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Cat miraculously survives 3 weeks trapped in sofa during family’s cross-country move
ny post ^ | 02/24/2024 | Emily Crane

Posted on 02/24/2025 4:41:17 PM PST by BenLurkin

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To: omni-scientist

My vet once told me that a cat drinking a lot of water is a danger sign for kidney failure saying that they are essentially desert animals.


21 posted on 02/24/2025 5:38:02 PM PST by Robe
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To: omni-scientist

My vet once told me that a cat drinking a lot of water is a danger sign for kidney failure saying that they are essentially desert animals.


22 posted on 02/24/2025 5:38:50 PM PST by Robe
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To: dp0622

Might have been enough roaches for a cat to eat in that stuff they were moving...


23 posted on 02/24/2025 5:40:47 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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To: ComputerGuy

Does it really take 3 weeks to get from Washington state to Colorado?


24 posted on 02/24/2025 5:44:28 PM PST by skr (1 Peter 1:15 - But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation)
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To: skr

Maybe the husband was too embarrassed to ask for directions.


25 posted on 02/24/2025 5:47:28 PM PST by ComputerGuy ( )
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To: omni-scientist

Yeah actually a lot of animals can go into a low activity mode under certain circumstances. Cat could have just remained still, used minimal energy and not moved much, which would reduce fluid loss.


26 posted on 02/24/2025 5:57:42 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: BenLurkin
About time, I had only one life left!

27 posted on 02/24/2025 6:03:23 PM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: dp0622

I’ve heard stories like this before. Cats have weird biology and abilities to withstand stress.


28 posted on 02/24/2025 7:30:48 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Fai Mao
She surmised that in longer falls they relaxed and spread out to slow themselves down but didn’t know because there was no way to experiment except by tossing animals out of high windows, which was not ethical.

They didn't have a Fauci.

BillTheCat

29 posted on 02/24/2025 7:59:11 PM PST by MikelTackNailer (No sense of humor indicates damaged or malformed personality.)
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To: Bob434

I have heard in the past that cats are even more sensitive than most animals when it comes to lack of food and water. They go into organ failure rather quickly. So there is something really off about this story.


30 posted on 02/24/2025 7:59:42 PM PST by Revel
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To: BenLurkin

How Long Can Cats Go Without Food?

Theoretically, cats could survive 1 or 2 weeks without food, provided they have water. However, any period longer than 24 hours is concerning. Cats will get significantly weaker the longer they don’t get enough nutrition. After just 2-7 days without food, cats are at significant risk of hepatic lipidosis, a severe liver condition.

How Long Can Cats Go Without Water?

Cats can survive without water for 2-3 days, but after 24 hours without water, cats will become dehydrated. Dehydration then causes stress on their organs, which can lead to other complications such as organ failure. Cats should have access to fresh water every day.

https://www.purina.com/articles/cat/feeding/guides/how-long-can-cats-go-without-food


31 posted on 02/24/2025 8:03:30 PM PST by Revel
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To: BenLurkin

Miraculously survived…..trapped in sofa….
That’s what the cat wants you to believe.


32 posted on 02/24/2025 8:05:07 PM PST by Palio di Siena (Kralik…..you get the wallet )
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To: omni-scientist

Cats are desert animals.


33 posted on 02/24/2025 8:06:59 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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To: Revel

Yeah it sounds doubtful for sure. Unless the cushions got soaked during the move that would be one of the only ways I could maybe see it happening but surely it woulda dried up in a week or so?


34 posted on 02/24/2025 9:06:46 PM PST by Bob434 (...Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: Revel

Yeah it sounds doubtful for sure. Unless the cushions got soaked during the move that would be one of the only ways I could maybe see it happening but surely it woulda dried up in a week or so?

Maybe the father bought another similar looking cat and didn’t tell the daughter. Been known to,happen, especially with pets like hamsters or 🐠 lol.


35 posted on 02/24/2025 9:11:07 PM PST by Bob434 (...Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: BenLurkin

So, optimistically, eight lives to go.


36 posted on 02/24/2025 9:17:44 PM PST by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: BenLurkin

“The man who was trapped under the Nimitz freeway for 28 days ...”

Your credibility just took a severe drop with that post ...


37 posted on 02/25/2025 9:45:31 AM PST by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator

Not 28 days. 90 hours.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-20-mn-65-story.html

Have a nice day.


38 posted on 02/25/2025 10:32:17 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement What shtthoof fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: ComputerGuy

Lol! My father was very reluctant to ask for directions.


39 posted on 02/25/2025 1:48:08 PM PST by skr (1 Peter 1:15 - But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation)
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