Cat Found in Underground Pipe by Roto-Rooter
When a full-grown cat got lost inside an underground pipe, its owners turned to The Humane Society for help. But, The Humane Society didn't have the equipment or know-how to locate the cat or rescue it.
Fortunately, Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup has all sorts of sophisticated equipment that is well suited for exploring and inspecting underground pipes. The Humane Society urged the cat's owners call Roto-Rooter for help.
Roto-Rooter's Eugene, Oregon location sent two experienced sewer inspection technicians to the property to find the cat. Roto-Rooter used its sophisticated video camera snakes through the pipe's twists and turns until they finally caught the reflection the kitty's eyes in the distance.
This video shows how the Roto-Rooter team eventually rescued this big kitty and got him safely back to its owners.
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A cat wandered into a 6-inch diameter storm drain near Eugene, Oregon and got lost inside the pipe, which stretched for 150 feet and included several turns. The cat's owners called The Humane Society, which referred them to Roto-Rooter. Roto-Rooter technicians pushed a sophisticated video camera snake through one of the pipe's two entrances. As the camera snake travels through the underground pipe, it sends a video signal to a TV monitor above ground. The camera revealed no sign of the cat during the initial search, but the cat's cries could be heard.
The Roto-Rooter technicians walked 15 feet to push the camera snake into the other pipe entrance inside a manhole. As the camera snake traveled deeper into the pipe, rescuers finally spotted the cat's eyes in the distance. They tried to get the cat to back up toward the safest exit, but the kitty felt threatened by the strange camera snake and lashed out. Eventually, the cat reached a turn in the pipe and couldn't back up any farther. So, the rescuers switched tactics. They began pulling their camera snake out, and in typical cat & mouse fashion, the cat gave chase and followed Roto-Rooter's camera snake right out of the pipe! Special thanks to Eugene, Oregon Roto-Rooter technician Steve Goddard and General Manager Dwight Mohr for their heroic work reuniting the cat with its owners.