Maine Coon extracted from car engine compartment in 3-hour operation

Three people namely the owner of the car, the operations manager, Ruthie Jesus, for the Arizona Humane Society (AHS), and the AHS vice-president of medical operations, Dr. Melissa Thompson, took three hours to remove a 2-year-old, female Maine Coon trapped in a car engine compartment in a very difficult position where she had become badly burnt after the car engine had been started. 

Cindy Lou Who after her rescue and treatment
Cindy Lou Who after her rescue and treatment. Photo: AHS.

After starting the engine the car owner heard huge screams emanating from the engine compartment and soon turned the engine off. However, the operations supervisor, Ruthie Jesus, who'd been called to assist, discovered that the cat's skin had become fused to the engine and therefore decided that she required the assistance of a veterinarian.

They succeeded in removing the Maine Coon, clearly with great difficulty. A video was made of the rescue which can be seen by clicking on this link:


I can't show the video on this page because apparently it's a bit difficult to watch. This means that some advertisers on this website might object to it. I have therefore linked to the video which is on the YouTube website. The photograph illustrating the page was provided by the Arizona Humane Society for which I thank them. I have not seen the video. If some details on this page are imprecise please correct them in a comment.

They also found that this female Maine Coon had eaten some cabling inside the engine when she tried to free herself and my understanding is that it caused a blockage in her gut. Therefore her medical treatment included both removing that obstruction and treating and protecting the burn and skin loss.

She is now emerging from all that trauma and is doing well. She is up for adoption at the Arizona Humane Society. Her name is Cindy Lou Who. She is rather shy we are told and it will take some time for her to gain her confidence. Link to AHS: Adopt - Arizona Humane Society (azhumane.org).

I suppose some questions will be asked about why a Maine Coon was wandering around outside and felt the need to seek warmth and shelter inside the engine compartment of a vehicle. It is probably agreed that Maine Coon should be indoor cats and when taken outside it should be under supervision or the cat should be leash trained, which is unusual. In the modern age, it is probably fair to say that a proper, purebred Maine Coon is too valuable to allow total freedom to do as they please outside.

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