Cat named Thor loses paw in kitchen accident and recovers

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 12 Nov, 18:14 · Archive

A six-year-old cat named Thor lost his paw after his leg became trapped in a drawer handle whilst jumping on a kitchen counter in Clacton-on-Sea.

Six-year-old Thor, a cat from Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, suffered multiple fractures to his back paw after a freak kitchen accident. While jumping onto a kitchen counter as he normally does, Thor lost his footing and his paw became trapped in the handle of a drawer below. He fell backwards, wrenching his trapped paw down by 90 degrees and breaking it in several places before it came free.

Owner Anna heard the commotion and found Thor shaking in pain on the floor, unable to stand. With her usual vets closed, she called emergency pet service Vets Now and rushed to its out-of-hours clinic in Manningtree with her 15-year-old daughter Savannah and Savannah's father Craig.

The timing proved especially difficult for the family. Anna said: 'Savannah was in tears at the clinic at the thought of losing not just her dad but her cat too. As a parent, you'd give anything to comfort your distressed child, but she was distraught at the thought of life without Thor and Craig.' Craig is suffering from terminal cancer.

X-rays showed multiple fractures in Thor's paw. After weighing up the options, Anna authorised amputation. By the following morning, Thor was out of intensive care and resting well. Two days later he was well enough to go home.

Three months after the accident, Thor had made a full recovery and was running around on his three remaining paws.

How it is being reported

• Cat named Thor suffered horror injury but impressed vets with healing factorThor's paw was left shattered after a freak accidentEssexLive · 12 Nov, 12:38
• Cat named Thor loses paw after freak kitchen accidentA cat named after the god of thunder stunned his owners with his recovery after suffering horrific injuries in a freak kitchen accident.Brentwood Guardian · 12 Nov, 05:00
• Cat named Thor loses paw after freak kitchen accidentA cat named after the god of thunder stunned his owners with his recovery after suffering horrific injuries in a freak kitchen accident.Echo (Basildon) · 12 Nov, 05:00
• Cat named Thor loses paw after freak kitchen accidentA cat named after the god of thunder stunned his owners with his recovery after suffering horrific injuries in a freak kitchen accident.Colchester Gazette · 12 Nov, 05:00

In this story: Thor · Anna · Savannah · Craig · Vets Now · Clacton-on-Sea · Manningtree

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