FIRE: Christmas Eve catsitting scary story

**Barbara** · 12-25-2010, 05:45 AM

What a jorrible thing for poor Simon- to go on vacation and your house with 12 pets in it begins to burn!
I am so glad they are all ok. And I hope the house has no existential damage either.

**Laura's Babies** · 12-25-2010, 06:35 AM

This has tears in my eyes. God was watching over those babies is all I can say. OMG!! THANK GOD for looking after those babies!!!

**Grace** · 12-25-2010, 08:01 AM

HERE is the article from last evening. It does not appear to have been updated since then.

**chocolatepuppy** · 12-25-2010, 08:49 AM

A furkids parents worst nightmare, a fire and you are not home.

MY eyes well up reading this again. Yes, thank God someone happened by. I'm happy to hear all the kitties are okay.

**phesina** · 12-25-2010, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by Grace

HERE is the article from last evening. It does not appear to have been updated since then.

Thanks, Grace. I just read it. Did you read the "comments" sent in by readers following the article? Sound like some Pet Talk threads!

- "Only an insane person would live with twelve cats." and then "Only an insane person would have no cats."

I especially like this one, submitted by alert reader Andy Jacobs:
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Andy Jacobs
Posted 9 hours ago

On the 12th day of Catmas,
my true love gave to me

Twelve cats a crying,
Eleven emergecy responders,
Ten sirens blaring,
Nine lives a leaping,
Eight neighbors watching,
Seven windows broken,
Six hundred gallons of water,

Five 911 Calls,

Four -ty thousand dollars damage,
Three emergency vehicles,
Two reporters typing,

And a story on Christmas Eve
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...a story with the ending ".. and they all lived happily ever after!"

**astrid** · 12-25-2010, 12:02 PM

OMG!!

Thank God everyone is fine, my prayers for Lavinia!!
God bless the person who called the Fire Departament and all the people who helped, especially YOU for taking care of the furbabies.

Merry Christmas to you and your kitties at home!

**catmandu** · 12-25-2010, 01:16 PM

Praise Our Lord God that all are well and that the house did not go completely under!!!

I almost that happen a few months ago when one of the pot heads fell asleep and set the rented house on fire.

We are so close that the Found Cat Hotel may have been next!!

Thank God for he Miracle of All Twelve Cats safe and sound

**Pinot's Mom** · 12-25-2010, 01:23 PM

What a horrifying ordeal for everyone! I'm so glad the kitties are OK and the fire was relatively contained.

**phesina** · 12-25-2010, 01:24 PM

I picked her up just after noon. The checkout person told me to watch her, make sure she's eating and drinking and getting back to her normal state.

Well, we got back home.. She hopped out of the carrier box, looking around like "YAY! I'm HOME!!!!" but then.. "What's that yucky smell?" There is still some smoke odor around, and a lot of debris everywhere.

I got out a couple cans of nice wet food and put some on a plate on the floor for them. Boy, she tucked right into that like there was no tomorrow! NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM!!!!!!

So I guess she's eating all right..

I did the other chores I do when I go there, and meanwhile she was exploring around, seeing all her friends, checking out on what's the same and what's different.. Making sure that the things she counts on (food, water, litter, bedding) are there where and for when she wants them.

I called Simon to update him. He was glad to hear all this. Tomorrow I will go get more food and litter for them, because all the supplies were in the room which got burned out. There was enough wet food in the kitchen for them today, no more kibble or fresh litter, so we're all out now. I brought along a couple of gallon jugs of fresh tap-water, so the water dishes all got refilled with new.