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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Tattoo cat came back: 14 years later to its family
Fourteen years ago, the Kerger family's three-year-old orange tabby wandered away from their Lockport-area house.
Last week, she arrived at their new home in Winnipeg.
"We thought a fox got her," Ingrid Kerger said Monday. "She just disappeared. We put up posters but she was never returned."
The cat spent time both indoors and out. She was a wanderer, says Kerger.
The family has no idea how the cat spent her 14 years on the lam.
"If only she could talk, what a story," laughs Kerger.
Tiger Lily didn't track the Kergers down on her own, she had considerable help.
Ingrid Kerger made sure her cat was spayed and had an ear tattoo. The cat was essentially carrying ID.
That didn't help her get reunited with her family, not in 1996 and not after they moved to Winnipeg. The happy ending required the kindness of strangers.
Last week, Kerger got a call from the Oakbank Animal Hospital. They wanted to know if she'd ever lived in Lockport. A staff member had found an elderly tabby and checked her tattoo. That led them to Kerger's old address.
They then tracked her down in Winnipeg.
"I was just in shock when they called."
She sent her 23-year-old son, Richard, to claim Tiger Lily. He carried a picture of boy and cat taken when he was eight.
The clinic rescued Tiger Lily, gave her IV therapy for dehydration and took care of her until the family could be found.
Since she's been home, Tiger Lily is eating everything in sight.
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Last week, she arrived at their new home in Winnipeg.
"We thought a fox got her," Ingrid Kerger said Monday. "She just disappeared. We put up posters but she was never returned."
The cat spent time both indoors and out. She was a wanderer, says Kerger.
The family has no idea how the cat spent her 14 years on the lam.
"If only she could talk, what a story," laughs Kerger.
Tiger Lily didn't track the Kergers down on her own, she had considerable help.
Ingrid Kerger made sure her cat was spayed and had an ear tattoo. The cat was essentially carrying ID.
That didn't help her get reunited with her family, not in 1996 and not after they moved to Winnipeg. The happy ending required the kindness of strangers.
Last week, Kerger got a call from the Oakbank Animal Hospital. They wanted to know if she'd ever lived in Lockport. A staff member had found an elderly tabby and checked her tattoo. That led them to Kerger's old address.
They then tracked her down in Winnipeg.
"I was just in shock when they called."
She sent her 23-year-old son, Richard, to claim Tiger Lily. He carried a picture of boy and cat taken when he was eight.
The clinic rescued Tiger Lily, gave her IV therapy for dehydration and took care of her until the family could be found.
Since she's been home, Tiger Lily is eating everything in sight.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
X-ray reveals rubber duck inside terrier
A dog has had a £1,000 operation to remove a rubber duck from its gut - 18 months after the bathroom toy vanished.The owners of Spike the Patterdale terrier were astonished when they took their sick pet to the vet and discovered what had caused the problem.
Colin Smith, 52, of Thorner, near Leeds, said: "I was absolutely amazed.
"When we saw it after the operation it was the same duck he swallowed 18 months ago. We assumed he'd chewed it up and it had passed through him."
Mr. Smith said he and his wife Lorraine Fenton were relieved to discover what was making their dog so ill, despite the £1,060 cost of the operation.
"It was just a relief to know there was something there causing the problem because we were quite worried about him," he said.
The couple became concerned when six-year-old Spike began vomiting just before Christmas.
They took him to a vet in nearby Wetherby but initial tests failed to reveal the cause of the problem.
It was only after an X-ray that the truth emerged in the shape of a perfect outline of a rubber duck clearly visible in the dog's small intestine.
Mr. Smith then recalled how Spike had taken the toy from the bathroom in the summer of 2008.
"He eats absolutely anything," said Mr. Smith.
"He must have seen the duck and thought 'they're not going to let me have this' so he just swallowed it whole."
"The only difference is it has gone black after losing its yellow paint," he said.
Spike's owners said they would be keeping the duck as a memento.
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Man’s Toyota truck strikes Toyota dealership
A man who attempted to return his recalled Toyota pickup truck to All Star Toyota crashed into the dealership building when his faulty accelerator stuck, the Baton Rouge Police Department reported.
Mikel Valviva sought to return his truck to the dealership, saying he no longer wanted it because of the recall on the accelerator, Lee said.
Matt McKay, owner of the All Star Automotive Group, said Costanza explained to Valviva on three separate occasions on Saturday that the dealership could not refund his money for the truck.
McKay said the process during the recall requires dealerships to provide a loaner car while the recalled vehicle is repaired.
Valviva refused the offers and tried to leave the dealership, but his gas pedal stuck, Lee said. The truck accelerated forward, striking the building, Lee said.
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Mikel Valviva sought to return his truck to the dealership, saying he no longer wanted it because of the recall on the accelerator, Lee said.
Matt McKay, owner of the All Star Automotive Group, said Costanza explained to Valviva on three separate occasions on Saturday that the dealership could not refund his money for the truck.
McKay said the process during the recall requires dealerships to provide a loaner car while the recalled vehicle is repaired.
Valviva refused the offers and tried to leave the dealership, but his gas pedal stuck, Lee said. The truck accelerated forward, striking the building, Lee said.
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