£10,000 operation gives cat miaow back
A pet owner has spent £10,000 on an operation to give her cat its miaow back after it suffered a rare throat condition.
Vets diagnosed Cadbury the cat with a paralysed larynx which left it unable to make any noise.
But rather than live with a mute moggie, owner Jean Kelly stumped up £10,000 to give Cadbury two operations, a stint in intensive care, six days in an oxygen tent and four months nursing care.
After the op 13-year-old Cadburyy is now back to his miaowing best and enjoys nothing more than sitting in the conservatory and purring.
Jean's insurance company paid £6,000 towards the costs, but she had to fork out the remaining £4,000 ... or buy a bag and a few bricks.
Jean from Buckinghamshire has had Cadbury since he was five months old and he followed her sister home.
She says there was never any doubt as to whether to have the op, even though it meant putting a planned dream holiday to Namibia on hold.
A pet owner has spent £10,000 on an operation to give her cat its miaow back after it suffered a rare throat condition.Vets diagnosed Cadbury the cat with a paralysed larynx which left it unable to make any noise.
But rather than live with a mute moggie, owner Jean Kelly stumped up £10,000 to give Cadbury two operations, a stint in intensive care, six days in an oxygen tent and four months nursing care.
After the op 13-year-old Cadburyy is now back to his miaowing best and enjoys nothing more than sitting in the conservatory and purring.
Jean's insurance company paid £6,000 towards the costs, but she had to fork out the remaining £4,000 ... or buy a bag and a few bricks.
Jean from Buckinghamshire has had Cadbury since he was five months old and he followed her sister home.
She says there was never any doubt as to whether to have the op, even though it meant putting a planned dream holiday to Namibia on hold.
