This couple was on a road trip when they heard meows coming from their engine 🙀

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[Siwsan]

1. I read that you should pound on your hood before starting your car, in cold weather

That will scare out any animal that have taken shelter to soak up the engine warmth.

[The Genealogist]

2. Something like this happened when I was a very small child

I am not sure if I remember the story exactly, but...one of my parents left to do some errands and heard a funny sound while driving. They took the car in to have it checked, and our cat had taken up residence under the hood.

[targetpractice]

5. My mom did the same thing... My cat did not survive...

She did not tell me for weeks as I called him and called him home every night for dinner.

[The Genealogist]

7. That must have been traumatic when you finally learned about it

This cat survived the ordeal, thankfully.

[targetpractice]

8. It was, but she played the victim and I ended up comforting her...

... Such is life when growing up with a narcissist mother.

[Beakybird]

3. What a heartwarming story!

[Major Nikon]

4. Doesn't end so well for many critters

This guy was lucky.

[ailsagirl]

11. That's so true but it's great to hear a story like this!

[Boxerfan]

6. If you have a cat or ones that hang out in your area-bang on the hood of car before starting the eng

I have seen it at leats twice a year at a dealership I worked at. Cats go in for warmth or just the cozy. And there are belts & fans spinning madly-it is very lucky that cat survived.

Rodents will do this also. A nice BMW convertable with about 18K on the Odo. The wiring was tasty for some reason & they made a nest-complete with stashed nuts. And chewed up the entire engine wire harness. That was a major ouch and I have no idea if insurance covered.

But yeah bang on the hood if there are cats in your area.

[katmondoo]

9. A squirrel ate my wiring or took it for nesting, it was a new Honda at the time

Cost over $200.00 to fix it.

[Fla Dem]

10. Great story. How lucky Dallas was he choose that couple. nt

[yellowdogintexas]

12. my sister has a lot of farm cats.

my brother in law called her one afternoon and asked her if she had seen the black yard cat lately and she looked out and said she didn't see it.
Brother in Law: "well, I went to Guthrie and got a haircut (8 miles) then down to Clarksville to get some tractor parts, (14 more miles) , made another stop in Clarksville, then drove over to Trenton (20 miles) to Mark's (our cousin). The cat got out at Mark's" This cat had ridden all over the south end of Todd Co KY and into Clarksville TN including all the stops Joe made, and hopped out at my cousin's house! Joe was driving a big ole farm pickup with high and wide front fenders. There are flat places where they can hole up and as long as they stay there they will be fine.

The cat went back home inside the truck cab; my brother in law was nervous the whole time that the cat was going to pee or poop inside his truck!