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Voice of Gail Adams-Ventzke
Cats Cradle Shelter

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Jeanne Moos
New York

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Voice of Gail Adams-Ventzke
Cats Cradle Shelter
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A cat found on the street is getting the chance to turn his life around, thanks to a surgery that's turned his legs around.
As Jeanne Moos reports, his family hopes that will help Corky walk "purr-fectly."
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WE'VE SEEN DOGS MISSING LEGS.
Look at that smile.
AND DOGS WITH AN EXTRA WHITE LEG.
Whimper
BUT A CAT WITH HIS HIND LEGS ON BACKWARDS?
Meow
CORKY WAS 7-MONTHS-OLD WHEN HE WAS FOUND DRAGGING HIMSELF DOWN A SIDEWALK. HE ENDED UP AT THE POUND WHERE HE WOULD HAVE BEEN PUT TO SLEEP IF THE WOMEN FROM THE CAT'S CRADLE SHELTER IN FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA HADN'T TAKEN HIM IN.
I could just constantly hear his bones cracking against the tile floor. It was horrible.
CORKY WAS BORN WITH A DEFECT THAT CAUSED HIS LEGS TO BE BACKWARDS AS WELL AS CRISS-CROSSED.
MOOS STANDUP: And if you're wondering why they named the cat Corky, here's a hint. His twisted legs reminded them of a corkscrew.
There's Corky.
HE HAD A HUMAN-LIKE WAY OF SITTING SORT OF LIKE THAT FROG ON A BENCH THAT WENT VIRAL THIS WEEK, WITH CAPTIONS ADDED SUCH AS "I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT LIFE AND HOW ONE DAY WE ALL CROAK." BUT CORKY ISN'T CROAKING. EARLIER THIS MONTH, HE GOT SURGERY TO CORRECT HIS LEGS. AND NOW HE'S LEARNING TO WALK USING THEM.
There you go buddy
DR. DAN BURCHILL CUSTOMIZED A SURGERY HE HAD PREVIOUSLY ONLY DONE ON DOGS. IN THE BEFORE AND AFTER -RAYS, YOU CAN SEE THE DOCTOR BASICALLY TURNED THE LEG BONES, THEN ADDED STEEL PLATES. WITH HIS LEGS NO LONGER CRISS CROSSED UNDERNEATH HIM.
Now for the first time in his life he's able to go to the litter box like a normal kitty. Well that must be a relief. No pun intended.
CORKY HAS HIS OWN FACEBOOK PAGE, HE'S EVEN GOTTEN A GET WELL VIDEO FROM ANOTHER DOG.
AND THE SHELTER HAS RAISED OVER 14-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DONATIONS THAT SHOULD MORE THAN COVER CORKY'S SURGERIES, HE'S NEEDED 4. ON THURSDAY, DUE TO COMPLICATIONS, THEY HAD TO AMPUTATE THE BOTTOM QUARTER OF HIS LEFT LEG, BUT HE SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO WALK ON IT.
We're hoping to get him certified as a therapy pet.
TO VISIT KIDS IN HOSPITALS WHO'VE HAD ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES.
If he can do it, they can do it.
HE'S ALREADY DOING WHAT PASSES FOR THE LIMBO WITH HIS REPOSITIONED LIMBS.
JEANNE MOOS, CNN.
Oh wow
NEW YORK.
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FUNNY CORKY CAT