Kitty Calls 911 for owner

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Check this out, This happened December 29th I heard it on CNN and then read it on MSN news, This is from the Associated press.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police aren't sure how else to explain it. But when an officer walked into an apartment Thursday night to answer a 911 call, an orange-and-tan striped cat was lying by a telephone on the living room floor. The cat's owner, Gary Rosheisen, was on the ground near his bed having fallen out of his wheelchair.

Rosheisen said his cat, Tommy, must have hit the right buttons to call 911.

"I know it sounds kind of weird," Officer Patrick Daugherty said, unsuccessfully searching for some other explanation
Rosheisen said he couldn't get up because of pain from osteoporosis and ministrokes that disrupt his balance. He also wasn't wearing his medical-alert necklace and couldn't reach a cord above his pillow that alerts paramedics that he needs help.

Daugherty said police received a 911 call from Rosheisen's apartment, but there was no one on the phone. Police called back to make sure everything was OK, and when no one answered, they decided to check things out.

That's when Daugherty found Tommy next to the phone.

Rosheisen got the cat three years ago to help lower his blood pressure. He tried to train him to call 911, unsure if the training ever stuck.

The phone in the living room is always on the floor, and there are 12 small buttons ? including a speed dial for 911 right above the button for the speaker phone.

"He's my hero," Rosheisen said.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Way To Go [img]graemlins/cat.gif[/img] Kitty.

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[Canadianblueyes]

I heard about this story on the news the other day. I thought it was quite amazing really. That's one smart cat.

[Noclouds]

WOW!!! That's an amazing story! Shows once more that we must treat our animals good fore they are not only our friends but sometimes our lifesavers,too

[cherrysis]

Amen to that WAY TO GO TOMMY!!!

[ellanoize]

Then there was this news article.
How ya gonna explain to yer buddies,
"I was attacked by a dog".
"Oh yea, what was it a Doberman or a Rottie?"
"No It was a pack of Chihahuas!"

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FREMONT, Calif. (AP) - A pack of angry Chihuahuas attacked a police officer who was escorting a teenager home after a traffic stop, authorities said.

The officer suffered minor injuries, including bites to his ankle, Detective Bill Veteran said.

The five Chihuahuas escaped the 17-year-old boy's home and rushed the officer in the doorway Thursday, authorities said. The teenager had been detained after the traffic incident.

The officer was treated at a hospital and returned to work less than two hours later

[cherrysis]

I read that too...I was once chased down the street by one manic Chihuahua and I was 12...those little ankle biters are mean!!! Of course I could have turned around and kicked him BUT I love animals too much!