Posted on 01/17/2005 8:25:36 AM PST by Ellesu
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Here is proof that cats really have nine lives.
One cold morning while in the backyard of a Nebraska homeowner Ruth Bogenreif, a cat was taking a drink out of a heated bird bath. Something apparently startled the cat and she jumped, wet paws and all, onto a chain link fence.
In freezing temperatures, the cats small feet froze instantly to the metal.
"He was hanging with his paws froze to the fence. His head, the back of his neck, was in the water," said Bogenreif.
Using warm water, Bogenreif and her grandchildren freed the cat from the metal and then turned it over to the local shelter.
"She's not walking well on her right leg, we're assuming muscle paralysis at this point. Hopefully she'll be getting better as the swelling goes down," said Pam Wiese with the Humane Society.
hahaha....
stupid cat
Reminds me of what my rural Vermont-raised husband and brother used to do to his city cousins in the winter - they'd dare them to lick the metal utility pole next to the house, then laugh when their tongues froze to it.
LQ
Poor kitty cat ping
LOL
I see nothing funny about this story. Thankfully, the little cat was rescued, but your laughter only reveals your own innate cruelty. (Note to self: avoid this person.)
Depending on your temperment, some of us might not consider this good news...
Poor little kitty cat!!!
ping
Poor kitty! Thanks Grandma and kids for saving the cat.
Back in the '70s, my grandparents had a metal refrigerator of some sort - stainless steel, I assume.
I was maybe three or four when I got a wild hair and decided to lick the fridge when no one was around. I stuck like glue.
Then someone got the bright idea of pouring hot water on my face to get me loose.
The ultimate "Sit-Stay!"
(all my dog's obedience trainer had to do to break her sit was walk by and ask, "Hey! Want a cookie?" Dog jumps up, "Don't mind if I do. Can I jump up and get it?")
That's why she does agility and not obedience. If I can get her across the start line and the finish line, it doesn't matter what happens before or after . . .
Owl_Eagle
"You know, I'm going to start thanking
the woman who cleans the restroom in
the building I work in. I'm going to start
thinking of her as a human being"-Hillary Clinton
(Yes, she really said that
It was a "triple dog dare."
Pouring water on the poor cat probably would have been worse for it then being stuck, seeing as how cats love water and all ;-) But I'll bet that's how Grandma got the cat loose...Talk about adding insult to injury...
Ew. Isn't that good for jellyfish stings too?
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