Help! Kitten lost behind walls! :-O

Well, all's well after all -- what a relief --

My pal Manny came over and we pulled out my dryer and opened up a
somewhat larger hole in the floor -- still too small to put anything
like a basket or cage down, but we could see her all right about 10 ft
down. Manny managed to rig a little lasso out of a thick extension
cord, lubricate it with a little washing soap so it would slip, and
got it around her upper body -- Up she came!

Phew! Of course, she after spending about 20 hours down there, once
she was up she's acting like nothing happened.

Her name is Famous Shoes -- polydactyl all four paws.

Thanks everybody!

Albert

Thank Bast the kitty if ok. We were all so worried.
"Albert" wrote in message
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Well, all's well after all -- what a relief --

My pal Manny came over and we pulled out my dryer and opened up a
somewhat larger hole in the floor -- still too small to put anything
like a basket or cage down, but we could see her all right about 10 ft
down. Manny managed to rig a little lasso out of a thick extension
cord, lubricate it with a little washing soap so it would slip, and
got it around her upper body -- Up she came!

Phew! Of course, she after spending about 20 hours down there, once
she was up she's acting like nothing happened.

Her name is Famous Shoes -- polydactyl all four paws.

Thanks everybody!

Albert

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:53:38 -0500, Granby wrote:

Thank Bast the kitty if ok. We were all so worried.

We sure were! I've been so worried about the little sweetie...

Please tell us more about here when you get a chance. We love to hear
about other people's kitties.

Albert wrote:

Well, all's well after all -- what a relief --

My pal Manny came over and we pulled out my dryer and opened up a
somewhat larger hole in the floor -- still too small to put anything
like a basket or cage down, but we could see her all right about 10 ft
down. Manny managed to rig a little lasso out of a thick extension
cord, lubricate it with a little washing soap so it would slip, and
got it around her upper body -- Up she came!

Phew! Of course, she after spending about 20 hours down there, once
she was up she's acting like nothing happened.

Her name is Famous Shoes -- polydactyl all four paws.

Oooooo, dat's just like Cinnamon.

Thanks everybody!

Albert

We're all glad dat the Famous Shoes is back wif the peeple who luv her.

--
Peace,
Fred
(Remove FFFf from my email address to reply by email).

Wonderful news.

--
Ann
in Connecticut
see my cats at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ann791/sets/
read Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/
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"Albert" wrote in message
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Well, all's well after all -- what a relief --

My pal Manny came over and we pulled out my dryer and opened up a
somewhat larger hole in the floor -- still too small to put anything
like a basket or cage down, but we could see her all right about 10 ft
down. Manny managed to rig a little lasso out of a thick extension
cord, lubricate it with a little washing soap so it would slip, and
got it around her upper body -- Up she came!

Phew! Of course, she after spending about 20 hours down there, once
she was up she's acting like nothing happened.

Her name is Famous Shoes -- polydactyl all four paws.

Thanks everybody!

Albert

Sorry Harri! Didn't realize your name was Harriet!

"Granby" wrote in message
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xcuse me but mineown fren Harri iz a bootiful girl kitty. O T thinking diz
hooman didn't pau tension ta how Harri was spelledz, HARRI, not Harry.
jus FYI
"Stampir" wrote in message
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"Amelia T Cat" wrote in message
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I tried cutting a bedsheet in half and knotting it into a rope ladder
for her to climb up, but she wouldn't go for it. So, I lowered a
plastic jar of water down to her on an electric cord, which I hope will
be a little comfort. At least she isn't crying, and seems okay, so I
hope she'll be none the worse for the adventure by tomorrow afternoon.
.
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Albert

If she's got water (or if you offer her the jar periodically) she ought
to be ok until you can get her out. Sometimes they just go exploring and
get too into the exploration and don't realize they can't backtrack.

I almost had to disassemble the cab of a semi once, when Harri Roadcat
went exploring in the space between the cabin wall and the outside sheet
metal. Fortunately she figured out how to backtrack and work her way
out.
Keeping our fingers crossed that you get this little one out safely.

Please do keep us posted. I'd drive over and help if I wasn't 1000 miles
away

Dan

So Harri Roadcat is a travelling cat? Does Harri go out on the open
road w/you? How does Harri like it? Does he have window to look out?
Do you open the window for Harri?

"Dan M" wrote in message
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On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:55:37 -0700, Stampir wrote:

So Harri Roadcat is a travelling cat? Does Harri go out on the open road
w/you? How does Harri like it? Does he have window to look out? Do you
open the window for Harri?

Harri (short for Harriet) earned her "Roadcat" name when I was driving a
semitruck. She traveled with me all of the US in that truck. We did leash
walks at truck stops and rest areas, and little Harri loved being in the
truck with me. She learned all the little nooks and crannies and mastered
the art of disappearing and giving me heart attacks.

Now that I'm working a desk job we take Harri with us from time to time
on road trips, and still take her on leash walks.

Dan


Amazing. How did you leave water out for her? All the cat water bowls
I've seen would probably spill I figure?

So Harriet got to see the USA! On the road. Could she look out the
windows in your cab or sleeper?

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:27:40 -0700, Stampir wrote:

Amazing. How did you leave water out for her? All the cat water bowls
I've seen would probably spill I figure?

Yeah, it did initially tend to spill quite often. I finally got a fairly
high-sided bowl with a heavy base and only filled it about half-way. That
way it didn't spill too often and only had to be refilled a couple of
times a day.

So Harriet got to see the USA! On the road. Could she look out the
windows in your cab or sleeper?

Yep. She used to like to ride on the dash on the passenger side where she
could look out easily and make a spectacle of herself. She also liked to
ride on the top bunk and look out the windshield. I kept a cargo net
stretched across the front of the top bunk so she wasn't in danger if I
had to brake suddenly.

She had a wonderful time as a roadcat. And having her along sure made the
long stretches away from home more bearable for me.

Dan

Amazing. How did you leave water out for her? All the cat water bowls
I've seen would probably spill I figure?

The way mine Paw drived da truck EFURRYTHING spilled! Da company should
have let me drife da truck, but da pedals was too far away fur mine paws
to be able to reach dem.

So Harriet got to see the USA! On the road. Could she look out the
windows in your cab or sleeper?

I kept telling Paw to build me mine own elevated bench on da passenger
seat but him never did. Da lazy bum... But him did allow me to take him
for walks fairly often.

Harri Roadcat

On Sep 11, 4:15*pm, Harri Roadcat wrote:
Amazing. How did you leave water out for her? All the cat water bowls
I've seen would probably spill I figure?

The way mine Paw drived da truck EFURRYTHING spilled! Da company should
have let me drife da truck, but da pedals was too far away fur mine paws
to be able to reach dem.

Yoo gotz two lern too jump down to da pedulz an den bak UP to stir da
weel. Dat iz wut I doo in da jeep-fingy an I am da bes driver roun.


So Harriet got to see the USA! On the road. Could she look out the
windows in your cab or sleeper?

I kept telling Paw to build me mine own elevated bench on da passenger
seat but him never did. Da lazy bum... But him did allow me to take him
for walks fairly often.

Dat soun like a gudgud wai to liv, cept for da hoomin bein der.

--
Missy, hisser at hoomins.