A disabled kitten found abandoned in a garden got a new lease of life - after it got its own wheelchair.

Six-year-old Brutiss was born with brain damage and found abandoned by its mother, on a garden lawn.

The female kitty had tremors and trouble balancing, so vets were worried the moggy would never walk.

But vet Shannan Egan made Brutiss a walking frame from pipes to hold up the cat's back legs - and amazing it worked.

Little Brutiss can scoot around - with the help of little booties for grip - and has now been adopted by Shannan, from near South Shore in Massachusetts, USA.

Small animal GP veterinarian Shannan said: "Her first walker was made for her by my dad following instructions from a YouTube video. It was made from white PVC pipe and some scrap wheels.

"My mum sewed the belly sling, then we used a ferret harness.

"Bru took to the walker pretty quickly, within a few minutes. We added booties to help her get better traction on the hardwood flooring.

"She did well in it - that's when we decided to invest in a custom wheelchair.

"Brutiss needs some extra help, but in other ways she's just like any other indoor cat - she naps, plays, eats etc.

"She certainly doesn't spring, but she can cruise along at a comfortable walking pace."

Brutiss and a sibling were brought into Shannan's clinic as newborns.

The kittens' mother had just given birth and abandoned them on a lawn.

Shannan said: "Sadly the littermate passed away within the first week, but Bru was a tough little cookie. I bottle fed her until she was weaned onto kitten food.

"Both kittens had a grey coat colour called a 'fever coat'. Kittens have this if their mother is either ill or very stressed during pregnancy."

Brutiss was fully evaluated by the vets, and Shannan believes the mother had been infected with feline panleukopenia virus that can cause cerebellar hypoplasia in kittens.

Cerebellar hypoplasia is when the cerebellum fails to develop properly during birth leading to difficulties with walking and balance.

The vet noticed the kitty's tremors early on, but was glad to discover Brutiss wasn't in any pain, so made the walker, in May 2015.

Apart from the occasional difficulty when she encounters a tricky corner, Brutiss lives a normal life with Shannan, her partner Tom and their other cat Elektra.

She even enjoys a swim.

This video was filmed from 2015 to 2021.