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A mum almost died from rabies after being bitten by a stray cat while on holiday in Turkey - only to have her life saved thanks to her dogs.

Chloe Kelly, from Exeter, was bitten on the heel while eating in a restaurant at a resort in Bodrum on the last day of a week-long break.

The 44-year-old said: "We were eating in the restaurant before our transfer back to the airport when I was bitten by this ginger cat which was under the table.

"I didn't know it was there and I just moved my chair back which scraped along the marble and obviously startled it."

Chloe continued: "Animals with rabies tend to be more aggressive and this cat just sunk its teeth into my heel. I only saw it when it ran off.

"It was really painful and I was screaming in pain, there was blood everywhere,

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