Burned cat still in recovery

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Burned cat still in recovery

by Tracy Tierney
August 24, 2005

After receiving a jolt last week from a 25,000-volt power line that started him on fire, a Topaz Ranch Estates feline is still in aftershock, so to speak.

John Respess, supervisor of the Douglas County Animal Shelter, said the cat was still in the hands of veterinarians.

"They didn't think it was in good enough condition to be adopted at this time," Respess said Monday.

As for who will adopt the frazzled feline, Respess said the shelter has received quite a few calls.

"Seven or eight people put their names on a list for it," he said. "First come, first serve. That's how it is with all our animals."

The date for when the scorched kitty is released for adoption remains unknown at this time.

"It's just up to the vet," Respess said. "Right now, they're just giving it fluids, monitoring it and addressing the burns."

A modified version of The Record-Courier story was picked up by the Associated Press and within 24 hours had hit Web sites all around the nation.

Television stations from Florida to Hawaii posted the story, as did newspapers from Alaska, Colorado, Texas and North Carolina.

Even the ivy league was not immune with postings on Harvard Law and Columbia Web sites.

The largest news organization to pick up the story was ABC News, which broadcast it on Good Morning America.

A Google search revealed at least 30 different Web sites picked up the story, including the Drudge Report and several sites such as MSNBC, Free Republic,
News.Yahoo, America Online and Cox Cable.

For more information on adopting pets, call the Animal Shelter at 782-9061.

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