Frozen Tuxie Kitten Pulled from Storm Drain
A tiny tuxie kitten who was clinging by his claws to his 9th and final life was rescued from a frigid Long Island storm drain this week.
A passerby heard his faint mews and investigated, locating him beneath a drainage grate in a parking lot. She called the Humane Society, and was lucky enough to talk to a volunteer who happened to be the wife of Oceanside Fire Chief Tim Biscay. The Biscays raced to the scene as the chief called his ladder company for assistance.
“We have a lot of tools, and deep down, most of the guys here are real animal lovers,” said Biscay, who has performed several cat rescues.
The firefighters tried to coax the shivering tuxie from its perch inside a pipe but he was too frightened to move. Then they “spooked” it with a fire extinguisher and the kitten leaped into the arms of firefighter Matt Martin.
“The poor little thing was pale and shaking — he was probably hypothermic,” said Biscay.
The kitten was taken to the Hilton Animal Hospital. “He was definitely hypothermic,” said Dr. Jeffrey Strom. “But he’s eaten and is in a warming cage, and he seems to be brightening up.” The kitten, nicknamed “Storm” spent the night in the warming cage. The next morning he was admitted to the Long Beach Humane Society for adoption.
He didn’t have to wait long. Two hours later, he was adopted by the mother-in-law of the original good Samaritan who alerted authorities to his predicament. How’s that for a happy ending?
[LINK: New York Post]
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We are so glad this baby was rescued and has a furever home!!!
Oh what a wonderful happy ending!
::spin:: yea for Storm! ::spin::
Mom meeted a fireman who said dey HATE gettin aminal rescue calls an refuse to save kitteh from trees. Doesn’t efurryone know, goin up is easier than comin down?
Hooray for nice peeples like that lady and the firemen! Purrs of warmth to Storm!
OMC, I’m so happy he was saved. What a good person to call the humane society and what a great rescue:)
Oh how wonderful for the tiny baby. We’s all so happy fur the kindness shown to the little one. I’s so lucky, my mom rescued me from a feral life and this boy can tell you he loves it and her furever and ever.
Thank you to the heroes that pulled the kitten to safety.
Bless those fireman and everyone involved with helping the poor little kitty. May he live a long, happy and healthy life.
I was rescued too, although not so dramaticatically. I’m so happy that little Storm has a furever home and that so many nice hoomans were willing to get involved to save his life.
What a brave little tuxie! I’m so glad he survived his ordeal and the nice firemen rescued him and he has a new meowmie and a warm safe place to live.
Leave it to a tuxie to get in that kind of trouble!
Oh How sweet what a bunch of wonderful guys!!! Thanks to the firemen and the ladie who took the call that that very very lucky kitty was Rescued!!!!! I Just Love HAPPY ENDINGS!!!!!!!!