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Omaha Steve

(99,659 posts) Mon Dec 29, 2014, 09:34 PM Dec 2014

AP: Cat accidentally sold with mattress back home

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20141229/us-odd-mattress-cat-mystery-56a9fbd45e.html

Dec 29, 2:41 PM (ET)

By STEVEN DUBOIS

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Camo is hiding no longer.

The Oregon cat accidentally sold with a mattress set is home after 10 days on his own.

Roy Dufek wrote in a statement that his girlfriend, Hayley Crews, caught Camo in a trap Saturday night after he was reportedly seen near the Hillsboro Airport west of Portland. The trap was baited with sardines in oil and familiar scented clothing.

People across the Portland area and beyond had been on the lookout for Camo after his unusual disappearance got national attention.

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AP: Cat accidentally sold with mattress back home (Original Post) Omaha Steve Dec 2014 OP

this is why I would never buy a used mattress Enrique Dec 2014 #1

the cat would be a bonus Liberal_in_LA Dec 2014 #2

Bwaaaaaaaaaaah hahahaha malaise Dec 2014 #3

So glad Camo is home TexasProgresive Dec 2014 #4

OMG squee!!!!! shenmue Dec 2014 #5

Portland rules. I love that town. roguevalley Dec 2014 #6

Both our Mousie and Simba liked to hide out in the box springs mnhtnbb Dec 2014 #7

Happy to K&R this! 1step Dec 2014 #8

Yeah! lonestarnot Dec 2014 #9

Glad he is back home! nt DawgHouse Dec 2014 #10

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

1. this is why I would never buy a used mattress

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 09:41 PM

Dec 2014

it might have cats.

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

2. the cat would be a bonus

Reply to Enrique (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 09:55 PM

Dec 2014

malaise

(269,050 posts)

3. Bwaaaaaaaaaaah hahahaha

Reply to Enrique (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 09:56 PM

Dec 2014

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)

4. So glad Camo is home

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 10:16 PM

Dec 2014

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

5. OMG squee!!!!!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 12:19 AM

Dec 2014

So happy everything is okay now.

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)

6. Portland rules. I love that town.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 04:40 AM

Dec 2014

mnhtnbb

(31,392 posts)

7. Both our Mousie and Simba liked to hide out in the box springs

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 09:17 AM

Dec 2014

of a twin mattress set. They had pulled the cover off.

I just sold that set last summer and was reminded of them both--now at the Rainbow Bridge--when I saw
the loose cover on the underside of the box springs.

Glad Camo got home!