My father even burned his corneas trying to save the cats (was OK in the long run). And as it turned out later, he was actually running on a wall-to-wall carpet with no floor under it anymore....But he still kept trying. Another great idea is to use pillowcases in any emergency - that's always around! BTW - horses do the same when a barn is on fire; they run back.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lorrie Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 5:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat in a house on fire 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 [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
