This story really broke my heart because -- in my utterly broke state -- every time I sit on my uncomfortable, lumpy old couch, I wish for a new couch. I have it all picked out: It's big enough to sleep on or slouch on, wide enough for sitting or snoozing, with a chaise on the right side, which would be in front of our bookcase, but that’s okay.
One thing I never wish for is a recliner, because I harbor the paranoid suspicion that such an item would only be lying in wait to devour a helpless pet or baby. And it turns out my paranoid suspicions are entirely correct!
Check out this story of the couch that ate the cat, and the family that made the ultimate sacrifice.
The Milliken family got a brand-new couch for Christmas. It was big, it was cushy, it reclined. But just two days later, they realized their six-month-old Siamese kitten, Mia, was MIA (missing in action).
They listened carefully and heard a pitiful wail coming from right below the reclining part of the couch, where Kim, the mom of the family, was sitting. Mia had climbed inside the couch and was helplessly wedged there.
Quick-thinking Kim slid carefully off the seat, and the family -- a mom, a dad, and two big kids -- gathered around and tried to free the cat. They called neighbors (an off-duty cop and the one-man volunteer fire brigade). They invoked a box cutter, a kitchen knife, a hammer and a crowbar. They spent 90 sickening, anxiety-ridden minutes in a desperate struggle. And in the end, tragically, they had to say goodbye ...
To the couch.
The cat was panicked, breathless, nearly lifeless, but fine -- and barely needed a trip to the vet. But the couch. The beautiful, comfortable, brand-new couch … was toast. Of course I know they did what they had to do, but I mourn for the couch.
I hope the replacement was free (shouldn't a recliner be pet-proof?!) and stays in one place!
Would you be able to sacrifice a brand-new couch to save a cat’s life? What if it were a really old and smelly cat? (I’M KIDDING, STOP THE HATE!)
Image via NewsChannel5.com
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LOL I sacrified my new couch for my phone! It fell down in the back & when I tried to grab it, I just made it much worse. So I took the cushion off & tried again, but again made it worse. I ended up having to cut the cover over the springs and get it that way. So I got to keep the couch, the cushion is over it, but still, it was only a few days old!!
Awww..Poor kitty!
Recliners are the number one killer of farretts in this country.
I think I'd try to find a way to save the kitty and the couch. But really, would they want an exact replacement if it ate their cat? What if the cat got stuck again? Maybe they could put in for a different model?
One of my aunt's kittens was crushed by her recliner when she didn't realize the kitten was under there. :-( It was a very sad day. She got rid of the recliner immediately.
Of course you will destroy the couch to save the cat. Even if you are a heartless jerkoff you would because otherwise you would have a rotting cat in your couch. EWww.
I personaly ruined a recliner to save my ball python. Honestly, the stupid snake probably would have come out on its own, but I loved him, and I was 15 and scared! LoL my parents were pissed
That always scares me too.
Question? Your article says it was a new couch, but in the video, the guy explains the marks in the carpet are from the couch sitting there for 4 years.
having 4 cats the chair wopuld be dead fast lol actually I would never get on in fear they would get hurt!
Uh, YEAH! Material items like the couch can be replaced. But a cat cannot. Pets are family! I'd rip apart anything to save my Tanner boy (grey Maine Coon mix)