A group of firefighters have once again come to the rescue of a helpless kitten. This is a story with a happy ending that brings to mind “it takes a village” as to how the kitten was finally saved.
It happened when a call came in to the Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue in Broward County, Florida when a 4-month-old kitten wedged its paw in the middle of a steel cap on a drain cap located on the 4500 block of Northwest 39th Street. A passer-by heard the screaming kitten and called 911. The Lauderdale Lakes unit responded to the call.
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue spokesman Mike Jachles stated in an August 12 interview with Miami-Herald
“It’s a living, breathing thing. That’s what we do. We respond to all types of emergencies. It was in there really tight.”
The team had tried to free the kitten for more than 30 minutes on-site with no success. It was discouraging when no progress was made once back at Fire Rescue. Local animal hospitals were called in for help when lubrication didn’t work. VCA Imperial Point Animal Hospital agreed to lend assistance, so firefighter Chris Hottz and Battalion Jon O’Brien rushed the kitty and the drain cap to the hospital, where Dr. Lara Wiseman sedated the kitten. Firefighters were then able to use two saws to free the kitten.
Dr. Wiseman examined the kitten and found no bones had been broken, but kitty would likely suffer from sore paws for the next few days. The firefighters have decided to call their rescue “Captain.”
No one is sure whether Captain is a stray or has a home. A loving home will be found if no one comes forward to claim this sweet baby. Thank you to everyone who went out of their way to help this one little cat.
Elisa
Love this story. Really needed something like this after the horrible mother story a couple of days ago. Thank you for this story and many thanks to the wonderful people who saved the little kitten.
Yes, I am very impressed. I wish everyone was like that 😉
A GREAT big THANK YOU! To these heroes. I am so happy that they saved this precious baby. I hope that the kitten finds a loving home soon.
I can smile at least once a week thanks to me too! I’m doing a book review next for ShelterMe. I’m into all kinds of projects now. I have to have balance. Check out my new page if you do Facebook. I’m doing captioned photos of the cats. Still have a bunch to add.
Michael, you too. You need more to smile about! It’s at FurbysHouseCats
You’re doing great. I can smile at least once a week thanks to you.