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Cat's Torn-Off Face Reattached After Car Fan Belt Accident
Fox News ^
| 12/9/08
| AP
Posted on 12/10/2008 4:29:24 AM PST by a real Sheila
BOSTON — Me-ouch! Veterinarians performed an unusual surgery to reattach the face of a cat they believe was injured by a car's fan belt, probably because she tried to stay warm under the hood.
Edgar, a 4-year-old long-haired feline, went missing from her home in Winthrop for three days last week. When she finally came home, her owner found her in
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: cat; face; fanbelt; surgery
I know there are a lot of animal lovers here. I just wanted to post this as a reminder to take a minute and bang on your car hood before starting the engine, if your car is kept outdoors. Cats love a warm engine.
We had a cat when I was a kid who had a large chunk of fur taken out this same way. He lived and it grew back.
To: a real Sheila
when I was growing up, there was a wild cat who had a litter and one night they decided to crawl up on the engine in my dads car. he went out the next morning, turned the key and that was the end of mama and as I recall 2 of her kittens..3 lived, but one was in really bad shape..
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posted on
12/10/2008 4:40:13 AM PST
by
GeorgiaDawg32
(A democrat will break your leg, then hand you a crutch and take credit for your being able to walk.)
To: a real Sheila
I know there are a lot of animal lovers here. I just wanted to post this as a reminder to take a minute and bang on your car hood before starting the engine, if your car is kept outdoors. Cats love a warm engine. Watch your damn cat.
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posted on
12/10/2008 4:42:14 AM PST
by
jude24
To: jude24
Watch your damn cat.Yeah! What you said! And even watch the ones who aren't damned!
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posted on
12/10/2008 4:51:11 AM PST
by
ottbmare
To: a real Sheila
KEEPIN WARM...UR DOIN IT WRONG.
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posted on
12/10/2008 4:59:14 AM PST
by
RichInOC
(Obama/Biden '08: "We Are Not Ruled By Murderers, But Only--By Their Friends."--Rudyard Kipling)
To: a real Sheila
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posted on
12/10/2008 5:07:01 AM PST
by
fhayek
To: a real Sheila
I just wanted to post this as a reminder to take a minute and bang on your car hood before starting the engine, Difficult to do with remote start.
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posted on
12/10/2008 5:14:05 AM PST
by
youturn
(I'm learning to draw a fish. I suggest you do too.)
To: jude24
“Watch your damn cat.”
My cat is in at night,but I don’t want to injure any OTHER cats either. So the above advice is good.
To: a real Sheila
My wife drove to work with a possum in the engine compartment.
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posted on
12/10/2008 5:43:22 AM PST
by
ComputerGuy
(not my real name)
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