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Miracle Cat
Miracle cat stays alive by a whisker
March 10, 2007 He's a miracle cat. A 4-year-old black cat named Mushi is lucky to be alive after three weeks without food or water. His harrowing tale began when his owners, Kristen and Greg Vicino, moved from Davis to San Diego. On February 12, movers packed their furnishings and hauled them away. That evening, Mushi, a short-haired former stray whom Kristen had rescued as a kitten in her office parking lot, didn't come home. The couple posted fliers, alerted neighbors and friends, and called the movers to ask them to check the moving van. All with no luck. So, with heavy hearts they drove to San Diego. "I cried the whole way down here," says Kristen, who describes Mushi as gregarious and affectionate, "the ultimate lap cat." Somehow, Mushi had crawled inside the mattress box spring. The box spring then had been boxed and sealed, loaded in a moving van and trucked to San Diego. Once here, it was put into storage until a new roof could be installed on their newly purchased North Park home. Rain postponed the roof work, however, and after three weeks, the Vicinos decided to move in anyway. It was lucky they did, Kristen says. As the box spring was unpacked, someone noticed a claw poking through the fabric. Greg ripped it open and found Mushi - alive, although barely. The 10-pound cat, who gave a weak meow, had lost 4 pounds, 40 percent of its body weight. The Vicinos consulted experts before slowly reintroducing food and water, with only a tiny amount of water every hour to preserve the cat's kidney function. A cat can live for several days without food, but water deprivation is more serious. One feline-care Internet site said that a 10 percent to 14 percent loss of total body water can be fatal to cats. As of last night, Mushi appeared fine. "He's incredible, full of the devil and totally back in action," Kristen says. So Mushi has a new nickname - The Miracle Cat. |
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Miracle Cat
On Mar 13, 10:59�pm, "jofirey" wrote:
Miracle cat stays alive by a whisker *March 10, 2007 *He's a miracle cat. A 4-year-old black cat named Mushi is lucky to *be alive after three weeks without food or water. His harrowing tale *began when his owners, Kristen and Greg Vicino, moved from Davis to *San Diego. *On February 12, movers packed their furnishings and hauled them away. *That evening, Mushi, a short-haired former stray whom Kristen had *rescued as a kitten in her office parking lot, didn't come home. The *couple posted fliers, alerted neighbors and friends, and called the *movers to ask them to check the moving van. All with no luck. *So, with heavy hearts they drove to San Diego. "I cried the whole *way down here," says Kristen, who describes Mushi as gregarious and *affectionate, "the ultimate lap cat." *Somehow, Mushi had crawled inside the mattress box spring. The box *spring then had been boxed and sealed, loaded in a moving van and *trucked to San Diego. Once here, it was put into storage until a new *roof could be installed on their newly purchased North Park home. *Rain postponed the roof work, however, and after three weeks, the *Vicinos decided to move in anyway. It was lucky they did, Kristen *says. As the box spring was unpacked, someone noticed a claw poking *through the fabric. Greg ripped it open and found Mushi - alive, *although barely. The 10-pound cat, who gave a weak meow, had lost *4 pounds, 40 percent of its body weight. *The Vicinos consulted experts before slowly reintroducing food and *water, with only a tiny amount of water every hour to preserve the *cat's kidney function. *A cat can live for several days without food, but water deprivation *is more serious. One feline-care Internet site said that a 10 *percent to 14 percent loss of total body water can be fatal to cats. *As of last night, Mushi appeared fine. "He's incredible, full of the *devil and totally back in action," Kristen says. *So Mushi has a new nickname - The Miracle Cat. That is totally incredible. How lucky. I hope the kitty survived without any long-term damage to his little body. Sherry |
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Miracle Cat
On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:59:55 -0800, jofirey wrote:
Miracle cat stays alive by a whisker March 10, 2007 He's a miracle cat. A 4-year-old black cat named Mushi is lucky to be alive after three weeks without food or water. His harrowing tale began when his owners, Kristen and Greg Vicino, moved from Davis to San Diego. On February 12, movers packed their furnishings and hauled them away. That evening, Mushi, a short-haired former stray whom Kristen had rescued as a kitten in her office parking lot, didn't come home. The couple posted fliers, alerted neighbors and friends, and called the movers to ask them to check the moving van. All with no luck. So, with heavy hearts they drove to San Diego. "I cried the whole way down here," says Kristen, who describes Mushi as gregarious and affectionate, "the ultimate lap cat." Somehow, Mushi had crawled inside the mattress box spring. The box spring then had been boxed and sealed, loaded in a moving van and trucked to San Diego. Once here, it was put into storage until a new roof could be installed on their newly purchased North Park home. Rain postponed the roof work, however, and after three weeks, the Vicinos decided to move in anyway. It was lucky they did, Kristen says. As the box spring was unpacked, someone noticed a claw poking through the fabric. Greg ripped it open and found Mushi - alive, although barely. The 10-pound cat, who gave a weak meow, had lost 4 pounds, 40 percent of its body weight. The Vicinos consulted experts before slowly reintroducing food and water, with only a tiny amount of water every hour to preserve the cat's kidney function. A cat can live for several days without food, but water deprivation is more serious. One feline-care Internet site said that a 10 percent to 14 percent loss of total body water can be fatal to cats. As of last night, Mushi appeared fine. "He's incredible, full of the devil and totally back in action," Kristen says. So Mushi has a new nickname - The Miracle Cat. Sending purrs that Mushi will remain safe and sound. He is a Miracle. MLB |
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Miracle Cat
jofirey wrote:
Miracle cat stays alive by a whisker March 10, 2007 He's a miracle cat. A 4-year-old black cat named Mushi is lucky to be alive after three weeks without food or water. snip A cat can live for several days without food, but water deprivation is more serious. One feline-care Internet site said that a 10 percent to 14 percent loss of total body water can be fatal to cats. As of last night, Mushi appeared fine. "He's incredible, full of the devil and totally back in action," Kristen says. So Mushi has a new nickname - The Miracle Cat. Poor kitty! I'm so glad to hear she is fine. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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