Casper the Cat’s Curiosity Gets Him Stuck in Car Tire
Here’s a cat who stopped at nothing to create a Cheezburger-worthy photo opp. (Got a LOL caption for Casper? Leave it in the comments, and we’ll publish the best of the bunch.)
Yes, they’re LOLing in Suffolk. Seems this Siamese stray’s curiosity got the best of him when his head got stuck in the wheel of a car. Here’s the story as reported by the Telegraph:
Casper was trapped for an hour with only his head peeping through the tiny hole in the middle of the wheel before he was spotted by passers-by.
They contacted the RSPCA who took the tyre and cat to a nearby fire station. Firefighters spent an hour using specialist small cutting gear to free him.
“We’ve seen lots of unusual cases but this was certainly a new one for us,” said Watchmanager James Fawcett, from Bury St Edmunds fire station, Suffolk.
“The poor cat wasn’t very happy and kept trying to bite and scratch which made it very difficult for us. We had to use cutting equipment to chip away at the wheel and it took the best part of an hour.
“We made a special plastic guard to fit between his head and the cutters to protect him. The cat was fine afterwards although his skin was a bit raw around his neck.”
The Siamese, who was a stray, was taken to a local vets to be checked over and is now being cared for by a member of the RSPCA.
“The cat was very lucky to be rescued and it’s great that we were contacted about him,” said a spokesman for the RSPCA.
“He is absolutely fine now. He’s staying with one of our officers until an owner can be found.”
Good luck, Casper!
[PHOTO CREDIT: Telegraph.co.uk]
Hi Skeezy, We have seen fancy spinner hubs before, but nothing quite like this. At least Casper wasn’t injured seriously and now will find a loving home. Spinners are for chrome, not Meezers!
Hehehe. What a nutball….we mean poor poor meezer!
Phew! We’s glad hee’s ok!!!
I am so glad he is okay. Of course a meezer would get himself into such an odd predicament.
Tire with spinners $200. Cat head $100 extra.
My caption– “The cat in the wheel goes round and round, round and round, the cat….” (children’s song.)
“I demand a DNA test, I swear I didn’t spray your tires!”
Awwww, you poor silly kitty!
Thank you to the kind firefighter’s for your rescue!
“I’m trying out fur a Shakespeare play and I need an Elizabethan collar.”
Lets hear a Woot fur the firemen.