Cat Loses Nose, Tail In Lightning Strike

Roon

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Tue Aug-22-06 06:21 PM
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Cat Loses Nose, Tail In Lightning Strike

A lucky feline may have eight lives left but he lost his nose and his tail during a recent run-in with lightning, according to a Salida couple.

Rod and Cheri Schleicher told the Mountain Mail that 6-year-old Hamlin was struck by lightning or some other electrical source about six weeks ago.

On the night of the accident, the couple noticed that their orange tabby was wheezing a lot, and saw that his nose was swollen and discolored. Cheri Schleicher said she simply thought Hamlin ran into something but when he didn't eat for a couple of days, they took him to the

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/family/9719415/detail.html

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bbinacan

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Tue Aug-22-06 06:41 PM
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1. Ouch. n/t

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ThomCat

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Tue Aug-22-06 06:42 PM
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2. Oh, poor cat. I hope this doesn't cause other problems

for him later. :(

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Haole Girl

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Tue Aug-22-06 06:47 PM
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3. These 2 sentences seem rather contradictory...

Hamlin's nose fell off and his tail, back left leg and a portion of his front left paw had to be amputated.

Hamlin will never be able to be outdoors again but he should live a normal life, she said.

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