It was a lucky end to a harrowing day for a kitten trapped, hanging by her neck in the crawlspace of a house in Saginaw County, Michigan, last week.
Courtney Neiderquill returned home from work on the 9th of February and could hear the cries of a distressed kitten. Tracing the sound to a cupboard under the kitchen sink, she discovered a small kitten stuck under the floorboards, its head trapped in a hole. “We looked under the cupboard and you could see there was a tiny hole and its head was popping up through it,” Neiderquill said.
Unable to get the cat free herself, Neiderquill called the Thomas Township Fire Department, who cut into the wood and discovered the cat was well and truly stuck, her neck wedged in the hole and the rest of her body dangling underneath. The fire department was able to cut her free and get her safely to the Saginaw County Animal Care and Control centre.
Escaping the cold wind and snow was this kitten’s top priority – she’s just lucky she didn’t get hurt trying to find a warm place to snuggle up away from the freezing storms in the area. In fact, the shelter say they found her in surprisingly good condition considering she’s only about four months old and almost certainly a stray.
Jessica Herzog, an employee at the Saginaw shelter said, “She could have been injured very badly because she was hanging like that for a while and to be able to get her out the firemen had to use their tools and cut around to get her out. She’s incredibly lucky…a strong little girl.”
The kitten, now named Muffin, has been in the loving care of the shelter since the incident. It looks like she chose the perfect house to get stuck in, as her rescuer Courtney said that she was more than likely going to adopt Muffin.
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WONDERFUL — thank you for rescuing her and finally adopting Muffin — JOB WELL DONE by you and the Fire Dept.
please im in sacramento on dixianne court and find my kiiten is also stuck under the kitchen sink floorboards!? how can i get him to safety!?
Thank you wonderful Courtney for helping and rescueing this charming cat. ?
I hope you both are now happy and living together ?
Worl without animalfriend is a very cruel place.
Thank you to those who helped Muffin and wishing her all the best!
Awwwwwww, poor baby! Just cold and snow much deeper than it was tall! Trying to find as warm a spot as possible and out of the snow. Probably trying to get up into cupboard or house because it could feel heat. God Bless Courtney for calling in the Thomas Township Fire Dept. to save the wee kitty. Just 4 months old….a wee baby and having to make it on her own! Pitiful! I hate the thoughts of animals in distress this way! I bought a few nice large tarps and sent a couple to a man’s house in the neighborhood when it was SO VERY COLD (sub-zero wind chills) to put up over the top and around the sides of most of the pen to shield hem from the winds, cutting, sharp winds. I was happy though that at least he had a heat lamp out there for them but that was all. I also bought several of the self-heating pet pads and gave out to pets in need. We, several years ago, built the cat who adopted us, a house. She won’t come inside. Even though she had a self-heating bed in there, I got her a K&H Lectro Soft pad to inflate and keep her body temp at a regulated 102*. She loves it! I also bought a bowl to keep her food warm and her water from freezing. I guess we go overboard but I love animals and their comfort is important to me.
Thanks to the heroes in the fire department and Courtney for this great rescue. That poor little kitten was just trying to escape the cold and didn’t know what it was getting itself into. It probably wouldn’t have been a good outcome had Courtney not paid attention to the cries of the kitten. So thanks again, Courtney, for not ignoring its cries for help and thank the fire department who have always been my heroes. God bless you all!
Thank God a happy ending for Miffin!!!
Thank you Courtney and Fire Dept for saving Muffin and giving Muffin a lovely home.
Muffin – so glad you have a lovely new home and that you are ok ! Love you !
THANK YOU to all the wonderful people who got involved — from Neiderquill to Fire Dept to Saginaw Shelter — job well done! — keep it up!
Little Muffin really did pick the right house <3
Thank you, Courtney, for falling in love with this adorable kitten.
It was kismet! Many happy years to you both <3