 Buddy the cat is being hailed a hero on Friday after saving his owner's life by waking the sleeping man during a raging fire.
The dark tabby transferred some of his own nine lives to his owner when a fire erupted in their shared apartment in a Toronto suburb on Thursday. The cat responded by jumping on the man and meowing loud enough to wake him up. The 75-year-old man, who is expected to survive, is being treated in hospital for burns to his face and hands. Meanwhile, his pet is hooked up to an intravenous unit, but is expected to fully recover. "He's definitely a hero. If he hadn't woken him up he could have died in that fire," said Kelly Hand, a registered veterinarian technician who has been treating Buddy at a Toronto animal hospital. "This is pretty unusual for a cat. It would be more likely that a dog would do something like this." Buddy arrived at the animal hospital with singed fur and covered in black soot. He is now taking an anti-shock drug, yet remains in good spirits. "He's really a calm cat considering what he's been through," said Hand. "He's very good natured and easy going." (Agencies) | 2月1日加拿大多伦多市一只名叫Buddy的小猫一夜之间成了英雄，它在大火中拼命将熟睡的主人叫醒，从而救了他一命。 民间有"猫有九条命"的说法，这次Buddy猫用自己的一条命救了主人的一条命。1月31日位于多伦多市郊Buddy和它主人居住的寓所突然起火，这只长有深色条纹的花猫跳到主人身上，大声地"喵喵"叫，直到把主人从睡梦中叫醒。 Buddy的主人是一位75岁的老人，在这场大火中他只是面部和双手被烧伤，目前正在医院接受治疗，并没有生命危险。与此同时，他的宠物猫咪也在宠物医院打点滴，不过很快就可以康复了。 凯利·汉德是收治Buddy的一家多伦多宠物医院的兽医。他说："它（Buddy）是个不折不扣的英雄。如果不是它叫醒它的主人，恐怕它的主人早已在大火中丧命了。一般情况下，只有狗才会有这样的行为，这对一只猫来说太不寻常了。" Buddy被送到医院的时候，一些毛已经被烧焦，全身都是黑色的烟灰。目前，Buddy还在服用镇静药物，不过它的精神状态很好。 汉德医生说："这是一只头脑清醒的猫，它清楚自己所经历的一切。它的性情十分温顺乖巧。" (中国日报网站译) |
Updated: 2002-02-06 01:00
