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Divine Grace - The story of Cookie & Mudpie's accident
Thursday, July 17, 2008
1:12 PM
Question - How did they survive?
I almost lost Cookie & Mudpie three days ago.
After Moo & Brownie were adopted, I decided it was time to bring Cookie & Mudpie home as well. Yes, I decided on Mudpie. So I prepared the corridor and brought the two up. Because my family is so anal about not letting the cats in the house, I left them outside. My mistake was leaving them alone unsupervised in this new environment.
When I went out to look for them, I couldn't find them. I asked the neighbours who told me that they came home and when the lift opened, the kittens ran in. So I hurriedly took the stairs to all floors and called for them, hoping to hear the bell of their collar. But I couldn't find them. In between I did hear some cat cries but I could not locate them. I took the lift to all levels again and called out. I went to level 1, level 3. Futile. I then asked Maria for help. She was worried.
She suggested to take the lift again and I suggested starting from the top floor but she pressed 9. We went out at 9, and as the door closed we heard a loud yell! It was one of them! We stretched our arms to keep the door from closing. Maria saw it. One of them was stuck in the side of the elevator! I was seriously shocked. I didn't expect to find it there. Maria said she thought it was mudpie. And if it was mudpie, I couldn't imagine the fate of Cookie. I sorta thought he didn't make it. That he had fallen down the elevator shaft to his death. We held open the door for dear life. I called emergency and they would send men only in twenty minutes.
I borrowed a flashlight and we shone in. It was Cookie! And he was alive, but we were not sure if he had any injuries. He cried a little and he seemed so tired - he just sat there and after a while he closed his eyes and refused to answer. We didn't know what to do for a bit. I went upstairs to get some food to lure him out and met my dad who just came home. He came to help. The food didn't work.
Somehow we thought of using something to prod Cookie out. First we tried poking him with a stick. It worked a little. But then one of us suggested water! I ran up to fill my water gun and we used it. It worked! There was an opening at the back, and we tried to get Cookie to come out that way. It didn't work. Dad suggested that we had to get him out from an opening a metre above. So I shot the water at Cookie and he actually climbed up the brick wall! My heart was beating real fast. Soon, Cookie emerged and Dad pulled him from the collar and we got him out safely. I hugged him and broke into tears!
We were all quite tired, and by then, the lift peeps had arrived. We wondered what had happened to Mudpie. We went down to first floor where the lift peeps had stopped the lift. They had opened the lift doors to check for cats, but didn't see any so they closed it and were preparing to leave. But thankfully we caught them and Dad insisted that they opened the doors again. I was afraid to look as I thought Mudpie was long dead. Honestly. I hid in a corner. Dad looked and said he saw Mudpie! She was hiding in the corner at level 0! Can you believe it? She fell all the way? But she wasn't moving, maybe she was dead. I think the lift peeps went in to get her out and realised that she was still alive! They brought her to me and I was relieved. She was unscathed, only prolly scared and tired. I didn't cry. I guess I truly love Cookie more.
But anyway. I was so tired after the whole ordeal. But pretty traumatised and decided to let the two kitties go back to their birthplace to stay for the night. I wasn't prepared to look after them. (P.S. I didn't get any sleep that night.)
Well so I feel that this was all a miracle. It wasn't their time yet. And it was providence that led us to find the kittens on time. Even the lift peeps said that they had never seen something like this happen before. So well, be careful with kittens or little animals. Don't let them near lifts.
xoxo,
Jane Doe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday, July 17, 2008
1:12 PM
Question - Why did she decide on level 9?
Question - How did they survive?
I almost lost Cookie & Mudpie three days ago.
After Moo & Brownie were adopted, I decided it was time to bring Cookie & Mudpie home as well. Yes, I decided on Mudpie. So I prepared the corridor and brought the two up. Because my family is so anal about not letting the cats in the house, I left them outside. My mistake was leaving them alone unsupervised in this new environment.
When I went out to look for them, I couldn't find them. I asked the neighbours who told me that they came home and when the lift opened, the kittens ran in. So I hurriedly took the stairs to all floors and called for them, hoping to hear the bell of their collar. But I couldn't find them. In between I did hear some cat cries but I could not locate them. I took the lift to all levels again and called out. I went to level 1, level 3. Futile. I then asked Maria for help. She was worried.
She suggested to take the lift again and I suggested starting from the top floor but she pressed 9. We went out at 9, and as the door closed we heard a loud yell! It was one of them! We stretched our arms to keep the door from closing. Maria saw it. One of them was stuck in the side of the elevator! I was seriously shocked. I didn't expect to find it there. Maria said she thought it was mudpie. And if it was mudpie, I couldn't imagine the fate of Cookie. I sorta thought he didn't make it. That he had fallen down the elevator shaft to his death. We held open the door for dear life. I called emergency and they would send men only in twenty minutes.
I borrowed a flashlight and we shone in. It was Cookie! And he was alive, but we were not sure if he had any injuries. He cried a little and he seemed so tired - he just sat there and after a while he closed his eyes and refused to answer. We didn't know what to do for a bit. I went upstairs to get some food to lure him out and met my dad who just came home. He came to help. The food didn't work.
Somehow we thought of using something to prod Cookie out. First we tried poking him with a stick. It worked a little. But then one of us suggested water! I ran up to fill my water gun and we used it. It worked! There was an opening at the back, and we tried to get Cookie to come out that way. It didn't work. Dad suggested that we had to get him out from an opening a metre above. So I shot the water at Cookie and he actually climbed up the brick wall! My heart was beating real fast. Soon, Cookie emerged and Dad pulled him from the collar and we got him out safely. I hugged him and broke into tears!
We were all quite tired, and by then, the lift peeps had arrived. We wondered what had happened to Mudpie. We went down to first floor where the lift peeps had stopped the lift. They had opened the lift doors to check for cats, but didn't see any so they closed it and were preparing to leave. But thankfully we caught them and Dad insisted that they opened the doors again. I was afraid to look as I thought Mudpie was long dead. Honestly. I hid in a corner. Dad looked and said he saw Mudpie! She was hiding in the corner at level 0! Can you believe it? She fell all the way? But she wasn't moving, maybe she was dead. I think the lift peeps went in to get her out and realised that she was still alive! They brought her to me and I was relieved. She was unscathed, only prolly scared and tired. I didn't cry. I guess I truly love Cookie more.
But anyway. I was so tired after the whole ordeal. But pretty traumatised and decided to let the two kitties go back to their birthplace to stay for the night. I wasn't prepared to look after them. (P.S. I didn't get any sleep that night.)
Well so I feel that this was all a miracle. It wasn't their time yet. And it was providence that led us to find the kittens on time. Even the lift peeps said that they had never seen something like this happen before. So well, be careful with kittens or little animals. Don't let them near lifts.
Labels: accident, miracle, safety
xoxo,
Jane Doe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------