Festive feline adventure
From a former colleague of mine who works for (in fact, is,) the Didcot Herald. Chris Buratta, a man who really knows how to write a Christmas story
Trip to see Santa Claws is so close to cat-astrophe
A GINGER cat from Didcot can expect a special gift this Christmas - after he was run over by Santa's sleigh.
Like most youngsters, eight-month-old Barney the cat was eager to meet Father Christmas.
But his yuletide excitement ended up costing him one of his nine lives.
Barney, who lives with his owners in Fleet Meadow, joined the thousands at the town's Christmas Street Fair to enjoy the festive fun.
He took up a prime position to watch the floats and performers make their way up Broadway.
But he got too close to the action and the festive feline adventure was cut short when Barney was hit by Santa's sleigh.
Luckily for Barney, an anonymous Good Samaritan, full of the spirit of Christmas, scooped him up and took him to Abivale Veterinary Group at Abingdon.
Because he had been microchipped, the vets were able to quickly trace his owner, but the identity of the woman who rescued him remains a mystery.
Barney's owner, Naomi Hart, said she wanted to thank the woman who saved her pet.
She said: "The lady must have seen it happen, scooped him up and taken him to the vet. He has a paralysed tail and a bit of a limp, but apart from that, he is OK. If someone hadn't taken him to the vets, then I don't know what would have happened."
She added: "We just wanted to say thank you to the person who picked him up. We wanted to thank them personally, but we don't know who it was."
Mrs Hart said it was not the first time Barney had got into a fix.
"He is that sort of cat. When he was five months old, he ended up in Blackbird Leys at Oxford. He had walked to the train station shop and someone who worked there took him home to look after him," she said. "He has gone through a few of his nine lives. This scrape must have taken at least a couple."
Santa, tracked down to his workshop, said he did not see Barney in the road, but was very pleased to hear he was all right.
"He obviously wanted to join in the festivities - perhaps he could come and help the reindeers sometime," he suggested.
Trip to see Santa Claws is so close to cat-astrophe
A GINGER cat from Didcot can expect a special gift this Christmas - after he was run over by Santa's sleigh.
Like most youngsters, eight-month-old Barney the cat was eager to meet Father Christmas.
But his yuletide excitement ended up costing him one of his nine lives.
Barney, who lives with his owners in Fleet Meadow, joined the thousands at the town's Christmas Street Fair to enjoy the festive fun.
He took up a prime position to watch the floats and performers make their way up Broadway.
But he got too close to the action and the festive feline adventure was cut short when Barney was hit by Santa's sleigh.
Luckily for Barney, an anonymous Good Samaritan, full of the spirit of Christmas, scooped him up and took him to Abivale Veterinary Group at Abingdon.
Because he had been microchipped, the vets were able to quickly trace his owner, but the identity of the woman who rescued him remains a mystery.
Barney's owner, Naomi Hart, said she wanted to thank the woman who saved her pet.
She said: "The lady must have seen it happen, scooped him up and taken him to the vet. He has a paralysed tail and a bit of a limp, but apart from that, he is OK. If someone hadn't taken him to the vets, then I don't know what would have happened."
She added: "We just wanted to say thank you to the person who picked him up. We wanted to thank them personally, but we don't know who it was."
Mrs Hart said it was not the first time Barney had got into a fix.
"He is that sort of cat. When he was five months old, he ended up in Blackbird Leys at Oxford. He had walked to the train station shop and someone who worked there took him home to look after him," she said. "He has gone through a few of his nine lives. This scrape must have taken at least a couple."
Santa, tracked down to his workshop, said he did not see Barney in the road, but was very pleased to hear he was all right.
"He obviously wanted to join in the festivities - perhaps he could come and help the reindeers sometime," he suggested.
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