Lucky cat keeps one of its 9 lives after becoming wedged in drainpipe and needing emergency rescue

Clevedon Firefighters were called to reports of a feline stuck successful a drain tube connected Saturday morning, wherever they recovered the moggy 'head first' successful the pipe, earlier cutting her free

In a heart-warming story, a Clevedon feline named John was saved by firefighters aft she accidentally trapped herself wrong a drainpipe. The fortunate feline was discovered with her caput stuck successful the pipe, causing understandable interest for her doting owners.

Despite the imaginable for disaster, John escaped with 1 of her 9 lives intact and nary superior injuries. Photos of a somewhat embarrassed and bewildered John were posted connected Facebook by Clevedon Firefighters pursuing the Saturday greeting incident, which took spot astatine 9.55am.

The station rapidly gained traction connected the societal media platform, with hundreds rushing to praise the exigency services and nonstop their champion wishes to the fortunate cat. A connection from the Avon Fire and Rescue Service subsidiary revealed that the unit utilized ladders and tiny tools to escaped John, reports Somerset Live.

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They opted for the "easiest and slightest distressing enactment was to chopped a conception of the tube retired with John successful situ" of cutting a conception of the tube retired with John inactive inside. The connection read: "A unit from Clevedon were called astatine 0955 this greeting to a feline not stuck up a histrion but stuck successful a drainpipe! John (Yes John) the feline had get 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. John was past transported to a section vets who sedated her successful bid for the rescue to proceed wherever nary superior wounded was found."

"John was near with the vet and her household to beryllium checked implicit by the vet until good capable to instrumentality home. #NotJustFires #ONCALL."

John's mum was thrilled with the rescue, telling the squad she was "so grateful". Cassie Darling responded to the occurrence work saying: "I'm truthful grateful to you guys for rescuing my girl. We've been having a cuddle and watching her emergence to fame perfectly bonkers! Thank you truthful overmuch xxx."

The grant for vet's of the time went to 'Vets4Pets Clevedon' for helping finalise the rescue of John.

They said: "Saturday took an unexpected crook erstwhile gorgeous small Juno (John) arrived astatine the signifier alongside the occurrence brigade aft getting herself stuck successful a pipe! An intravenous catheter was placed successful Juno's limb and Juno 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. We are highly grateful for Clevedon occurrence brigade's assistance with Juno and anticipation she stays retired of immoderate further trouble! ".

Cassie besides expressed her gratitude to the vets, stating: "Can't convey you ladies capable for your attraction We've been cuddling each afternoon, conscionable picked the telephone to observe she's present an net sensation! What a bonkers day! Xx."