Yesterday my neighbor, Ann called me on the phone screaming for help...I dropped everything and dashed over to see what in the world was going on. I was upset to find her cat, Snuggles, lying on the driveway not moving.
Here's what happened: After Ann pulled into her garage, she shut the automatic door from inside her car. Seconds after the door shut, Ann heard a loud pounding on her garage door. She was too afraid to get out of her car thinking someone was trying to break in or attack her—she was frozen in fear.
Unable to locate her cell phone to call for help, Ann stayed in the car for, at least, three minutes until the noise stopped. She finally worked up the nerve to run out of the garage using the exterior door. When she made it to the front of her garage door, she was stunned to find her cat Snuggle's neck was being held down by the garage door. The pounding Ann heard earlier was Snuggle's trying to free herself.
Ann quickly opened the garage door, called me and we rushed Snuggle's to the vet. The doctor x-rayed her neck, gave her a shot for pain and told us that Snuggles, believe it or not, was going to be ok. The doctor also said he was very surprised she didn't break her neck trying to escape, not to mention suffocate with the weight of the door pinning her down. This cat definitely used one of her nine lives!
This is the first time I have ever heard of an accident involving a cat and a garage door so, I thought it would be a good idea to share this incident with all of you. Ann's garage door was supposed to automatically "stop and open" when an object interferes with the door shutting—her's obviously did not. (I'm sure she will be having the garage door repairman over very soon)
What freaks me out is that I have crushed my garbage can with my garage door a time or two and I know the door is VERY heavy - how Snuggles survived is beyond me… a miracle!
Here's what happened: After Ann pulled into her garage, she shut the automatic door from inside her car. Seconds after the door shut, Ann heard a loud pounding on her garage door. She was too afraid to get out of her car thinking someone was trying to break in or attack her—she was frozen in fear.
Unable to locate her cell phone to call for help, Ann stayed in the car for, at least, three minutes until the noise stopped. She finally worked up the nerve to run out of the garage using the exterior door. When she made it to the front of her garage door, she was stunned to find her cat Snuggle's neck was being held down by the garage door. The pounding Ann heard earlier was Snuggle's trying to free herself.
Ann quickly opened the garage door, called me and we rushed Snuggle's to the vet. The doctor x-rayed her neck, gave her a shot for pain and told us that Snuggles, believe it or not, was going to be ok. The doctor also said he was very surprised she didn't break her neck trying to escape, not to mention suffocate with the weight of the door pinning her down. This cat definitely used one of her nine lives!
This is the first time I have ever heard of an accident involving a cat and a garage door so, I thought it would be a good idea to share this incident with all of you. Ann's garage door was supposed to automatically "stop and open" when an object interferes with the door shutting—her's obviously did not. (I'm sure she will be having the garage door repairman over very soon)
What freaks me out is that I have crushed my garbage can with my garage door a time or two and I know the door is VERY heavy - how Snuggles survived is beyond me… a miracle!