Feline Survival Tale…
– – A large black and white cat survived a road trip of 200 miles and four hours duration while traveling under the hood of a car in Ohio last Sunday afternoon. The driver of the car smelled something burning when he stopped at a rest area near his Cleveland destination, and raised his hood to discover the feline hitchhiker stuck in the engine compartment!
Although the cat suffered burns to his right side, he survived his ordeal remarkably well, and a vet who checked the cat out said that he’s going to be fine. The cat has been named “Eclipse” as that was the model of the car, and the SPCA is trying to find the cat’s owner…
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December 28, 2011 at 11:57 pm
Whoa! An urban legend comes true!
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December 29, 2011 at 2:39 am
Squirrels and other rodents in the engine compartment are by comparison relatively common, and snakes have holed up there in some locations…
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