One was found in a cargo container after sailing across the Pacific.
Hard to believe the story of a cat not eating or drinking water for three weeks. Hope the story is true.....
Time to go shopping for a brand new sofa.
Just don’t go to IKEA, unless you’re into putting giant sized puzzles together.
No food or water for three weeks?
I do not believe this is true.
There must have been a lot of dropped chips and other snacks in those sofa cushions.
Happy ending. That’s good.
An oddity about the famous author Jerzy Kosiński who wrote Being There, Steps and the Painted Bird. Hiding inside a sofa.
“Known for his playful stunts, he was apt to arrive at social events disguised with a wig or a false mustache, and he liked to find a hiding place and disappear for hours.”
One of his favorites was to pre-plan a way to get under the back cushions of a sofa before a large party started and hide there while guests wondered where he was going to meet them.
As a Jewish child during the Holocaust he was given a new identity and name but the people who took him in brutally beat and mistrated him for years, once so badly he was unable to speak for 6 months.
Under the pseudonym Joseph Novak, he published two very critical books about life under Communism, The Future Is Ours, Comrade (1960), and No Third Path (1962).
This led to the suspicion by national magazine journalists that he was sponsored secretly by the CIA, a rumor he had to combat for years.
Great article from Vanity Fair:
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/11/jerzy-kosinski-fall-from-grace?srsltid=AfmBOopiyhqWWGJLqHM1eCwjK5Q21lF3gip9Ek_17bYZLveK2MgG-ycI
Awwww
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
Miraculously survived…..trapped in sofa….
That’s what the cat wants you to believe.
So, optimistically, eight lives to go.