dont mess with crazy old cat women
 

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=685389
Woman, 90, Grabs Bobcat's Tail to Free Cat

WYMAN TOWNSHIP, Maine Apr 19, 2005 — A 90-year-old woman grabbed a bobcat by the tail to free her beloved pet cat from the wildcat's mouth. Mildred Luce, who lives alone, said the action began one recent day when she looked outside her window and saw the bobcat lying on its side with the head of her 20-year-old cat, Smudge, in its mouth.

Luce ran out the door, grabbed an aluminum snow shovel and pushed it down on the bobcat's neck. But it held on tight.

"Then I took hold of its head with my hand and pulled on its tail, and Smudge popped out," she said.
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Smudge hightailed into the house with the bobcat hot on her heels. Once inside, the wildcat calmed down and appeared more bewildered than aggressive, Luce said, wandering from room to room before walking into the bathroom.

A neighbor whom Luce had called for help secured the door until Warden Mark Rollins arrived and snared the animal as it hid behind a shower curtain.

Luce was upset by the episode, even more so because her other cat, 5-year-old Foxy, had been mauled the night before and died two days later.

But Luce never had a second thought about coming to the rescue of Smudge, who is still on the mend.

"I had no fear of it I was just interested in saving Smudge," she said.

The bobcat was killed so it could be tested for rabies, and the results were negative.

this is why I tell people to keep their cats indoors. Hello, your other cat was mauled a few days earlier why would you let your 20 yr old cat outside-dumbass.

Who the heck has wildcats running through their property?

-Rudey
--Probably the guy that lets elephants graze in his backyard

We actually had mountain lions and coyotes that use to run around the woods near my parents' house. A couple of dogs went missing, and they were found a few days later having been mauled. I was in elementary school at the time, and we had to stay inside for a few days afterward. Our parents didn't want us being picked off playing basketball or anything.

I can't even imagine what it must have looked like watching a 90 year old woman fend off a wild animal. That's absolutely crazy.

In Hartford?!?

-Rudey

A rare & beautiful animal dies so that an alley cat can live. I feel badly for the bobcat.

Gotta love those feisty old ladies, though!

way to go cat lover...

Haha, I'd do the same thing for my cats. Which I guess is just more reason to not mess with the crazy cat women. ;)

i just dont' understand why cat owners let their cats run wild outside but if a dog owner does it they get fined...

- marissa

- i've been scratched by nasty cats more times than i've been bitten by a dog...

a Pit Bull/Rott/Presa Canario/insert breed here can kill a cat, human, etc...
a cat won't

that is why dogs cannot run around

If you let your cat outside you need to accept the risks involved.