It was on the other side of one a.m. when the blood-curdling sound of a cat being attacked rang out.

Emilie Thurber, 22, said she awoke out of a sound sleep at her mom91裸聊视频檚 place in Chilliwack Thursday night.

Without really thinking about it, she ran out into the street in her pyjamas and bare feet, never expecting the gruesome sight before her.

A pair of coyotes were tugging on either side of the beloved ginger and white cat, Gideon, in the middle of Watson Road. Teeth were attached.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檇 been asleep on the couch when I heard the cat scream and it got me up,91裸聊视频� Thurber remembered.

The bizarre scene was like a nightmare 91裸聊视频� except she was definitely awake.

91裸聊视频淚t was like they were playing tug-of-war with him,91裸聊视频� said Thurber.

Without really thinking about it, she charged them.

91裸聊视频淭hey saw me running at them and they ran away,91裸聊视频� Thurber recounted.

The coyotes just dropped the cat, surprised.

91裸聊视频淚 think I scared them.91裸聊视频�

They then sprinted off into a field nearby.

But not before they inflicted a puncture wound behind the cat91裸聊视频檚 ear and a laceration on the forehead that meant six stitches. Gideon broke two teeth and is missing a claw.

91裸聊视频淗e definitely put up a fight,91裸聊视频� Thurber said. 91裸聊视频淗e must have chomped down on one of them. He91裸聊视频檚 such a trooper.91裸聊视频�

Because of the vet91裸聊视频檚 concern about possible internal damage from the cat 91裸聊视频渂eing rag-dolled91裸聊视频� by the coyotes they put in a drain tube on his neck.

When she found him, the cat was near done. Panting and severely injured.

Emilie91裸聊视频檚 mom, Lee Aubry is convinced the cat is pretty special. He was lost and found at her old address.

Now this.

Aubry said she was asleep through the whole ordeal that has injured and traumatized her five-year-old cat, Gideon. They recently moved from another part of Sardis, after she sold her home and moved to the south side.

91裸聊视频淓milie is my hero,91裸聊视频� Aubry told The Progress. 91裸聊视频淪he91裸聊视频檚 a pretty amazing kid. If she hadn91裸聊视频檛 been staying overnight when this happened, my cat would be dead.91裸聊视频�

The injuries were severe. Puncture wounds, lacerations, possible internal injuries. Emergency veterinary bills are around $1700 so far. They drove the poor cat to the 24-hour vet in Abbotsford.

But he91裸聊视频檚 alive.

In case anyone wants to suggest Gideon91裸聊视频檚 owner should have kept the cat indoors all the time, she said flat out that was impossible.

91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檒l keep the whole house awake all night if we don91裸聊视频檛 let him out,91裸聊视频� Aubry said. 91裸聊视频淗e is part Maine Coone and he has a loud meow.91裸聊视频�

They don91裸聊视频檛 typically let him out roaming at night, but they were trying to acclimatize the relocated cat.

Of course, there are coyotes everywhere.

91裸聊视频淚 just didn91裸聊视频檛 think it would happen here,91裸聊视频� Aubry said.

Thurber said she was told by a vet tech 91裸聊视频� after the fact 91裸聊视频� that people who try to run and scoop up pets that are being attacked in situations like the one she faced, sometimes get attacked themselves by wildlife.

91裸聊视频淭hey will even jump up and snatch the animal back from you,91裸聊视频� Thurber said.

She said she91裸聊视频檚 glad she didn91裸聊视频檛 actually hear about that until she had rescued the cat.

91裸聊视频淚 would probably still have done it,91裸聊视频� Thurber said with a laugh.

91裸聊视频淚 think I would have taken the chance.91裸聊视频�

jfeinberg@theprogress.com
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