For a change, those chronicles will not be about my own cat, but about cats that have acted in a heroic way. Here is a collection of articles about cat heroes:

• Move over canines, the felines have joined the rescue scene. Police aren’t sure how it could have happened, but when an officer in Columbus, Ohio walked into an apartment recently to answer a 911 call, an orange-and-tan striped cat was lying by a telephone on the living room floor. Cat owner, Gary Rosheisen, was on the floor near his bed having fallen out of his wheelchair… Read more
• Gerald Davies, his wife and 23-year-old son were in bed in their house in Gwersyllt, near Wrexham, when their kitchen cooker caught fire – but Barney the cat came to the rescue… Read more
• A cat which was dumped in a river as a kitten has been nominated as a national feline hero for its ability to predict its owner’s epileptic fits… Read more
• A cat helped spare a family from death by carbon monoxide poisoning by jumping on the bed and meowing wildly as fumes filled the home, the owners said… Read more
• We all know cats are cute, but they’re more than just pretty faces. Sometimes cats go beyond the call of duty and actually save lives. Here are some remarkable stories from the Purina Animal Hall of Fame… Read more
• A cat has been hailed a hero after waking up its owners as they slept, unaware their Essex home was on fire… Read more
• I was up late (1:00 a.m.) and decided to cover my geraniums, since a hard frost was predicted for that night. When I came in, I didn’t lock the door (big mistake). A few minutes later I thought I maybe heard something outside, but didn’t think much of it. Frankie Joe, my cat, came running over to me, and looked up at me. He was running in place as he nervously looked back and forth between me and the back storm door… Read more
• This is a true story about a cat named Sable. She is almost 5 years old now. Sable is a hero, and she has heroes of her own. Her heroes are Debi and her daughter Kayla. They all live in the town of Cuthbert Ga. Sable’s Mother was a stray cat that had two kittens under Debi and Kayla’s house… Read more

June 10, 2007 | Category: Feline Chronicles