Cat's head stuck in pipe
An Erie woman was puttering around her front yard Wednesday when she spotted a black-and-white tomcat with his head lodged in a decorative cast-iron pipe.
Suzanne Engert, who lives in the 11000 block of Flatiron Drive in Erie, reported finding the black-and-white cat lodged in a large metal pipe around 12:30 p.m. She said she walked behind her shed to see her garden when "something sort of caught my eye." "This black cat was just laying there," she said. "I must have walked past the cat a couple of times." Engert said it appeared as if the cat had been digging with its feet to try to free itself for some time.
When Engert unsuccessfully free the cat, Mountain View Fire District and animal control officers responded to help free the cat. The firefighters cut away part of the pipe in an attempt to get the cat out, that did not work. Then they tried using vegetable oil and soap but the cat remained stuck.
The officials decided to brought the cat -- pipe and all -- to the Humane Society of Boulder Valley. On the way there, animal control officers realized the cat wasn't alone in the pipe. They realized something was flopping around in the back of the truck, and it was a rabbit.
Apparently, the cat was chasing the rabbit and got his head stuck in the pipe.
Suzanne Engert, who lives in the 11000 block of Flatiron Drive in Erie, reported finding the black-and-white cat lodged in a large metal pipe around 12:30 p.m. She said she walked behind her shed to see her garden when "something sort of caught my eye." "This black cat was just laying there," she said. "I must have walked past the cat a couple of times." Engert said it appeared as if the cat had been digging with its feet to try to free itself for some time.
When Engert unsuccessfully free the cat, Mountain View Fire District and animal control officers responded to help free the cat. The firefighters cut away part of the pipe in an attempt to get the cat out, that did not work. Then they tried using vegetable oil and soap but the cat remained stuck.
The officials decided to brought the cat -- pipe and all -- to the Humane Society of Boulder Valley. On the way there, animal control officers realized the cat wasn't alone in the pipe. They realized something was flopping around in the back of the truck, and it was a rabbit.
Apparently, the cat was chasing the rabbit and got his head stuck in the pipe.
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