After an electric shock caused a cat's front paws
and tail to drop off, the persevering feline gets around by roaming
on his hind legs like a T-Rex.
Brown and white moggy 'Able' moves just like the
frightening dinosaur after he lost his front paws from a massive
electric shock from loose wires in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
The brave kitten was nursed back to health and
doesn't let his missing paws stop him from being a normal
cat.
Able was just a one-year-old kitten when a bang
so loud went off, neighbours thought a bomb had
exploded.
Hundreds of volts surged through the cat's body,
frying his tail and two front paws - leaving him helpless on the
ground.
Resident Walai Sriboonvorakul , 49, found Able,
now three years old, stranded in an alley some seven days after the
accident.
She nursed him back to health and two years later
he has made a full recovery - having learned how to negotiate
flights of stairs, chase other cats and jump up walls by 'bouncing
like a kangaroo'.
Ms Sriboonvorakul said: 'Able is a beautiful cat.
We called him "Able" because he can do everything just like the
other animals.
'He was electrocuted by wires. There was a loud
bang and it sounded like a bomb. The electricity was so powerful
his legs and tail dropped off.
'He is really strong and he can walk up and down
stairs and play chase with other cats by bouncing like a little
mini kangaroo. He can jump high up walls and ledges,
too'
The sick cat was lavished with love and food
after being taken in to the family home.
Ms Sriboonvorakul and son Copter, 26, said that
they let Able roam freely around the garden and outside.
But when he strayed too far the other stray dogs
and cats that live outside ganged up on him and he would come
hopping back.
The family now keep him inside their two storey
home and Able's favourite thing is running up to 'big brother'
Copter's bedroom to wake him up every morning.
Copter said: 'Able is one of the family. I'm like
his big brother. He runs up the stairs to my bedroom to wake me
up.
'We play all the normal games with him. He is a
pampered cat who has a good life now. He lost his legs but he found
a loving home.'