Australian cat likes to swim (video)

Prinny the swimming Persian cat isn’t so precious she won’t get her paws wet.

Instead, the soggy moggy in Victoria, Australia, joins her friend Bandit the blue heeler when he’s taking a dip at Doggy Paddle in Rosebud as part of his hydrotherapy sessions for a bad back.

“I’ve never seen a cat swim before,” Doggy Paddle owner Jacque Olsen said.

“Bandit came here with a bad back and his owner said the cat swims with him at home, so Prinny hopped in the pool with him next time he came.”

Ms Olsen set up the 8m x 2m lap pool for her staffy cross ridgeback, Ubud, who suffered an embolism and was paralysed in the back legs.

“After six months of swimming Ubud was walking again,” Ms Olsen said.

Ubud’s recovery prompted Ms Olsen to set up her Doggy Paddle swim and grooming business and she now has about 150 dogs on her books - and one cat, Prinny.

“I’ve always loved animals and always wanted to work with them,” the former graphic designer said.

“Ubud died last year but she has brought many beautiful dogs into my life. And Prinny of course.”

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