Cats Try to Eat Incapacitated Owner

*jazz lady* ^(Premo) · 12-19-2003, 12:53 AM

LOS ANGELES - A group of hungry cats began to eat their 86-year-old owner after she suffered an apparent stroke and couldn't get up for nearly a week, officials said Thursday.

Mae Lowrie, who lives with seven cats, was discovered unconscious and riddled with bite marks Wednesday night at her Panorama City apartment, Fire Department and hospital officials said.

She was listed in fair condition at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, said hospital spokeswoman Lisa Kort.

"The cats were trying to survive in the conditions that they were in, faced with the outcome they had. They did what they had to do to survive," animal control Officer Ernesto Poblano told KABC-TV. "The cats were all emaciated, very, very emaciated."

Lowrie may have suffered a stroke, said Jim Wells, spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The woman's apartment manager alerted authorities after neighbors realized they hadn't seen Lowrie in several days.

Wells said Lowrie, who was believed to have been stricken about a week before she was found, was also dehydrated.

The cats, apparently without food for that time, also tried to eat Lowrie's small dog, said Jackie David, a spokeswoman for the city Animal Services Department. The terrier showed signs of hypothermic shock, severe dehydration, respiratory illness and was later euthanized, she said. One of the cats, a kitten, was found dead.

Hello6 · 12-19-2003, 01:00 AM

Scary, it's like looking into a crystal ball!

Toxick · 12-19-2003, 01:33 AM

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LOS ANGELES - A group of hungry cats began to eat their 86-year-old owner after she suffered an apparent stroke and couldn't get up for nearly a week, officials said Thursday.

Think about that next time your cute little fluffy kitty is sitting on your lap, and you're imagining how much your wonderful little Fu-fu loves you.

When push comes to shove, they'll eat you alive.

*Sharon* ^(Premo) · 12-19-2003, 08:41 AM

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Originally posted by Hello6
Scary, it's like looking into a crystal ball!

Hello6 · 12-19-2003, 09:47 AM

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Originally posted by Toxick

When push comes to shove, they'll eat you alive.

Awww, they're just like people.

Hello6 · 12-19-2003, 10:50 AM

Morning! Do you think Hollywood will glorify this tragedy the way they did in ALIVE? I've heard more stories of people starving and eating their companions than I've heard of cats and dogs doing it.

Brazilian soccer team anyone?
Donner, party of 7....6.....5......4.....

*Larry Gude* ^(Premo) · 12-19-2003, 11:05 AM

...Vrai that for years.

The cats do NOT like us. They merely are biding their time and there is no reason to NOT get a back rub while waiting for dinner to get ready.

That's why they try to trip is down the stairs all the time; they get impatient sometimes.

Tonio · 12-19-2003, 11:07 AM

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Originally posted by Hello6
Morning! Do you think Hollywood will glorify this tragedy the way they did in ALIVE? I've heard more stories of people starving and eating their companions than I've heard of cats and dogs doing it.

Brazilian soccer team anyone?
Donner, party of 7....6.....5......4.....

You thought that Alive glorified cannibalism? I thought the movie knowingly catered to the side of all of us that digs sick humor.

Hello6 · 12-19-2003, 11:14 AM

Perhaps glorified was the wrong word. More like "featured". I can't say I enjoyed ALIVE! I went in the hopes of satisfying my sick twisted sense of humor, but only found it funny when the one chick wanted to get pregnant and then died, and then they were only yards away from a buttload of chocolate bars too and a chalet.

Nitrospeed16 · 12-19-2003, 06:21 PM

12-19-2003, 12:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
jazz lady ^(Premo) ~~ rara avis ~~ Member Since: Sep 2001 Location: Moving right along... Posts: 45,706	Cats Try to Eat Incapacitated Owner LOS ANGELES - A group of hungry cats began to eat their 86-year-old owner after she suffered an apparent stroke and couldn't get up for nearly a week, officials said Thursday. Mae Lowrie, who lives with seven cats, was discovered unconscious and riddled with bite marks Wednesday night at her Panorama City apartment, Fire Department and hospital officials said. She was listed in fair condition at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, said hospital spokeswoman Lisa Kort. "The cats were trying to survive in the conditions that they were in, faced with the outcome they had. They did what they had to do to survive," animal control Officer Ernesto Poblano told KABC-TV. "The cats were all emaciated, very, very emaciated." Lowrie may have suffered a stroke, said Jim Wells, spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department. The woman's apartment manager alerted authorities after neighbors realized they hadn't seen Lowrie in several days. Wells said Lowrie, who was believed to have been stricken about a week before she was found, was also dehydrated. The cats, apparently without food for that time, also tried to eat Lowrie's small dog, said Jackie David, a spokeswoman for the city Animal Services Department. The terrier showed signs of hypothermic shock, severe dehydration, respiratory illness and was later euthanized, she said. One of the cats, a kitten, was found dead. __________________ ............................ "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence." ~ Robert Fripp "If it hadn't been for jazz, there wouldn't be no rock and roll" ~ Louis Armstrong
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12-19-2003, 01:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Hello6 Princess of Mean Member Since: Mar 2003 Location: Formerly Great Mills Posts: 1,635	Scary, it's like looking into a crystal ball! __________________ "Negative outlook? Well that's how I'm livin'. And like he said, it's a wicked world we live in." *Transplants Don't breed or buy while homeless animals die. Adopt a friend for life!
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12-19-2003, 10:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
Hello6 Princess of Mean Member Since: Mar 2003 Location: Formerly Great Mills Posts: 1,635	Morning! Do you think Hollywood will glorify this tragedy the way they did in ALIVE? I've heard more stories of people starving and eating their companions than I've heard of cats and dogs doing it. Brazilian soccer team anyone? Donner, party of 7....6.....5......4..... __________________ "Negative outlook? Well that's how I'm livin'. And like he said, it's a wicked world we live in." *Transplants Don't breed or buy while homeless animals die. Adopt a friend for life!
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12-19-2003, 11:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
Larry Gude ^(Premo) Strung Out Member Since: Feb 2001 Posts: 27,280	I been telling... ...Vrai that for years. The cats do NOT like us. They merely are biding their time and there is no reason to NOT get a back rub while waiting for dinner to get ready. That's why they try to trip is down the stairs all the time; they get impatient sometimes. __________________ "And my opinion is that there is absolutely no proof that carbon dioxide is anything to do with any impending catastrophe. The science has, quite simply, gone awry. In fact, it’s not even science any more, it’s anti-science." David Bellamy
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12-19-2003, 11:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
Hello6 Princess of Mean Member Since: Mar 2003 Location: Formerly Great Mills Posts: 1,635	Perhaps glorified was the wrong word. More like "featured". I can't say I enjoyed ALIVE! I went in the hopes of satisfying my sick twisted sense of humor, but only found it funny when the one chick wanted to get pregnant and then died, and then they were only yards away from a buttload of chocolate bars too and a chalet. __________________ "Negative outlook? Well that's how I'm livin'. And like he said, it's a wicked world we live in." *Transplants Don't breed or buy while homeless animals die. Adopt a friend for life!
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