Cat survives shock, 25-foot fall from power pole

[Omaha Steve]

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20150410/us--cat_survival_tale-916cbe7333.html



This April 8, 2015 photo provided by Jennifer Kagay shows her cat Liam after the cat fell from a power pole in Grants Pass, Ore. Kagay, the owner of the Siamese cat says he has nearly used up his nine lives after getting shocked on a power pole in Grants Pass and falling 25 feet. (AP Photo/Jennifer Kagay)


GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The owner of a 17-pound Siamese cat named Liam says he has nearly used up his nine lives after getting shocked on a power pole in Grants Pass and falling 25 feet.

Jennifer Kagay tells The Grants Pass Daily Courier ( http://bit.ly/1DpyP6v ) she and her husband were lying in bed early Tuesday when they heard a "bang" and the power went out.

Her husband, Jeff, went outside and the cat was lying still on the transformer at the top of the pole. They were relieved when Liam started to move, but horrified when he fell 25 feet to the ground. On the way down, he snagged a wire with a claw, then landed softly in some brush.

The Kagays took him to the vet, where he may have to have one leg amputated.
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Information from: Daily Courier, http://www.thedailycourier.com

[shenmue]

1. Someone is getting lots of hugs and treats!

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. poor kitty

[Warpy]

3. Time to keep Liam indoors

Most cats live long and happy lives without zapping themselves on power lines. Liam obviously can't be trusted around potentially hurtful things.

[pansypoo53219]

4. i love my cats so much, they stay INSIDE.

we have WINDOWS. they can kill bugs. and any vermin that try to get in.

[freshwest]

5. What a weird and disturbing injury! Good luck Liam, hope he gets to keep that leg! And great the

Kagay's went out to investigate right away and got him to the vet. Life is strange, the things one gets into...