Help Moke the Cat!
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While we are all welcoming in the new year, a beautiful local family are picking up the pieces after a devastating house fire. Thankfully the family were not home at the time and are safe and well. Their beloved cat "Moke" however is fighting for her life. She is currently in the care of vets and will hopefully make a full recovery. Expensive veterinary costs is the last thing this beautiful family need to worry about. So please donate to help Moke recover and to ease some of the worry this loving family are experiencing!
The Canberra News
Fire damages two homes owned by holidaying Canberrans, cat rescued
Updated yesterday at 1:36pm
Mon 2 Jan 2017, 1:36pm
PHOTO: Firefighters rescued and resuscitated Moke, a cat found in one of the homes. (Supplied: Leigh Curtis, Emergency Services Agency)
Two blazes have broken out in south Canberra homes while their occupants were away on holidays — in one case leading to the rescue and resuscitation of a family cat.
Fire crews were called to the address at Chisholm shortly after 9:00am, where they extinguished a kitchen fire caused by an electrical fault.
The house's occupants were believed to be out of town.
The lifeless-looking family cat, Moke, was also found inside.
Senior firefighter Mick Henricksen said responders rushed the animal outside just in time and gave it oxygen through a mask.
"When the cat came out to me it was completely unresponsive... no signs of life, really," he said.
"She took a long time to come through, but we were constantly trying to give her water, cool her down.
"I'm by no means any kind of vet, or anything like that, but you just look at the cat and go 'OK, it's still breathing, so it looks like it needs oxygen', so you just go from there and see what you can do."
After about 15 minutes, Moke regained consciousness and began searching for water.
Firefighters transported the cat to a vet for further treatment.
The Canberra News
Fire damages two homes owned by holidaying Canberrans, cat rescued
Updated yesterday at 1:36pm
Mon 2 Jan 2017, 1:36pm
PHOTO: Firefighters rescued and resuscitated Moke, a cat found in one of the homes. (Supplied: Leigh Curtis, Emergency Services Agency)
Two blazes have broken out in south Canberra homes while their occupants were away on holidays — in one case leading to the rescue and resuscitation of a family cat.
Fire crews were called to the address at Chisholm shortly after 9:00am, where they extinguished a kitchen fire caused by an electrical fault.
The house's occupants were believed to be out of town.
The lifeless-looking family cat, Moke, was also found inside.
Senior firefighter Mick Henricksen said responders rushed the animal outside just in time and gave it oxygen through a mask.
"When the cat came out to me it was completely unresponsive... no signs of life, really," he said.
"She took a long time to come through, but we were constantly trying to give her water, cool her down.
"I'm by no means any kind of vet, or anything like that, but you just look at the cat and go 'OK, it's still breathing, so it looks like it needs oxygen', so you just go from there and see what you can do."
After about 15 minutes, Moke regained consciousness and began searching for water.
Firefighters transported the cat to a vet for further treatment.
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