Becoming a picture to win every second After hours, a black and white stray cat got its head stuck in a drain hole. Cries for life for help Mae Sot Municipal Fire Department Must mobilize tools to help bring out a narrow escape.
On the morning of February 9, 2023, staff from the Mae Sot Municipality Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Unit, Tak Province received a request for help with a large Thai cat whose head stuck in the drain hole cover for several hours. The incident occurred in the Ban Mae Pa community area, Village No. 1, Mae Pa Sub-district, Mae Sot District, Tak Province, after receiving the notification of the incident with the Mae Sot Municipality Fire Department together with the Mae Sot Municipality Fire Department to investigate. At the scene, a male black Thai cat, about 2 years old, was found in the neck and head of the cat, stuck to the square hole of the 1-meter-wide drain cover, weighing tens of kilograms.
The cat was in near exhaustion condition. and close to losing consciousness with a faint cry as if exhausted due to the throat being stuck in an iron grate Hanging vertically into the drain The height goes deeper than 3 meters into the ground, making it a terrifying sight for animal lovers. Many fire rescue teams of Mae Sot Municipality therefore rushed to inspect. to help, but it is with difficulty The panicked cat struggled and tried to bite the firefighter’s hand.
The officers then helped to dig the soil around the steel pipe cap around the drain. Then help lift the drain cap that the cat was stuck in. ready to help carry this cat To relax and send a voice to tell the cat that “People come to help, don’t bite, calm down. I’ll be out soon,” until the cat calmed down and became visibly relaxed. Until more than 30 minutes have passed, the fire team used both water. and vegetable oil poured around The hole in the manhole cover at the cat’s neck is attached, ready to use a rescue saw to cut the manhole cover. that was attached to the cat’s throat until it was successfully removed This Thai cat can be taken out of the drain cover hole. amid the joy of many villagers who come to win the rescue of this Thai cat
Upon examination, this cat was not seriously injured. There was only exhaustion from getting stuck in the hole of the drain cover. and had to hang upside down vertically for hours Mae Sot Municipality Fire Officer So bring this Thai cat to first aid with painkillers and cat food and then raise it in a safe area.
Villagers who live near the scene said they did not know who the cat belonged to and believed it was a stray cat. Many villagers heard a sound like a dog chasing a cat and running down the drain in front of the village. Before the sound of dogs and cats were temporarily silent until later, there was a cat singing on the street but didn’t know the exact spot, but no one was interested because it was at night until the morning, the villagers walked to inspect, then found this cat. The throat was stuck in the hole of the drain cover. The villagers tried to help, but were unsuccessful, so they called the Mae Sot Municipality Fire Team to help.
Mr Prasit Meechai, Mae Sot Municipality firefighter, one of the animal rescue teams, said that he had been informed by the villagers that the cat’s head was stuck in the drain hole. He and the Mae Sot Municipality Fire Department came to help. But must act to help cats with caution. Especially the steps that require steel cutting equipment. and remove the iron from the cat’s neck because the cat struggled but succeeded Can later help the cat out of the drain hole. And the cat was not injured, only exhausted. Which is now bringing this Thai cat to be raised initially to wait for the philanthropist to continue to raise.
