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truedelphi

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3. As cat owners, my husband and I have determined that part of the story was left out -

Thu Jan 15, 2015, 06:48 PM

Jan 2015

This "heroic" cat was once part of the family - mommy, daddy, little baby and cat.

Then one day when mommy and daddy were like 45 seconds late in delivering the opened can of cat food, the cat did them in.

The rest is as related in the news story itself.

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Hero cat saves baby from freezing to death [View all] 1monster Jan 2015 OP

Awww, good kitty! Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #1

this showed up on my FB newsfeed earlier today CatWoman Jan 2015 #2

As cat owners, my husband and I have determined that part of the story was left out - truedelphi Jan 2015 #3

Well, anyone with cats knows that COLGATE4 Jan 2015 #4

aha.. so the cat put the baby in the box, and then Voice for Peace Jan 2015 #7

No, it's the cat's ploy to find it's next family of victims. KittyWampus Jan 2015 #22

Cats are heat seeking missiles. Warm baby, warm kittie. alfredo Jan 2015 #78

here's one justice seeking kitty Voice for Peace Jan 2015 #85

I figure the reason my cat sleeps next to me tammywammy Jan 2015 #14

lol Boreal Jan 2015 #28

LOL montanacowboy Jan 2015 #36

hmm I hadn't considered that possibility but lately all three cats have been sleeping on my bed Voice for Peace Jan 2015 #40

It's your own fault if you don't get up to open the can. herding cats Jan 2015 #57

It's chilly when the cat gets in bed with you Aerows Jan 2015 #62

I think you figured it out Politicalboi Jan 2015 #24

Going by my experience with our cat, Denzil_DC Jan 2015 #33

They have had plenty of stories of Aerows Jan 2015 #63

Squee! *faints* BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #66

no, she got in because the baby needed someone demigoddess Jan 2015 #73

too funny! Knicks007 Jan 2015 #35

She is so FLUFFY! Aerows Jan 2015 #5

She looks like a Siberian Warpy Jan 2015 #12

I have one and he was offended she was called a "long-haired tabby" BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #19

They really are wonderful cats Warpy Jan 2015 #21

Mine were both rescues, one I saved from being eaten in the backyard from my mom's husky! BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #23

i adopted a kitten from the pound at 8 weeks who looked like yoda. around 6 m later i ended up pansypoo53219 Jan 2015 #29

Got any pictures? BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #70

if only i could post pics. pansypoo53219 Jan 2015 #79

If you find one let us know BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #81

"and risk outliving it" Boreal Jan 2015 #30

"risk outliving it." dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #74

I might crack and get a 10+ year old geriatric cat Warpy Jan 2015 #84

Beautiful. 840high Jan 2015 #27

Gorgeous cat Aerows Jan 2015 #45

My cat welcomes me when I grab her up and pull her into my lap Aerows Jan 2015 #44

I had a rescued Himalayan Warpy Jan 2015 #46

I had a Maine Coon Aerows Jan 2015 #48

I insisted on being there Warpy Jan 2015 #49

I added a pic Aerows Jan 2015 #50

You are lucky to be alive packman Jan 2015 #53

He looks SO pissed off! I hope the groomers were wearing leathers! Hekate Jan 2015 #54

One of them had a bandage on her neck. Aerows Jan 2015 #61

Did your furniture survive the indignity committed on his person? herding cats Jan 2015 #59

In the words Aerows Jan 2015 #65

That is the funniest thing BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #67

It was just sinful Aerows Jan 2015 #69

I'm really leaning toward the mohawk BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #71

why the heck did they do that lion cut? blackcrow Jan 2015 #72

I believe that the correct term Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #15

She looks exactly like my neighbor's cat. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #6

Box, cat, I don't find this surprising. NV Whino Jan 2015 #8

LOL! you have a point! n/t KT2000 Jan 2015 #10

Winner! tosh Jan 2015 #11

Plus, there was some warm & squishy padding. Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #18

also the cat treated the baby like warm laundry Skittles Jan 2015 #37

Or, dirty laundry. Control-Z Jan 2015 #75

It even came with a tiny warm human who couldn't get up and walk away. Perfect! herding cats Jan 2015 #58

She looks like my cat - nurse cat - KT2000 Jan 2015 #9

That is a lovely story BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #20

She looks exactly like my Norwegian Forest cat! mwdem Jan 2015 #13

I thought she looks like a Siberian Cat. MicaelS Jan 2015 #17

Gorgeous cats! mwdem Jan 2015 #80

I'll wait to see what RT has to say about this. n/t zappaman Jan 2015 #16

Poor baby to be abandoned like that. The kitty has more humanity. +1 R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #25

"Hero? Someone left a box out. I jumped into it. I'm a cat. It's what I do." tclambert Jan 2015 #26

Okay, that made me LOL. Gormy Cuss Jan 2015 #41

Masha is a true hero, red dog 1 Jan 2015 #31

K&R...Thanks for posting, 1monster red dog 1 Jan 2015 #32

i love cats - but the truth is hopemountain Jan 2015 #34

I might have believed that once, but right now I have a cat Voice for Peace Jan 2015 #42

My son and his girlfriend janlyn Jan 2015 #38

what a gooooood kitteh!! niyad Jan 2015 #39

K&R pathansen Jan 2015 #43

She looks a lot like one of my kitties Allie. hollowdweller Jan 2015 #47

Why is that kitty nibbling on King Robert Bratheon? Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2015 #52

she thinks I might be edible hollowdweller Jan 2015 #56

I'll say this:I like cats, but I dont believe they generally have an altruistic bone in their bodies Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #51

Warren, blackcrow Jan 2015 #83

I'm so glad the baby's all right, but all you kitteh owners are spot on and hilarious! Hekate Jan 2015 #55

Mine commandeered a chair Aerows Jan 2015 #64

Masha, good kitty! caviar on fine china for the rest of your life. who is the good kitty? Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #60

Cat story on the net! Must REC! LOL n/t DebJ Jan 2015 #68

Good Kitty! Pooka Fey Jan 2015 #76

Who's a good kitty!! nt Nay Jan 2015 #77

Good kitty. Autumn Jan 2015 #82

So, anyone else singing WoodyD Jan 2015 #86

nice cat isobar Jan 2015 #87