Kitten Spends Several Days Stuck in Power Line Pole 
Reported by: Angie Weidinger
Thursday, Aug 7, 2008 @06:21pm CST
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A neighborhood waits four days for cat to come down from a precarious position because no one could help.
It’s not everyday you see people yelling, “Here kitty, kitty, kitty,” skyward. But, in a West Springfield neighborhood, many were doing just that after a feline recently climbed up a power line pole.
“This cat has been up there, this will be the fourth day without food, no water, in the heat,” said the cat’s owner, Carmen Puryear.
In the past when that cat, named Sponge Bob Squarepants, went on a climb, his owners were able to rescue him.
“He did climb up a little tree and got on the roof,” recalled Puryear. “We had to climb up on the roof and get him.”
But rescuing him from the pole was impossible for Puryear and everyone else she called for help.
“Fire departments can’t get within 50 feet of the high voltage line,” explained Puryear. “CU says it wouldn’t risk a life for a cat and the animal shelter wouldn’t do it.”
So, after four days of everyone in the neighborhood peering up at Sponge Bob, he finally decided he had to ditch the “Scaredy Cat” routine and find a way down himself.
“He lost his balance and one of the neighbors yelled, ‘The Cat! The Cat!’” said Puryear. “And, we all looked up and as he caught his balance, he slid down the rest of the pole.”
For the few neighbors who didn’t get to see the cat’s fearless feat, Puryear says don’t expect to get a repeat performance.
“He’s going to stay in someone’s house all the time,” she said.
The cat seems to be doing fine after his adventure. He didn’t even get any splinters stuck in his paws on the 40 foot journey down from the power line.
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2 Comments on “Kitten Spends Several Days Stuck in Power Line Pole”
OMG! Is this cat OK? I really, really hope so!
A cat/kitten has nine lives not to worry. They also add their curiosity to all nine lives getting them into trouble sooner or later.