An adorable black cat named John had to be rescued by firefighters after she became stuck in a drainpipe.
John, who is a female, was found with her head poking through one end of a drainpipe in a garage in Clevedon, Somerset on Saturday.
Firefighters used ladders to reach John and cut her free using small tools, however they had to take a section of the drainpipe out with her.
The crew said cutting the section of pipe out with John still inside was ‘the easiest and least distressing option’.
She was then rushed to a local vet, who sedated John and removed the rest of the pipe from her neck.
Amazingly, John had no injuries and was returned to her owner.
The fire crew later posted pictures of John with her head poking out of the pipe.
They also showed the heart-warming moment she was finally cut free.
John was found with her head poking through one end of a drainpipe in a garage
She was stuck upside down and unable to move when she was found in a house in Clevedon
Firefighters had to cut a section of the pipe around John to free her before taking her to the vets
Revealing the story online, Cleverdon Firefighters wrote: ‘A crew from Clevedon were called at 09.55 this morning to a cat not stuck up a tree but stuck in a drainpipe!
‘John (Yes John) the cat had got herself (Yes John is a girl, it’s a long story) stuck in a garage drainpipe from the inside of the garage.
‘The crew used ladders and small tools to cut John out.
‘John (Yes John) the cat had got herself (Yes John is a girl, it’s a long story) stuck in a garage drainpipe from the inside of the garage.
‘The crew used ladders and small tools to cut John out.
‘The easiest and least distressing option was to cut a section of the pipe out with John in situ.
John being held by a member of the fire crew after she was cut out with a section of pipe
Once free from the garage roof the remaining pipe was cut from around the felines neck while she was sedated
Her head was poking through one end of the drainpipe, leaving her body stuck on the other side
The adorable moment John is finally cut free from the drainpipe by vets
‘John was then transported to a local vet who sedated her in order for the rescue to continue, where no serious injury was found.’
Meanwhile, Vets4Pets Clevedon, who treated John, said: ‘Saturday took an unexpected turn when gorgeous little John arrived at the practice alongside the fire brigade after getting herself stuck in a pipe!
‘An intravenous catheter was placed in her leg and she received some oxygen therapy and sedation whilst the pipe was removed by the fire brigade.
‘She was then cuddled and pampered before being returned home to her relieved owner.’
