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From: mc68020@gilbbs.UUCP (Tom Keller)
Newsgroups: net.auto,net.pets
Subject: Re: Animals under Car Hoods
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Date: Wed, 26-Mar-86 20:44:11 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 26 20:44:11 1986
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In article <2cb0eca1.2a75@apollo.uucp>, tbg@apollo.uucp (Tom Gross) writes:
> > This reminds me of a warning that may have save a cat's life. If you
> > have a car with lots of space under the hood, then you should tap your
> > horn before you start your car up during the winter. If there is room,
> > cats will sometimes crawl up into the motor compartment to get a
> > little warmth.
> 
>     I have heard of this, but have no first hand knowledge of cats
>     getting under a hood.


   Actually happens!  A few years back, a neighbor of ours came screaming
hysterically to us..seems she had gotten in the car to go to the store, and
when she went to start the engine, there was a gawdawful racket under the
hood, and a cat went shreiking off into the bushes.

   Apparently the cat had been sleeping on the valve cover, and when the engine 
started, his tail got caught by the fan.  In any case, the cat lost ~~2/3
of his tail, and a sizable portion of the fur and skin on his hind-quarters.
It took us 6 hours to calm him down enough so we could catch him and take 
him to the vet.


   Poor cat...poor lady!

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