Slog - Comments on Curious Cat Gets Stuck in Mason Jar

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:30:58 -0800

Improper decanting technique, most likely.

Comment by Nat

Nat — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:32:40 -0800

Unless this mishap occurred in the fire station, I'd like to know how it avoided running out of air.

Comment by Chris

Chris — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:33:00 -0800

Bonsai Kitten!
http://www.shorty.com/bonsaikitten/gray.html

And before the other commenters go all nutso on this...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonsai_kitty

Comment by Greg

Greg — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:36:20 -0800

Cats stick their heads into things they shouldn't all the time. Where do you think the saying came from?

Comment by Ziggity

Ziggity — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:36:47 -0800

@2: I imagine its neck is thinner than its head, so it wasn't like it was stuck fast, it was just his head was in and he couldn't pull back out past his ears.

Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball

Jubilation T. Cornball — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:37:35 -0800

My dad always said, "If they could bottle pussy, they'd make a million bucks!"

Dad...here's your millionaire.

Comment by adam

adam — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:40:17 -0800

do all fire stations keep lube on hand?

Comment by PopTart in Denver

PopTart in Denver — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:45:34 -0800

@7 Firefighters always have the right tool for the job, at least any job I'd like them to do to, er, I mean for me.

Comment by Matt from Denver

Matt from Denver — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:48:10 -0800

A friend and I once found a cat in an alley with its head stuck in a can. Kitty obviously smelled something good in it. Anyway, we got the can off without lube, just held him and pulled it off. He hissed at us and ran away, but I still felt like a million bucks for doing a good deed.

Comment by lostboy

lostboy — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:07:32 -0800

Chris @3, thanks for the hilarious link. It reminds me of the similarly amusing origami boulder.

Comment by butterw

butterw — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:40:05 -0800

Bunch of firefighters, lube and a cat. Didn't turn out as bad as it might have.

Comment by michael strangeways

michael strangeways — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:40:50 -0800

ugh...I HATE animals in distress posts!!!

NO MORE!!!

Comment by Toe Tag

Toe Tag — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:54:56 -0800

Why didn't they just use a hammer to smash the jar?

Comment by daniel

daniel — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:56:51 -0800

Hmmm... do you really need a firefighter for this? What if while these guys were wasting the fire department's time a cat died stuck in a tree?

Well... actually my Dad always used to say "you never saw a cat skeleton in a tree?" My cat got stuck in a tree once and we took the cushions off of my Mom's couch to make a little pad, then I went up in the tree and threw the cat out of the tree. Hit the perfect spot, the cat hit the ground (couch) running. I felt pretty proud of that solution but liek the man said the problem didn't really require a solution, the cat wasn't going to die in there.

Comment by michael

michael — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:58:37 -0800

I found a cat in my recycling with its head stuck in a Girl Scout's Thin Mints box. I pulled it's head out but then got mine stuck in there.

Comment by Kitty Litter

Kitty Litter — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:44:19 -0800

What do you call a cat with its head stuck in a jar?

A good start.

Comment by Gift Horse

Gift Horse — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:29:43 -0800

This exact thing happened to my childhood cat. They don't run out of air..but we did have to smash the jar. He was alrite.