We had a house fire in 2007. I threw a couple of cats out the back door before running out the front myself. Those cats actually came back in the house!
We were lucky. The fire department put the fire out before the floor combusted. (The fire started in the basement underneath us.) All the cats ran to the front of the house and hid under the sofa and loveseat. No one was killed in the fire. We were so lucky. --- On Fri, 12/2/11, GRAS <g...@optonline.net> wrote: > From: GRAS <g...@optonline.net> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat in a house on fire > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Friday, December 2, 2011, 3:04 PM > 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: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > On Behalf Of Lorrie > Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 5:40 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > 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 > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
