations in six months
the eight-month-old kitty she is able to get around again using a
wheeled brace.
The poor cat has lost the use of her hind legs
and requires daily physiotherapy following the fall in
the Jiulongpo Shiqiaopu area of Chongqing in November last
year.
She has been inundated with well wishers at
the Yu Bei Area Animal Hospital, including an anonymous woman
who has put more than 10,000 yuan - nearly £1,100 - towards helping
Black Butterfly recover.
Because of her frailty the director of the
hospital, Cheng Yu, placed her in her office to make it easier to
take care of her.
When she sees a stranger, Black Butterfly will
hide her head under her blanket.
Cheng has to gently take her out to pet her and
before attaching the wheels to her back legs and encouraging her to
walk with them attached using food as an incentive.
Black Butterfly weighs 2kg and the wheels make up
almost 30 per cent of that weight.
With her wheels attached she is able to gingerly
walk on her two front legs and after a few steps she will stop for
a rest then start over again.
Cheng said: 'She is still on the slow road to
recovery and needs to exercise her front legs daily to develop the
strength in them.
'Last year we operated on her three times and had
to repair her spleen, liver and bladder as well as amputate her
hind legs.'
Cheng said that earlier this month Black
Butterfly suddenly developed a swollen cheek and to save her life
they had to operate on her again on March 8 to remove a gland under
her tongue. She is currently in good health.
After going under the knife four times she is not
able to relieve herself in the normal way anymore and will have to
use nappies every day.