Boaz woman performs heart transplant on cat using chicken heart.

Confounding researchers across the country a woman from Boaz, Alabama saves her house cat from a sure demise, using a chicken heart that would have otherwise been discarded from local poultry farm. Jennifer Davis said her furry feline friend Kofi had so much love for life that his heart was physically outgrowing his small body. He was being managed medically, but side effects of the medication and time was rapidly catching up with him. Putting her love for science and her kitty, Jennifer contacted a nearby poultry farmer and arranged the transplant. Kofi is recovering well and seems to have no desire to cross the road at this time. Jennifer, on the other hand, wears her heart on her sleeve. Best wishes to Kofi, the whiskered wonder!