I had not thought about what if I were not home. That is enough to make me never leave home again!
---- Peggy Verdonck-Riley <[email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> 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 > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
