Galena, a 6yo calico and lover of boxes jumped into a box with boots that were being returned to Amazon. Apparently she is a very relaxed cat generally and went to sleep, because nobody noticed that she was missing til after the box was mailed.
(following is from the news story)
[Galena’s “mom”] searched the neighborhood, put up flyers and posted notices on Facebook lost pet pages in Lehi, Utah.
“I cried my eyes out for seven days trying to figure out what had happened,” Clark said.
She also ran through all the worst-case scenarios, wondering if the cat could have gotten out of the house and been nabbed by a predator or run over by a vehicle.
Clark said she received a “text that changed my life” on April 17, saying that Galena’s microchip had been scanned, so Clark knew she had been found somewhere. Soon after, she got a call saying her cat was near Riverside, after being found in a box along with steel-toed boots that had been returned to an Amazon warehouse.
Clark’s husband had ordered several pairs of boots, kept one and returned the rest in a large box on April 10.
Amazon employees knew who to call when they found the feline — co-worker Brandy Hunter, who rescues cats, Clark said.
Hunter took the cat home and to the vet the next day, where the microchip was scanned.
Clark spoke with Hunter who “calmed me down and told me that my kitty was OK,” despite having spent six days in a cardboard box without food or water.
They retrieved Galena and are keeping a much closer eye on her when she plays with boxes.
angelolady Premium Member 7 months ago
At last the mechanism is revealed.
FreyjaRN Premium Member 7 months ago
So that’s how it’s done.
jonnytest 7 months ago
I dare you to try and stick a screwdriver in so as to adjust that trimpot for volume.
comixbomix 7 months ago
Only one purr cat. Just seems like more.
PraiseofFolly 7 months ago
I forgot … Did Rudyard Kipling have a ‘Just So Story: How the Cat Got His Purr’?
Cpeckbourlioux 7 months ago
So that’s how it works.
Red Bird 7 months ago
Ah, this explains a lot. Good to know.
ladykat 7 months ago
Every qat has one, and they sound wonderful!
Màiri 7 months ago
Classic! Classic!
(But I’m currently supporting a cat who doesn’t seem to have one)
tremaine53 7 months ago
Among my very favorite Kliban strips, ever. Wish I could find a print of it to hang on the wall.
pheets 7 months ago
Ahh… the “Purr Box” : )
!!ǝlɐ⅁ Premium Member 7 months ago
…from the visuals, it looks to have contained test-CDs!!
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member 7 months ago
My Kiki’s is turned to soft.
willie_mctell 7 months ago
Mystery solved. Science is great.
Stan McSerr 7 months ago
This is proof the cat is not indigenous to earth. Ancient aliens!
Màiri 7 months ago
OT, but sweet
Galena, a 6yo calico and lover of boxes jumped into a box with boots that were being returned to Amazon. Apparently she is a very relaxed cat generally and went to sleep, because nobody noticed that she was missing til after the box was mailed.
(following is from the news story)
[Galena’s “mom”] searched the neighborhood, put up flyers and posted notices on Facebook lost pet pages in Lehi, Utah.
“I cried my eyes out for seven days trying to figure out what had happened,” Clark said.
She also ran through all the worst-case scenarios, wondering if the cat could have gotten out of the house and been nabbed by a predator or run over by a vehicle.
Clark said she received a “text that changed my life” on April 17, saying that Galena’s microchip had been scanned, so Clark knew she had been found somewhere. Soon after, she got a call saying her cat was near Riverside, after being found in a box along with steel-toed boots that had been returned to an Amazon warehouse.
Clark’s husband had ordered several pairs of boots, kept one and returned the rest in a large box on April 10.
Amazon employees knew who to call when they found the feline — co-worker Brandy Hunter, who rescues cats, Clark said.
Hunter took the cat home and to the vet the next day, where the microchip was scanned.
Clark spoke with Hunter who “calmed me down and told me that my kitty was OK,” despite having spent six days in a cardboard box without food or water.
They retrieved Galena and are keeping a much closer eye on her when she plays with boxes.