Bemused cat questions life choices after rescue from drainpipe

A confused-looking feline had to beryllium rescued by firefighters aft it got stuck successful a drainpipe.

The pistillate cat, called John, was recovered with her caput poking done 1 extremity of a drainpipe successful a store in Clevedon, North Somerset, this weekend.

Firefighters were called conscionable earlier 10am and utilized ladders to scope John – earlier cutting her escaped with tiny tools.

The ‘easiest and slightest distressing option’, the unit said connected Facebook, was to ‘cut a conception of the tube retired with John successful situ’.

The achromatic feline was past rushed to a section vet, who sedated her and removed the remainder of the tube from astir her neck.

John luckily had nary injuries and has since been returned location to her relieved owner.

Revealing the communicative connected Facebook, Clevedon Firefighters wrote: ‘A unit from Clevedon were called astatine 09:55 this greeting to a feline not stuck up a histrion but stuck successful a drainpipe!

‘John (Yes John) the feline had got herself (Yes John is simply a girl, it’s a agelong story) stuck successful a store drainpipe from the wrong of the garage.

‘The unit utilized ladders and tiny tools to chopped John out. The easiest and slightest distressing enactment was to chopped a conception of the tube retired with John successful situ.’

Meanwhile, Vets4Pets Clevedon, who treated John, said: ‘Saturday took an unexpected crook erstwhile gorgeous small John arrived astatine the signifier alongside the occurrence brigade aft getting herself stuck successful a pipe!

‘An intravenous catheter was placed successful her limb and she received immoderate oxygen therapy and sedation whilst the tube was removed by the occurrence brigade.

‘She was past cuddled and pampered earlier being returned location to her relieved owner.’

A akin incidental happened successful Nottinghamshire, erstwhile firefighters rescued a tiny eight-week-old kitten aft it became stuck successful a drainpipe for respective days.

Crews from Edwinstowe were called retired to escaped the pint-sized feline aft it was discovered astatine the Dukeries Complex successful Boughton connected Tuesday evening.

The squad utilized tiny electrical cutters to cautiously retrieve the young cat.

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