Cat owners know that their feline friends can get into the strangest of places, and one kitty in Eau Claire, Wis., confirmed that truism when she got stuck in the walls.
Mary Poppins was rescued from her predicament after spending five days confined behind the new drywall installed in a home on Jan. 2, the Associated Press reported.
The cats owner, Jany Chumas, said that she first thought the cat had run away, but then became suspicious that Mary Poppins might have been trapped in the basement.
I called her, Here, kitty-kitty, and I could hear this faint, weak meow coming from behind the walls where they had just drywalled, Chumas said.
The local fire department brought in a thermal imaging camera to detect heat behind the walls, and located the cat after cutting a hole, according to the report. Mary Poppins was weak and dirty, but seemed to be doing fine after having some food and water.
Posted: Jan. 17, 2006, 5 a.m. EST