*Fire with me being not at home is one of my worst nightmares. I sent away for the free decal from ASPCA about animals inside. Here is the link:
http://www.aspca.org/about-us/free-aspca-stuff/free-pet-safety-pack.aspx ** Love and Katnip, ~Kat~ =^,,^= **"I'm Kat Parker. I park cats."** **"Keep your kitties INSIDE, 24/7, 'cause an inside cat is a SAFE & HAPPY cat!"* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: <dlg...@windstream.net> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 21:54:01 -0600 > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat in a house on fire > I had not thought about what if I were not home. That is enough to make > me never leave home again! > > ---- Peggy Verdonck-Riley <jetalitosunnys...@gmail.com> wrote: > > My biggest fear with 9 cats! Luckely we have an enclosed cat playground > > outside. We can just push them out the cat door in the window and lock it > > behind them. > > I just hope something like that never happens when we aren't home! > > > > On Dec 2, 2011 4:34 PM, "Lorrie" <felineres...@frontier.com> wrote: > > > > > What a terrible story! > > > > > > This is a lesson I learned from a friend of mine. Her house was on > > > fire and she grabbed her cat and took him outside but he ran back > > > inside and died in the fire. God forbid any of you ever have to > > > rescue your cats from a burning house, but cats will always run back > > > inside because this is the place they feel safe. Always put your > > > cats in carriers or in your car outside your home. With 13 cats this > > > would have been terribly difficult for your parents, but if there are > > > only one or two cats this can be done. > > > > > > Lorrie > > > > > > On 12-02, GRAS wrote: > > > > In 1964, my parents' house in Chicago had a fire on a night of a huge > > > > snowstorm, 3'! The fire department had a hard time getting there > because > > > > side street were not plowed, especially not at 3 AM. They had 13 > cats, > > > and I > > > > had "just" moved back with my two cats because I couldn't afford my > > > > apartment closer to school. All the cats died in the fire, although > my > > > > father was running around, grabbing them and putting them on an > enclosed > > > > porch, they all ran back as he opened the door.....When the house was > > > > rebuilt, a cat was found in the basement ceiling/rafters, completely > soft > > > > and pliable (not stiff!) - poor cats most probably died from smoke > > > > inhalation because they have such tiny lungs. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Felvtalk mailing list > > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > >
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