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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Molly Powell

Cat owners handed £9,000 vet bill after London heatwave accident: ‘We just wanted to keep him cool’

A Russian Blue tabby cat has narrowly escaped death after falling from a fourth-floor window left open during the heatwave.

Two-year-old Rascal suffered a broken hip, fractured leg, shattered ankle and chest injuries after plunging from the 20-metre-high flat during the June heatwave.

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