Kitten with 'fighting spirit' rescued after 4 days trapped under floor of Surrey house
Distressed cries helped fire and animal rescue services locate the feline
Firefighters had to cut through an exterior wall of a home in Surrey, B.C., to rescue a tiny but vocal kitten trapped under the floor for four days.
Mark Vosper, regional manager of animal protection with the British Columbia SPCA, says a resident reported last Friday that a cat had been heard crying for days, although the animal couldn't be seen.
"This kitten's fighting spirit and loud cries saved her, said Vosper. "After at least four days of being trapped, she is now resting happily."
He says when an SPCA officer realized a kitten had somehow become trapped between the foundation and the framing of the home, the landlord agreed to use "whatever means necessary" to free the animal.
Two firefighters from the Surrey Fire Service cut out portions of the exterior of the home, eventually freeing the kitten after 2 1/2 hours.
Vosper says the four-week old black kitten was suffering abdominal pain, possibly as a result of being stuck, and was put on medication. She also requires bottle feeding, he added.
He says the kitten's mother may have been the black cat that had been hit by a car and found dead near the home recently.
The kitten, nicknamed "Lenna," is available for adoption through the B.C. SPCA.
- With files from CBC News