Tiny Kitten in Illinois Rescued After Getting Head Caught in Tire: See Photos
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NEED TO KNOW
- Firefighters in Illinois saved a kitten stuck in a tire
- The kitten got his head stuck in the tire on Sept. 23
- The Glenview Fire Department used Dawn dish soap to free the little guy before reuniting him with his mother
Firefighters in Illinois recently saved a kitten in a tight spot.
“[On Sept. 23], Red Shift Station 8 had a very unique call,” the Glenview Fire Department said in a statement on Facebook on Sept. 24.
The post added that “two gentleman” rang the Station 8 doorbell the previous day holding a tire “with a kitten stuck in the hole of the wheel.”
Glenview Fire Department/Facebook
The men informed the fire station crew that a stray cat recently gave birth to five kittens in their garage, and one of the kittens had become stuck in the wheel. That’s when Lieutenant Render, along with firefighters Keogh and Chapman got to work, per the statement.
Glenview Fire Department/Facebook
“It took the E8 crew about 20 minutes to get him out using Dawn dish soap and water,” the post continued.
Glenview Fire Department/Facebook
The kitten was freed from the tire unharmed and reunited with his family.
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In the post’s comments section, a man named Karol Bakowski claimed that he was one of the men who brought the kitten to the fire department and provided an update on how the little guy was doing.
“I can say, yes, he [the kitten] is all good and returned to his mom,” Bakowski wrote in his comment, adding, “Later the next day the mom returned for the kittens and took them somewhere safe.”
Bakowski added that the kittens were only in their possession for a short while, and during that time they fed them “kitten formula” and “soft food.”
“That specific cat is called ‘Yoda’ for the way he looked when he was wet. The other 4 siblings have names as well,” he continued.
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“Thank you so much for the Glenview Fire Department and for everyone that helped!!” he concluded.
PEOPLE has reached out to both Bakowski and the Glenview Fire Department for comment on Friday, Sept. 26, but did not receive immediate responses.
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