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Cat Frozen To Fence Saved By Woman, Grandkids
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| 01/17/05
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.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Nebraska; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: adorable; almost102ways; cats; humorforsickos; poorthing; rescue
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To: Ellesu
When I first read the title I read shaved instead of saved. Even though I'm no cat lover I thought it cruel to shave a frozen cat.
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posted on
01/18/2005 8:24:05 AM PST
by
TBall
To: Hi Heels
*This* is how you "check on" your ailing, under treatment patients, Dr. Heels? I know I shouldn't have called 1-800-doctors to find one.
182
posted on
01/18/2005 8:31:10 AM PST
by
Miss Behave
(Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
To: Owl_Eagle
When officers arrived the man was found in an unfortunate position. The man explained he was simply attempting to pee on his tongue which was stuck to the pole. Both organs were safely remove from the pole.
183
posted on
01/18/2005 8:31:53 AM PST
by
hobson
To: Miss Behave
Trying to protect you from that that that...thing....
184
posted on
01/18/2005 8:42:32 AM PST
by
Hi Heels
(Proud to be a Pajamarazzi-Leef lang de Katjes van Viking)
To: Ellesu
Silly cat from the other side of the trailer park no doubt.
185
posted on
01/18/2005 8:47:40 AM PST
by
ßuddaßudd
(7 days - 7 ways (but you must follow the instructions carefully))
To: Hi Heels
I know you are. And I'm feeling much better today, thanks to you! Laughter is the best medicine, and your medicine is tops. I'm on the run now...you have a GREAT day, Hi.
186
posted on
01/18/2005 8:49:21 AM PST
by
Miss Behave
(Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
To: MizSterious
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.)If the first reaction is to laugh, agreed. But, like when seeing a person take a fall and determining that no harm was done except to pride, laughing is not necessarily cruel. It can be a release of tension caused by concern.
187
posted on
01/18/2005 9:08:12 AM PST
by
JimRed
(Investigate, overturn and prosecute vote fraud in the State of Washington !)
To: MizSterious
A cat ACCIDENTLY got stuck on a fence. It wasn't nailed there by some sicko, it got there on it's own. It was rescued by Granny and her kids. Other than some stiffness that will probably go away, it is comfortable and in a safe place. Due to the news story that most animals do not have benefit of, it will probably go to a wonderful home. Someone read the story and laughed. Now we have postings about animal torture??? Bait dogs and pitbulls? Come on! I rescue animals. Have 6 dogs right now. I have pulled HUNDREDS of dogs from the pound. I laughed when I read the story. I laughed because animals get themselves in the silliest of circumstances, and no harm was done. It was funny. Relax a little.
188
posted on
01/18/2005 9:43:59 AM PST
by
Hi Heels
(Proud to be a Pajamarazzi-Leef lang de Katjes van Viking)
To: zoobee; dakine
Let's hope this is just cat
food in here.
189
posted on
01/18/2005 1:29:02 PM PST
by
ShadowDancer
(Vivere est cogitare)
To: Zacs Mom
190
posted on
01/18/2005 2:07:49 PM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(This tagline has been quarantined.)
To: Miss Behave; Hi Heels; Zacs Mom
191
posted on
01/18/2005 2:09:14 PM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(This tagline has been quarantined.)
To: Hi Heels
So very well said with a voice of animal-compassioned reason and common sense.
192
posted on
01/18/2005 3:10:50 PM PST
by
Miss Behave
(Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
To: evets; Judith Anne; Miss Behave; Hi Heels; Zacs Mom; Conspiracy Guy; jan in Colorado; Ellesu; ...
Shhhh...don't laugh...
193
posted on
01/20/2005 2:23:54 PM PST
by
Gondring
(They can have my Bill of Rights when they pry it from my cold, dead hands!)
To: Gondring
ahem... stop that... hahaha... meannie... hahhaha.a...
194
posted on
01/20/2005 3:25:10 PM PST
by
Hi Heels
(Proud to be a Pajamarazzi-Leef lang de Katjes van Viking)
To: backinthefold
Oh, I just LOVE this picture! It had me rolling... looks like my cat.
195
posted on
01/20/2005 3:29:41 PM PST
by
diamond6
(Everyone who is for abortion has already been born. Ronald Reagan)
To: Hi Heels
I need a new disclaimer...
"No animals were harmed during the writing of this post...
...and I didn't even think of harming them...
...or laugh at the thought of harming them...
...or..."
;-)
196
posted on
01/20/2005 5:17:57 PM PST
by
Gondring
(They can have my Bill of Rights when they pry it from my cold, dead hands!)
To: MizSterious
I admire you for your kindness to animals. I have taken in strays as well. I despise the people who abuse animals. I am glad that laws have been passed that will hold them accountable so that they will be punished if caught. Boy, would I like to punish them. I know just what I would like to do to them, too..........
197
posted on
01/25/2005 9:26:02 PM PST
by
Goodgirlinred
( GoodGirlInRed Four More Years!!!!!)
Comment #198 Removed by Moderator
To: infidel44; Admin Moderator
Please do not ping me to anything from you, ever. You are disgusting.
199
posted on
02/02/2005 5:45:27 AM PST
by
MizSterious
(First, the journalists, THEN the lawyers.)
To: MizSterious
Lighten up Francis, it's a joke website.
You cat lovers around here are all wound a little tight, don't you think?
I made the comment (tongue in cheek) "Too bad it wasn't an electric fence", and recieved the following responses:
"You're mean. Mean people suck."
And by freepmail from a noob who shall go unnamed (for now):
"You're scum. People like you are a disgrace to FReep. Go pschitt somewhere else."
To both I reply "PHHHHHTTTTT".
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Now seems like a perfect time for me to tell a being-mean-to-a-cat story from my past, just for the cat lovers out there: Somewhere about 20 years ago me and my roommate were going out on the town, but just as we were walking out the door our other roommates cat darts outside. It was about -20 below zero, so we now had to retrieve the stupid cat before we could go anywhere, and we were already running late. I caught the cat a minute later and was bringing it up the sidewalk when I said to my roommate "Hey Dave, watch this", and I then tossed the cat about 5 feet into the air, where it then landed in the front yard filled with 3 feet of fresh powder snow. The cat completely disappeared and we could hear a muffled "mew" coming from somewhere underneath the snow. Right about then the cats owner (Daves sister) came running outside in her barefeet and nightgown saying "Damn you. Damn you." as she waded thru 3 feet of powder to retrieve her cat. She had seen the whole thing looking out the front window. THE END Now I believe in treating animals with kindness and respect right up until the moment I kill and eat them, but laughing at them once in a while isn't a bad thing. I wonder how cat tastes? Any freepers from Korea?
200
posted on
02/02/2005 1:34:27 PM PST
by
Manic_Episode
(
"You're scum. People like you are a disgrace to FReep.")
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