October 4, 2005
Monica Castonguay, 15, and Kim Quimpere, 13, of St. Quentin, Canada, performed a Caesarean section on a newly deceased pregnant cat they discovered while on a walk.
Although neither one had prior medical skills or studied biology, they decided to perform the surgery. Quimpere got a sweater, knife and cotton swabs from a neighboring house, and Castonguay made the incision.
Two of the four kittens were alive, so Castonguay cut their umbilical cords and wiped the mucus from their bodies. Quimpere wrapped them in the sweater, took them home and they tried in vain to reach a veterinarian.
One kitten died later and the other is now a part of Castonguays family. Neither Castonguay nor Quimpere were inspired to become doctors as a result of the experience.