Update on fire at my friends house

My friend is ok, but in shock. Her granddaughter says she has been
walking around in a daze. She has 3 dogs and 2 cats, and they are all
safe. The one cat they didn't catch until yesterday, and they found her
in a closet in one of the bedrooms. She is usually white, but right now
is black from all the soot. The firefighters saw her (the cat)running
round in her bedroom when they went in with the infrared scanner looking
for hot spots. Poor baby. They have given her baths, but it isn't
getting rid of the soot. I told her to have them wash her in Dawn, which
is good for removing oily stains and is safe for cats. In fact, one of
my cat rescue groups uses it to kill fleas on kittens when they get them
in. Works quite well.

The house is savable, but the whole upstairs will need to be replaced.
The house is fully insured. The kitchen has been destroyed, plus the
bedroom right above it. The firefighters stopped it from going into her
room, and that is where the cat took refuge.

When we stopped by, she was talking with a contractor on how to go
forward from here. One of her sons in law is a home remodeler - a very
good one, in my opinion. So things should look up from here, I hope.

Thank you all again for the purrs and prayers - she needs them!

Patti and crew

so glad the friend and her family are ok, stuff can be fixed replaced,
continuing prayers for all... btw have them try head and shoulders on the
cat.

Lee
"Mishi" wrote in message
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My friend is ok, but in shock. Her granddaughter says she has been walking
around in a daze. She has 3 dogs and 2 cats, and they are all safe. The
one cat they didn't catch until yesterday, and they found her in a closet
in one of the bedrooms. She is usually white, but right now is black from
all the soot. The firefighters saw her (the cat)running round in her
bedroom when they went in with the infrared scanner looking for hot spots.
Poor baby. They have given her baths, but it isn't getting rid of the
soot. I told her to have them wash her in Dawn, which is good for removing
oily stains and is safe for cats. In fact, one of my cat rescue groups
uses it to kill fleas on kittens when they get them in. Works quite well.

The house is savable, but the whole upstairs will need to be replaced. The
house is fully insured. The kitchen has been destroyed, plus the bedroom
right above it. The firefighters stopped it from going into her room, and
that is where the cat took refuge.

When we stopped by, she was talking with a contractor on how to go forward
from here. One of her sons in law is a home remodeler - a very good one,
in my opinion. So things should look up from here, I hope.

Thank you all again for the purrs and prayers - she needs them!

Patti and crew

Mishi wrote:

My friend is ok, but in shock. Her granddaughter says she has been
walking around in a daze. She has 3 dogs and 2 cats, and they are all
safe. The one cat they didn't catch until yesterday, and they found her
in a closet in one of the bedrooms. She is usually white, but right now
is black from all the soot. The firefighters saw her (the cat)running
round in her bedroom when they went in with the infrared scanner looking
for hot spots. Poor baby. They have given her baths, but it isn't
getting rid of the soot. I told her to have them wash her in Dawn, which
is good for removing oily stains and is safe for cats. In fact, one of
my cat rescue groups uses it to kill fleas on kittens when they get them
in. Works quite well.

The house is savable, but the whole upstairs will need to be replaced.
The house is fully insured. The kitchen has been destroyed, plus the
bedroom right above it. The firefighters stopped it from going into her
room, and that is where the cat took refuge.

When we stopped by, she was talking with a contractor on how to go
forward from here. One of her sons in law is a home remodeler - a very
good one, in my opinion. So things should look up from here, I hope.

Thank you all again for the purrs and prayers - she needs them!

I'm glad that nobody was hurt, and that she won't have a financial
crisis because of it, either. Purrs for her emotional stress, though!

Joyce

--
I will not sniff at my male human's feet after he takes his shoes off,
freeze my mouth open in disgust and then sniff my private parts to compare
odors. -- Cat Resolutions

On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:53:05 -0400, Mishi wrote:

My friend is ok, but in shock. Her granddaughter says she has been
walking around in a daze. She has 3 dogs and 2 cats, and they are all
safe. The one cat they didn't catch until yesterday, and they found her
in a closet in one of the bedrooms. She is usually white, but right now
is black from all the soot. The firefighters saw her (the cat)running
round in her bedroom when they went in with the infrared scanner looking
for hot spots. Poor baby. They have given her baths, but it isn't
getting rid of the soot. I told her to have them wash her in Dawn, which
is good for removing oily stains and is safe for cats. In fact, one of
my cat rescue groups uses it to kill fleas on kittens when they get them
in. Works quite well.

The house is savable, but the whole upstairs will need to be replaced.
The house is fully insured. The kitchen has been destroyed, plus the
bedroom right above it. The firefighters stopped it from going into her
room, and that is where the cat took refuge.

When we stopped by, she was talking with a contractor on how to go
forward from here. One of her sons in law is a home remodeler - a very
good one, in my opinion. So things should look up from here, I hope.

Thank you all again for the purrs and prayers - she needs them!

Patti and crew

I hope the poor kitty didn't inhale too much smoke. Having her white
coat look black suggests that she was exposed to a lot of smoke, unless
she ended up in one of the areas where the firefighters had just finished
extinguishing the blaze.

I had a house fire in 2002, and am now in need of touching up the
paintwork in a few spots where underlying soot has bled through and
discolored the surface paint.

--
John F. Eldredge --
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better
than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

Thanks for the update; I was hoping to hear. At least the animals survived
and insurance will help pay to get things repaired. Sincere best wishes for
your friend and purrs, too.
Christine
"Mishi" wrote in message
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My friend is ok, but in shock. Her granddaughter says she has been walking
around in a daze. She has 3 dogs and 2 cats, and they are all safe. The
one cat they didn't catch until yesterday, and they found her in a closet
in one of the bedrooms. She is usually white, but right now is black from
all the soot. The firefighters saw her (the cat)running round in her
bedroom when they went in with the infrared scanner looking for hot spots.
Poor baby. They have given her baths, but it isn't getting rid of the
soot. I told her to have them wash her in Dawn, which is good for removing
oily stains and is safe for cats. In fact, one of my cat rescue groups
uses it to kill fleas on kittens when they get them in. Works quite well.

The house is savable, but the whole upstairs will need to be replaced. The
house is fully insured. The kitchen has been destroyed, plus the bedroom
right above it. The firefighters stopped it from going into her room, and
that is where the cat took refuge.

When we stopped by, she was talking with a contractor on how to go forward
from here. One of her sons in law is a home remodeler - a very good one,
in my opinion. So things should look up from here, I hope.

Thank you all again for the purrs and prayers - she needs them!

Patti and crew