Kitten rescued after getting stuck in engine compartment on 190km drive
A kitten was miraculously rescued after getting stuck in a car’s engine compartment during a 190 kilometre drive.
The tiny kitten snuck into the engine compartment of an Audi A4 in Passau, a city in Bavaria, south east Germany.
A young couple from Passau drove their car 190 kilometres on a motorway to Munich, Bavaria-with the kitten dangerously wedged between the engine, bodywork and one of the tyres.
When the couple parked their car in a Munich street, some neighbours alerted them that cat noises were heard coming from the car.
The couple could not find the creature and called the fire brigade.
“After the firefighters loosened some parts of the car, the little passenger made its way into the open air,” a fire brigade spokesman said.
The cat was finally freed, but sustained some injuries from the drive.
“On the spot, those present recognised that the eight to twelve-week-old cat had an injury to its left hind leg,” the fire brigade spokesman said.
“At the shelter, the veterinarian then noticed a fracture to the injured leg.”
The kitten also broke its tail, according to Judith Brettmeister of the Munich shelter.
The young feline underwent surgery where to repair the fractured leg and had its broken tail amputated. It is reportedly recovering well from its injuries.
It is not known if the kitten was a stray cat or if it went missing from its owner in Passau.
– Australscope
