Could the little cat join her family after 40 hours from the rescue team?

Rescuers from Catsnip, Etc. in Elkhart, Indiana, responded quickly to a call about a mother cat who had given birth in a storm drain.

But as spectators were saving the cat family, one lonely kitten had another idea in mind: she wanted to embark on an unforgettable adventure.

A stray cat that had been hanging out and had kittens was discovered by workers at a nearby workplace, according to Missy McNeal, a foster for Catsnip Etc. “By the time we arrived, the staff had already captured the other kittens.”

One kitten, however, became frightened and leaped into a spout that descended 3 feet in a straight line. Rescuers heard her cries but were unable to see her.

Before we were summoned, the kitten had been down the pipe and wailing for about 24 hours, according to McNeal. We realized that those 4-week-old infants still required their mother.

In order to locate the kitten, McNeal devised a strategy to carefully feed a camera via a conduit embedded in the cement. The devoted team looked for eight hours without finding anything.

None of us wanted to leave the kitten alone overnight, but there was nothing we could do because it was completely dark. We hoped that some of the food we threw down the passageways would reach her.

The team flushed the pipes to bring the kitten out into the open when they arrived back in the morning, as advised by the sewer company.

It was all we could do with her trapped in a network of underground pipes, said McNeal. We required a miracle because none of the pipes were large enough for somebody to crawl through.

Thankfully, the miracle occurred. The team discovered a manhole 75 feet from where the kitten went, alongside the road but concealed by grass.

As soon as we heard her cries, we could see the water streaming, according to McNeal. And if we could locate someone little, they could follow her inside. Therefore, we made a [public] appeal.

The rescue narrative can be seen here:

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Ashley, a volunteer, drove over to help.

“She went into the drainpipe and slowly inched her way along,” McNeal said. “She got so far into the pipe [that] she disappeared into the darkness and we could no longer see her.”

After about 30 minutes, Ashley found the kitten, who’d now been in the pipe for nearly two whole days. But now, she had to crawl backwards out of the drain while holding the scared kitten.

It took an additional 40 minutes, according to McNeal. “We grabbed her feet and pulled her the rest of the way out as soon as we could reach her. The kitten was dehydrated, coated in muck, and extremely chilly.

They took the kitten, now known as Piper, to her mother and siblings after warming her up and administering fluids and food with a syringe.

McNeal remarked, “She ran straight to her mom.”

Mom, the baby, and their foster home are now safe from drain pipes and receiving excellent care while waiting to find their forever homes.