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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: Owl_Eagle
I immediately understood what you were getting at. Sometimes I hate ever having been a nurse...;-D
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:40:02 AM PST
by
Judith Anne
(Thank you St. Jude for favors granted.)
To: cwiz24
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:40:57 AM PST
by
Judith Anne
(Thank you St. Jude for favors granted.)
To: backinthefold
lol
Gotta show that pic to the kids.
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:40:59 AM PST
by
KidGlock
(W-1)
To: boxerblues
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:41:57 AM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Judith Anne
Sometimes, though, you don't have ammonia immediately available and you have to go with the next best thing...
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:42:32 AM PST
by
cwiz24
(I worked very hard on this tagline.)
To: cwiz24
"Isn't that good for jellyfish stings too?" Yeah, but the scent also attracts sharks....
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:42:46 AM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
("We deal in hard calibers and hot lead." - Roland Deschaines)
To: Ellesu
Poor kitty. I'm glad someone was there to get the cat to a vet.
To: Owl_Eagle
"You know, if this kind of thing occurrs, and there's no warm water handy, there is an alternative way to get hands etc. unstuck..."LOL, Owl Eagle. Ranks a rot. Now that visual will be stuck in my head all day. Maybe there are even pervs that roam the streets on bitter-cold days, at the ready, to *rescue* "The Frozen." LOL.
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:43:32 AM PST
by
Miss Behave
(Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
To: backinthefold
To: backinthefold
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:45:31 AM PST
by
Judith Anne
(Thank you St. Jude for favors granted.)
To: Joe 6-pack
But you would presumably be on land...
Knock, knock
Who is it?
Land shark
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:46:16 AM PST
by
cwiz24
(I worked very hard on this tagline.)
To: LizardQueen
I think one of the funniest of those home video clips I've seen was the one where the kid got his tongue stuck to an ice tray in the freezer!!
He later claimed he'd been reaching in to get out some ice cream and had his tongue sort of hanging out ~ when it accidently bumped against the ice tray it froze instantly and he was stuck there.
Apparently he was babysitting his younger siblings and he got one of them to bring a phone to him so he could call for help. With his tongue frozen to the ice tray he could not articulate what his problem was in a way that could be understood and the 911 operator thought it was a crank call. The more excited he got the harder it was to understand what he was saying.
I'm not sure who got out the video camera but someone filmed him with his head stuck in the freezer, tongue securely adhered to the ice tray before he was finally rescued. I'm sure it was painful but it was one of the stupidest (and funniest) predicaments I've ever seen a kid stuck in.
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:46:31 AM PST
by
Zacs Mom
(Proud wife of a Marine!)
To: AnAmericanMother
The first dog I obedience trained was a beagle. She took 2nd in the class.
One of the "Sit-Stay" exercises had all the dogs in a line with a bowl of Alpo in front.
The trainer and owners all left the room for five minutes.
When we returned the dogs were still in line and the food was untouched.
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:46:42 AM PST
by
ASA Vet
(I issue a MEJI report on all Trolls.)
To: Ellesu
Awww, poor cat.
Too bad it wasn't an electric fence.
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:48:17 AM PST
by
Manic_Episode
(I don't lose my composure in a high speed chase)
To: Miss Behave
P.S. I'm glad the the sweet little kitty is OK. Thank God she was rescued.
OK. I just had another thought. To those of you who have seen the movie "Joe Dirt," remember when a certain part of Brandy's hound dog got stuck to the front porch? OMG. Thankfully, Joe came to the rescue. LOL.
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:48:26 AM PST
by
Miss Behave
(Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
To: Ellesu
Whoever wrote that headline needs to head back to grade school. A woman and her grandkids saved a fence?
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:49:47 AM PST
by
AQGeiger
(RKBA Royal Enumerator of the Leguminous Stockpile, Wielder of the Enchanted Endoscope of Justice.)
To: Owl_Eagle
You know, if this kind of thing occurrs, and there's no warm water handy, there is an alternative way to get hands etc. unstuck...Well, we're talking about a cat, and I'd use that method on a cat even if it wasn't stuck.
FMCDH(BITS)
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:50:08 AM PST
by
nothingnew
(Kerry is gone...perhaps to Lake Woebegone)
To: cwiz24
You can also do that if you get a foot full of sea urchin spines.
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:50:56 AM PST
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: Ellesu
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posted on
01/17/2005 8:50:58 AM PST
by
MontanaBeth
(NEVER FORGET)
To: backinthefold
I wonder if those dogs belong to a K-9 unit. They look alike.
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