 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日加拿大多倫多市一只名叫Buddy的小貓一夜之間成了英雄，它在大火中拼命將熟睡的主人叫醒，從而救了他一命。 民間有"貓有九條命"的說法，這次Buddy貓用自己的一條命救了主人的一條命。1月31日位于多倫多市郊Buddy和它主人居住的寓所突然起火，這只長有深色條紋的花貓跳到主人身上，大聲地"喵喵"叫，直到把主人從睡夢中叫醒。 Buddy的主人是一位75歲的老人，在這場大火中他只是面部和雙手被燒傷，目前正在醫院接受治療，并沒有生命危險。與此同時，他的寵物貓咪也在寵物醫院打點滴，不過很快就可以康復了。 凱利·漢德是收治Buddy的一家多倫多寵物醫院的獸醫。他說："它（Buddy）是個不折不扣的英雄。如果不是它叫醒它的主人，恐怕它的主人早已在大火中喪命了。一般情況下，只有狗才會有這樣的行為，這對一只貓來說太不尋常了。" Buddy被送到醫院的時候，一些毛已經被燒焦，全身都是黑色的煙灰。目前，Buddy還在服用鎮靜藥物，不過它的精神狀態很好。 漢德醫生說："這是一只頭腦清醒的貓，它清楚自己所經歷的一切。它的性情十分溫順乖巧。" (中國日報網站譯) |
Updated: 2002-02-06 01:00
