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Cat Frozen To Fence Saved By Woman, Grandkids

POSTED: 8:24 am PST January 17, 2005
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Here is proof that cats really have nine lives.

One cold morning while in the backyard of a Nebraska homeowner Ruth
Bogenreif, a cat was taking a drink out of a heated bird bath.
Something apparently startled the cat and she jumped, wet paws and all,
onto a chain link fence.

(Images: Frozen Cat Has Nine Lives)

In freezing temperatures, the cats small feet froze instantly to the
metal.
"He was hanging with his paws froze to the fence. His head, the back
of his neck, was in the water," said Bogenreif.
Using warm water, Bogenreif and her grandchildren freed the cat from
the metal and then turned it over to the local shelter.
"She's not walking well on her right leg, we're assuming muscle
paralysis at this point. Hopefully she'll be getting better as the
swelling goes down," said Pam Wiese with the Humane Society.
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