Cat with head in jar gets out of a pickle
Monday, July 21, 2008
By CRAIG BROWN, Columbian Staff WriterCuriosity didn’t kill this cat.
When Ralph the cat’s family went camping over the weekend, they left their kitty home alone. Oops. When they returned at midday Sunday, they found the gray tabby with white boots had gotten its head stuck in a mason jar.
“They didn’t know what to do,” said Jim Flaherty, firefighter-spokesman for the Vancouver Fire Department. So they took Ralph to Station 85 at 3216 N.E. 112th Ave.
“The guys troubleshot it,” Flaherty said, and finally decided to try a little of the lubricating jelly they carry in their medical kits. A liberal dose allowed a firefighter to slide his fingers inside the jar and a moment later, “Ralph had the weight of the world lifted off his shoulders.”
It all happened so fast that firefighters didn’t get the name of Ralph’s owners. “When somebody pulls in and needs help, we do what we can do,” Flaherty said. | 
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