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August 27, 2008 8:40 AM
by Dave Graham
BERLIN - A four-year-old cat in Germany called Bonny has survived after being walled in beneath a bathtub for seven weeks.
"It's a miracle," said Monika Hoppert, a 60-year-old widow from the western town of Stadthagen. "I'm a strong believer, I think she must have had a guardian angel. I'm so happy."
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Bonny disappeared on June 19 while workmen were replacing pipes in the block of flats where Hoppert lives. The black cat was last seen in a neighbouring apartment, where the cladding around a bathtub had been removed.
Just before tub was sealed up again, Bonny had probably
crept underneath, Hoppert said.
By the time the neighbour heard Bonny's plaintive miaowing
from behind the tiles on August 8, the cat's weight had dropped
from 6kg to 1.8kg.
"I couldn't believe it. But when I got down there, I knew
it was my cat because they all have their own voice," said
Hoppert.
Bonny was so weak the vet recommended she be put down. But
Hoppert nursed her back to health with watered-down kitten
food.
"She's almost back to normal now. This morning was the
first time she'd jumped onto my bed again," Hoppert said.
(Reuters Life!)
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