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Article: Cargo-hold cat on road to recovery Lost Dec. 28, Pumpkin apparently spent three weeks aboard airliner.(News)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- January 19, 2007
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Byline: Laressa Bachelor, Rocky Mountain News
After three weeks of traveling around the world in the cargo hold of a United Airlines plane, a cat named Pumpkin will soon be reunited with her owner in Washington state.
Pumpkin disappeared from her crate in the baggage compartment on a flight from England to Germany on Dec. 28. She was found Wednesday by United cargo workers at Denver International Airport and brought to Alameda East Veterinary Clinic where she is recovering from dehydration.
"When she came in she was dirty and light as a feather," Veterinarian David Gall said. "She has gained about half a pound since we've been feeding her."
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