John Campbell with his cat Pepper, a male, in front of Campbell's house on Chestnut Street in Waukegan. He said Pepper woke him up during a fire in the house and saved his life.
I am not a cat lover, but Pepper gets a thumbs up for this one.
Posted on 03/19/2006 2:40:10 PM PST by oxcart
WAUKEGAN — A cat saved his disabled owner's life during a fire in his home this week.
John Campbell, 37, who is disabled, sleeps in a hospital bed and walks with a cane, was awakened before dawn Wednesday by his 6-year-old cat, Pepper.
"He was jumping up and down on me at 4 in the morning," Campbell said. "I tossed him off three or four times. He started walking all over my face til I got up. When I did, I could smell smoke. I saw flames in the back of my house."
Campbell grabbed Pepper and some clothes and fled his home at 609 N. Chestnut St.
"I ran out the door half naked, put him in my truck and got over to my neighbor's house."
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John Campbell with his cat Pepper, a male, in front of Campbell's house on Chestnut Street in Waukegan. He said Pepper woke him up during a fire in the house and saved his life.
I am not a cat lover, but Pepper gets a thumbs up for this one.
Pepper was looking out for Pepper. My cat, Bob, woke me up at 4 a.m. also, he wanted in so he could eat some of his free food. I suppose if the house had happened to be on fire, I would be telling people he saved my life. LOL
I am a huge fan of cats. Way to go, Pepper!
Kitty ping!
'Two Paws Up' for Pepper! :)
Every cat knows where your bladder is located.
Ping.
Maybe Pepper woke John up to save his on fur ?
A nine pound cat can concentrate 300 pounds of force into one paw.
Yes, and when it is full and ready to explode.
I have a cat named Bob, too.
Lots of shrimp treats for Pepper! Being a cat, he may have been more concerned with his own safety than with that of his owner's, but who cares? He got the job done just the same.
OUCH!
My black cat gives me that same stare when she is demanding something that I have to figure out. She's insistent and determined.
Love them kittys!
Short tail?
And then, outside, watching the house burn: "The food! The food! Go back and rescue the food!"
LOL, I know the mentality all to well.
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