CORRECTS YEAR TO 2013-In this Jan. 2, 2013 photo, Pam Robinson brings a stray cat to the Marion, Mass., Animal Hospital to have it checked. The cat had spent at least a week stuck in a Rochester, Mass., tree before plunging 80 feet to the ground. A Marion Animal Hospital veterinarian said Wednesday it's "unbelievable" that the cat dubbed Fortunate has just a couple of pulled muscles and a possible parasitic infection. (AP Photo/The Standard-Time, Peter Pereira)
Cat that spent a week in Mass. tree found
Published: 04:14:42 PM, Thu 03 January 2013 UTC
MARION, Mass. (AP) — A stray cat that spent at least a week stuck in a Massachusetts tree before plunging 80 feet to the ground and fleeing has been found, and all things considered, appears to be in good health.
A Marion Animal Hospital veterinarian said Wednesday it's "unbelievable" that the cat dubbed Fortunate has just a couple of pulled muscles and a possible parasitic infection.
The cat was spotted in a Rochester, Mass., tree on Christmas Eve. Several rescue attempts failed before firefighters cut the branch it was perched on Sunday. Cat shelter founder Pam Robinson finally trapped the skittish feline on Tuesday.
Robinson tells The Standard Times (http://bit.ly/Wngz47 ) she will keep the cat for a few weeks so it can regain weight before putting it up for adoption.
___
Information from: The (New Bedford, Mass.) Standard-Times, http://www.southcoasttoday.com
Tags:
ap, new bedford, recreation, things, english-language films, tuesday, wednesday, massachusetts, christmas, sunday, feet, firefighters, ground, branch, good health, couple, cat, rochester, muscles, shelter, veterinarian, christmas eve, christmas tree, christmas worldwide, fortunate, marion animal hospital, possible parasitic infection, founder pam robinson, standard times http://bit.ly/wngz47, stray cat, mass. tree, massachusetts tree, rescue attempts, skittish feline, fleeing, standard-times, http://www.southcoasttoday.com, divine liturgy
