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Kitten Survives Trip Through Wood Chipper

POSTED: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
UPDATED: 11:40 pm EDT July 5, 2006

A kitten in South Florida has amazed veterinarians by surviving a trip through a working wood chipper, according to a Local 6 News report.


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Doctors said they did not think the stray kitten, now named Chipper, would survive after an anonymous caller said it fell asleep inside the wood chipper before workers turned it on.

Veterinarians said when the kitten arrived at the South Dixie Animal Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., its neck was fractured, front legs broken and the skin on its scalp was damaged.

However, veterinarians said Chipper will survive its injuries.

"You know, this little guy was a fighter," veterinarian Dr. Salvatore Zeitlin said. "You can never count anybody or anything out. You always have to be optimistic and give it your best shot."

Local 6 News reported that the kitten still needs a skin graft on its scalp but continues to recover.

Chipper may be put up for adoption in the next couple of weeks, according to the report.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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