A curious cat broke two legs when he fell 40ft (12m) from a kitchen window while watching birds, his owner says.
A neighbour of black and white Shinji saw him fall and alerted his owner 21-year-old Hannah Hancock from Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Shinji often watches birds from the window and must have somehow pushed the window open to try and chase them, she said.
But he is now he is back on all four paws with frames securing his legs.
Ms Hancock said when she arrived at the vet with she was "shocked and hysterical" but thanked the team for saving her pet's life following his third-floor window plunge.
'Strong cat'
PDSA senior vet, Duncan Senior, said it was a complex operation to perform but fortunately quite rare.
"Thankfully we only see a very small number of cats who have been unlucky enough to break two legs at the same time," he said.