Disabled kitten who lost her front legs in a dog attack gets a special table to stop her falling on her face when she eats

  • Osman Kaplan, of Ankara, Turkey, rescued two-month-old kitten Zeyna 
  • She recovered after losing both front legs in a presumed dog attack, he said  
  • Mr Kaplan noticed she was struggling to eat with front legs to support herself 
  • So he designed a special table so she could eat from a bowl without falling over 

By MAILONLINE REPORTER

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This heartwarming video shows a disabled kitten who lost her front legs in a dog attack eating using a specially-designed table to stop her from falling on her face.

Osman Kaplan rescued the two-month-old kitten, called Zeyna, after a friend asked if he could take her in, Anadolu Kedisi reports.

Mr Kaplan, who makes cardboard houses for animals living on the streets of Ankara in Turkey, said when he visited Zeyna the following day.

Osman Kaplan rescued the two-month-old kitten, called Zeyna, and made a special table for her to eat 

Osman Kaplan rescued the two-month-old kitten, called Zeyna, and made a special table for her to eat 

Zeyna, who lost her front legs in a dog attack, made a speedy recovery but struggled to eat

Zeyna, who lost her front legs in a dog attack, made a speedy recovery but struggled to eat

She had lost one of her legs and the other was broken in five places, presumably in a dog attack, he said.

He took her to see a vet, but her leg couldn’t be saved and was amputated.

‘After the operation, she looked at me in such a way that I told her, “I shall be your arms that you don’t have and you shall be my happiness that I don’t,” to which she replied with a meow’ he said.

Mr Kaplan designed a special table so she could eat and drink from bowls without falling over

Mr Kaplan designed a special table so she could eat and drink from bowls without falling over

The little kitten's leg was ripped off in what is thought to have been a savage dog attack

The little kitten's leg was ripped off in what is thought to have been a savage dog attack

Mr Kaplan (pictured with Zeyna) makes cardboard houses for animals living on the streets of Ankara in Turkey

Mr Kaplan (pictured with Zeyna) makes cardboard houses for animals living on the streets of Ankara in Turkey

Zeyna made a quick recovery but Mr Kaplan noticed that she struggled to eat with no front legs to support herself.

So he designed a special table – with foam at the front to protect her chest – so she could eat without falling over.

He posted a video on his Facebook page showing Zeyna using the table and it quickly went viral, attracting more than 17,000 views so far. 

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