Lucky day for trapped black cat

Published 1:11 pm Thursday, February 26, 2015

BREMERTON – It was an ending to a call that even Grumpy Cat would have to smile about.

Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue received a call about a stuck cat on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 7:35 p.m. Firefighters responded to Brookdale Lane in Bremerton to find a small black cat had been unable to move behind a water heater for almost eight hours.

The cat was face down in a corner space approximately five inches wide. The owner had contacted the apartment landlord, but was unable to get assistance.

The firefighters initially planned to cut a hole through the drywall from the bathroom, but that idea was nixed due to the pipes in the wall. The backup plan called for them to move the heater. Once power and water were turned off the water was drained, and the relief valve tubing was cut. The heater was then pulled far enough away from the wall for the little cat to climb up a scarf and claw its way to freedom.