Cat-astrophe avoided as three kittens are rescued by firefighters in Shelly Perth and taken to RSPCA
Near catastrophe avoided when three adorable kittens are rescued from a very precarious place by firefighters
- Three kittens rescued after getting stuck in roof and wall
- Felines then found a new mother at the RSPCA shelter
Three tiny kittens have been rescued from the brick wall and roof of a home after their emergency calls brought firefighters to the scene.
The three-week-old felines were found captive on April 25 and April 27 at the property in Shelly, a Perth suburb.
The small animals whose mothers were nowhere to be seen were removed after painstaking efforts by emergency services using power tools.
It took rescue teams an hour to pry the first kitten – who was named ‘Meggsi’ – from the roof of the property on Anzac Day. Now Perth reported.
The kitten came out cold and dehydrated but otherwise unharmed before being taken care of.
The three-week-old felines (pictured) were found captive on April 25 and April 27 at the property in Shelly, a Perth suburb.
Firefighters were called to the same home two days later after reports of more distress meows — but this time they came from behind a brick wall (pictured, a firefighter pulls one of the kittens free)
The felines were then taken in by a cat at the shelter named Bombora (pictured, with her huge brood) who she added to her recent litter of five kittens
Two days later, firefighters were again called to the same house after reports of more distress meows – but this time they came from behind a brick wall.
After some time, two more kittens – who were named Blaze and Spark – were removed by firefighters after power tools were used to get to them.
Photos from the rescue showed two firefighters crouching as one of them pulled a kitten by the scruff of the neck out of a hole in the underside of a brick wall.
The moggies came out a little dusty, but otherwise unharmed.
All three were taken in by the RSPCA WA in Malaga, where the kittens received a veterinary check and a good meal.
The felines were then taken in by a cat at the shelter named Bombora, who she added to her recent litter of five kittens.
An RSPCA spokesperson said the mother cat nursed and fed the new kittens as if they were her own.
Photos of the animals were posted on social media showing the nervous and tired-looking felines absorbing the new environment.
Animal lovers took to the post to coo about the little creatures and praise the RSPCA.
“You never miss a beat RSPCA,” said one of the charity members.
“So in love with the little sandy ones,” said another, while a third wrote, “they are sooo beautiful and what a super mom taking on the role of foster mom.”
Photos of the animals were posted on social media showing the nervous and tired-looking felines (pictured, left) taking in the new environment
“I wonder what happened to their real mom, I hope she’s okay,” another wrote.
The RSPCA WA said the litter’s true mother has not been found.
“Our inspectors are working on site to safely house more cats and kittens as quickly as possible,” an RSPCA spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia.
“The cat family is now in foster care, where they will stay until they are old enough to be neutered, vaccinated and chipped, ready for adoption. Usually that is around nine weeks.’
She added that there were “nice reactions” from members of the public willing to give the kittens a home.
It’s because the RSPCA WA has 125 cats in its care and is desperate for foster carers to take in animals.
It’s because the RSPCA WA has 125 cats in its care and is desperate for foster parents to take in animals (pictured, the three kittens at the shelter with their adoptive mother)
The organization said it is looking for other kittens around the property where the others were found and added that the litter’s real mother has not been found (pictured, the adoptive mother with the kittens)