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Man calls 911 after 'very, very, very, very hostile' cat traps family
Los Angeles Times ^ | March 11, 2014 | Matt Pearce

Posted on 03/12/2014 2:11:48 AM PDT by grundle

Maybe it's time to try a dog. A small dog.

The 911 call in Portland, Ore., on Sunday began with a hint of embarassment, or at least of sense of self-awareness: "Yeah, hi, I have kind of a particular emergency here."

Particular indeed. The voice on the line belonged to Lee Palmer, who called to report that his 22-pound Himalayan cat had gone berserk, attacked his 7-month-old child, and now had Palmer's family trapped inside their bedroom after the father responded by kicking the cat in the butt.

The cat, in other words, had taken the family hostage.

"We aren't safe around the cat," Palmer told the emergency dispatcher in audio (embedded below) obtained by the Oregonian, which contained several statements like, "We're trapped in the bedroom, he won't let us out of our door," and "He's very, very, very, very hostile."

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KEYWORDS: cat; kitty
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To: Salgak

Heh heh heh.


41 posted on 03/12/2014 5:05:15 AM PDT by grundle
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To: 12th_Monkey

Your story makes a lot more sense. Your friend didn’t take the cat to therapy - he got rid of it.


42 posted on 03/12/2014 5:08:12 AM PDT by grundle
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To: All

News media is reporting that the large 22 pound cat is a Himalayan?

We have two male Himalayan cats and they are a mixture of Persion with the Siamese points. (Not like the black and white cat that the lamestream media has shown.)

See below photos of Himalayan cats...

http://www.bing.com/search?q=himalayan%20cats&PQ=himalyian%20cat&SP=1&QS=OS&SK=&sc=8-14&form=HPDTSS&pc=HPDTDF


43 posted on 03/12/2014 5:09:38 AM PDT by Las Vegas Dave (The democRATic party preys on the ignorant..!)
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To: grundle

I wouldn’t trust the cat again, especially with a 7 month old in the house.


44 posted on 03/12/2014 5:12:49 AM PDT by 12th_Monkey (One man one vote is a big fail, when the "one" man is an idiot.)
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To: grundle

had a cat like that once....sold it to some traveling Romani cat jugglers.


45 posted on 03/12/2014 5:13:02 AM PDT by Einherjar
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To: exDemMom

Any time your cat seems to be just looking at you, what he is actually doing is plotting to kill you...


46 posted on 03/12/2014 5:14:35 AM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th (and 17th))
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To: tbpiper

...it was getting ready to go back to school.


47 posted on 03/12/2014 5:16:18 AM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th (and 17th))
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To: grundle

“Confessions of a Metrosexual Moron”


48 posted on 03/12/2014 5:18:07 AM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th (and 17th))
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To: grundle
Our hero...

Wonder if the "Mama's Boy" tat is a clue...?

49 posted on 03/12/2014 5:29:39 AM PDT by TXnMA (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! REPEAT San Jacinto!!!)
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To: grundle

I would have thrown a sheet over it, wadded it up, and thrown the damn cat outside...For Good!!!


50 posted on 03/12/2014 5:30:13 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: Crim
"WTF has happened to the American male?"


"And we have the girlie boy."


51 posted on 03/12/2014 5:55:40 AM PDT by The_Republic_Of_Maine (Be kept informed on Maine's secession, sign up at freemaine@hushmail.com)
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To: grundle

Viking Kitteh ???


52 posted on 03/12/2014 6:36:34 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: exDemMom

I couldn’t agree more...something is wrong with the owners, not the cat.
I heard the guy tell the police he kicked the cat to get him away from the baby (I think) so seems his dealing with a pet is pretty suspect.
Maybe the owner needs a one way trip to the euthanist.


53 posted on 03/12/2014 7:06:22 AM PDT by matginzac
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To: grundle
According to the Oregonian, the cops managed to snare Palmer's kitty, Lux, with a dog snare, without injury.

Of course, the animal control officer trying to adopt out the cat wasn't so lucky... Pinky the Cat

54 posted on 03/12/2014 8:26:50 AM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (People should not be afraid of the government. Government should be afraid of the people)
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To: grundle

ITA! I also t hink that maybe it’s time that he man up and grow a pair!


55 posted on 03/12/2014 10:12:41 AM PDT by Jean2
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To: grundle

Pussy. Literally in this case. It’s not a Cougar, Jaguar, or even a Bobcat or Lynx. It’s a large housecat. I’ve been attacked one time. I brushed it aside with my boot and walked away. Problem solved.


56 posted on 03/12/2014 10:18:17 AM PDT by Darren McCarty (Abortion - legalized murder for convenience)
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To: maddog55

I would have been embarrassed to make such a call. I wonder if he calls 911 when there is a slasher movie tv or Lena Durham does a nude scene on tv as well...

I love cats but would have kicked that cat’s brains out especially after attacking the baby. I wonder if the vet neutered him or the cat? Wussbag.


57 posted on 03/12/2014 11:25:41 AM PDT by sarge83
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