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MSPCA seeks owner of cat found burned all over his body in a Roslindale parking lot

By adamg on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 11:19am


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By cybah on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 11:28am.

aw poor kitty.

Thanks I just started to tear up at work. Now I wanna go home and hug my cats.

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By xyz on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 12:05pm.

From now on, when I drive a car in the winter, I'm going to take a minute to check under the hood and in the wheel wells for cats. At least he's in good hands now.

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By cybah on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 1:08pm.

Don't even need to bend over.. just hit the hood or side panels a few times.. If there's an animal under there, it will be scared and run out.

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By Irma la Douce on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 1:20pm.

Luckily his injuries were not terrible, considering. He must have heard the driver getting into the car and started to hop out, but not before one of his ears was sliced. The vet was able to stitch the ear back in place but he was left with a hole right in the middle. This was the era of punk fashion so he was considered quite hip.

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By anon42 on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 1:39pm.

Same happened to our cat Tiger as we were moving to MA from MD, staying at a friend's house. My dad couldn't find her in the garage so told his friend to start the car resulting in a weird noise. My dad opened the hood, immediately thought she was dead and omg what am I going to tell the kids? She then meowed at him and she spent two weeks at the vet with head injuries from the fan. She came up to MA on Flying Tigers airlines

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By coffeeweasel on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 6:11pm.

One of my cats came with no tail. I'm told she was hiding under a car and her tail got run over and had to be amputated. Thankfully she seems to do fine without it.

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By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 3:20pm.

Particularly on remote start. I found ours annoying but it apparently has to do with alerting creatures both outside and inside the car that stuff is happening.

I still tap the hood out of habit. No feral cats or rats in my area, but plenty of other critters may be seeking shelter.

I wonder if there are any aftermarket devices that make noises under the hood that would freak out any lurking creatures, as part of unlocking the car or maybe at regular intervals? Might take some research to see what works best.

Poor kitteh.

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By Irma la Douce on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 12:40pm.

I also tried the MSCPA website but don't see a specific program for Dusty's treatment.

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By adamg on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 1:01pm.

But looks like it goes to their general fund.

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By Irma la Douce on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 1:11pm.

It links to the Pet Care Assistance Fund, and the cat in the photo sure looks like Dusty

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By Irma la Douce on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 1:11pm.

n/t

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