Monday, May 28, 2012
Kitten nearly loses one of her nine lives in car tyre mishap
Anyone who owns a cat knows they can get themselves into all sorts of bizarre situations. However, when one Birmingham homeowner heard strange “meows” coming from his shed, he probably wasn’t expecting to come to the aid of a stray kitten.
Unfortunately, this little animal had managed to get her head stuck in a car tyre – and was calling out for help.
Herchran Boal, RSPCA inspector, tried to get the ten-week-old kitten out of her predicament.
She said, “I tried to free [her] at the scene using margarine but it was impossible so I knew I was going to need help. I took her to Birmingham Animal Hospital where after about one hour we finally managed to get her free using KY jelly… it was such a relief when she was successfully freed.”
The kitten, now named Alloy, is receiving treatment and expected to make a full recovery. Eventually, she will be put up for rehoming and should go on to live a long and happy life.
Personally, I think this incident will have given her some paws for thought.
Photo © Kevin Briody via Flickr under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: Birmingham, car tyre, kitten, RSPCA
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posted by Fuse @ 1:02 AM 
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