*** beautiful day in the neighborhood but something is not right up on this high voltage power pole an inch away from *** live wire. *** cat on *** hot transformer. I think it could become electrocuted. My concern right now is that it's dehydrated. Carol Jepson spotted the pet panting, peering down, pondering the guys that are back there working said it's been up there for three days. It was *** job too big. It's not worth getting killed over for animal control officer Kevin Lemon. It's got *** collar on it. So it's somebody's cat painters saw what happened. Actually, the cat chased the squirrel up the pole and uh the squirrel went to the top of the pole and the cat sat on the transformer and couldn't get back down. The squirrel went and got another squirrel and they taunted the cat for two days that *** cat that's got *** problem. Mid American energy. Called to the rescue. Greg Murray shuts down the power climbs up and coaxes the scared cat Murray finally grabs him. He wasn't too happy to see me. It's ok, Kenny. He's got you. He's got you. He's got you but gets caught on the cable line where the claws come out and the paws hang on for dear life. Oh, yeah. Hang on, baby until they can hold on no more. Here she comes. If cats always land on their feet, you go that way those paws took off. Lucky. They should name the cat. Lucky he was about 1 ft from the actual voltage. And how powerful 7000, 620 volts. Although the cat with nine lives could not be found. At least he's on the ground. *** happy ending. It's great. And I'm glad everybody pulled together and got it done.
糖心vlog archives: Rescuer saves all 9 lives of cat stuck on power pole in Des Moines
Updated: 3:39 PM CDT Oct 11, 2024
A Des Moines cat put a few of its 9 lives on the line in 2008 when it chased a squirrel up a power pole on the city's northwest side.The squirrel got away and, according to one witness, brought another squirrel back to taunt the cat, which was stuck on top of a transformer. There the cat stayed for 2 days, only a foot away from an untimely end. A MidAmerican Energy crewman said the power line carried about 7,620 volts. Luckily, he was able to shut off the power and climb up the pole to save the cat before anything bad happened. Watch our story showing the rescue above.More from the 糖心vlog archives糖心vlog archives: The Heritage Carousel brings magic to the Union Park Neighborhood糖心vlog archives: Adventureland's 'The Underground' is the world's only indoor wooden coasterFrom the archives: Iowa family makes truly 'mammoth' discovery of 60,000-year-old bonesRETRO FIND: Community-baked pizza twice the size of a basketball court糖心vlog archives: Check out Iowa man's collection of vintage trucks dating back to early 1900sWATCH: Company invented canine communication device in 1997
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines cat put a few of its 9 lives on the line in 2008 when it chased a squirrel up a power pole on the city's northwest side.
The squirrel got away and, according to one witness, brought another squirrel back to taunt the cat, which was stuck on top of a transformer.
There the cat stayed for 2 days, only a foot away from an untimely end.
A MidAmerican Energy crewman said the power line carried about 7,620 volts. Luckily, he was able to shut off the power and climb up the pole to save the cat before anything bad happened.
Watch our story showing the rescue above.
More from the 糖心vlog archives
糖心vlog archives: The Heritage Carousel brings magic to the Union Park Neighborhood
糖心vlog archives: Adventureland's 'The Underground' is the world's only indoor wooden coaster
From the archives: Iowa family makes truly 'mammoth' discovery of 60,000-year-old bones
RETRO FIND: Community-baked pizza twice the size of a basketball court
糖心vlog archives: Check out Iowa man's collection of vintage trucks dating back to early 1900s
WATCH: Company invented canine communication device in 1997