From a distance, the cat named Noggin looks like a superhero.

Her head gear does make her pretty special, though. She has a custom helmet to protect her skull, while she recovers from a skull fracture.

James Tuggy is a Chattanooga State student who helped with the design alongside his instructor.

"[He came] to me and said, ‘This thing would be kind of complicated if we tried to make it out of aluminum or something like that, why don't we just 3-D print it?’ So I went through and found somebody else who had done a helmet,” said Tuggy.

UTC associate professor and recent graduate help puppy needing special assistance

The pair worked together to create a 3D helmet design for Niblet.

After a trial run, the second version of the helmet stuck. It's supposed to help protect her as she adjust

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