Volunteers provide update on cat rescued from drainage pipe in Brewster
Last Wednesday is when employees at the Marshalls in Brewster started hearing cries from under the ground.
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She has captured the hearts of many in the Hudson Valley and now, News 12 has an update on how she's doing.
We're talking about the cat that was stuck in a drainage pipe in Brewster for days.
"It was easy as he lift the lid and we got her," says Kathleen Sutherland, who is a volunteer with Putnam AdvoCATS, Inc.
It sounds simple now but it didn't start that way.
Last Wednesday is when employees at the Marshalls in Brewster started hearing cries from under the ground.
"They realized it was coming from a small pipe just outside the door," Sutherland tells News 12.
The Putnam County SPCA was called.
So was Sutherland and eventually many others like Andrew Evans, his family owns a septic tank service.
Despite all those hands, they had their work cut out for them.
"It was a long run, almost 230 feet long. We didn't see the cat there, but there was another line that wasn't on the building plans," says Andrew Evans, whose family owns Evans Septic Tank Service.
Humane traps were set up.
A couple of days and a lot of help from the community later, the cat was rescued.
"I went to the manhole cover where the cat was, I knocked on it and heard the meow," says Evans.
Initially, it was thought the cat was feral because there's a feral colony nearby.
People with AdvoCATS say they quickly learned that wasn't the case once she was rescued.
"She's a friendly cat," says Lisa Yurko, who is with Putnam AdvoCATS, Inc..
Dr. Jack Covitz at the Carmel Animal Hospital, says she's healthy, too.
"The only thing that's left to do for her is treat her ear mites," Dr. Covitz explains.
Her check-in with the vet did come with a surprise.
Dr. Covitz says she is likely pregnant.
"We're going to look for a home for her, she deserves one. She's a sweet girl," says Yurko.
If you are interested in learning more or fostering, reach out to Putnam AdvoCATS, Inc. here: https://putnamadvocats.org/https://putnamadvocats.org/
