This week’s Cat-Loving Man of the Week award goes to paramedic Lee Rayburn. He helped save the life of a cat who was trapped in a burning home in Knoxville. Rayburn and other paramedics gave oxygen to a cat named Zoey – she survived, although there was so much smoke that her white fur turned grey. Zoey is currently at an animal clinic and is in an incubator after receiving anti-inflammatory drugs and oxygen therapy.
Lee Rayburn, we salute you and your colleagues for going the extra mile for a cat in need.
Category Archives: Just cats
A Man Who Does NOT Love Cats
According to this Gothamist post, a 205-pound man named Joe Petcka KILLED an 8 pound cat. Why?! Because his girlfriend was supposedly paying more attention to the cat than him. Thankfully, justice is being served as this man is now facing up to 2 years in prison.
This table has a cat-nook!
Cat News Roundup
In case you missed the article in the NY Times, the tale (or should I say “tail?”) of “Dewey, a rescued cat who lived for 19 years in a library in a small town in Iowa, has sold for about $1.25 million to Grand Central Publishing.”
In other cat-related news, “Winnie the Wonder Cat” leapt into action to save a family whose home had filled up with carbon monoxide, according to this news report out of Indiana. According to the family, “The mother says Winnie started meowing, scratching her to get her to wake up.”
More pet food recalled
More bad news on the pet food recall – it has now been expanded to certain types of dry food and cat treats (including some types of the Menandcats.com cats’ favorite brand, Pounce). Pet foods affected include products made by Del Monte Foods (Jerky Treats, Gravy Train Beef Sticks and Pounce Meaty Morsels) and those made by Hill’s Pet Nutrition Inc. (Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry food).
Fore more info see http://www.reuters.com/article/consumerproducts-SP/idUSN0136346020070402.
Menandcats.com hopes all your pets are safe and healthy.