Last night, we noticed that one of the kittens was missing. No big deal I thought - someone picked her up? Run over? Coyote got her? Whatever. She's an indoor/outdoor cat (we have a farm, she gets to hunt, get a lot of exercise, etc.) Her name was "Little Gray Kitten, the one without white feet."
Well, this morning, her new name became "Lucky." About half the time, I ride to work with my wife; half the time I drive myself. My van has been parked since Saturday. And on Saturday, I removed tools from the back end. It took 2 or 3 trips to get everything out, then I closed the back hatch. Apparently, she snuck into the van at some point while the hatch was open.
Fast forward to today, 4 days later, and we see the kitten on the dashboard going nuts trying to get out. It's supposed to be in the 90's today; I'm not sure how she survived in there for 3 days; but she wouldn't have made it through today probably. Unfortunately, the keys were in the ignition and my son has the spare key about 5 hours away, and the cat had at some point managed to lock the doors. Coat hanger wasn't working; couldn't be late for class, so I did the only thing I could think of - I broke the brackets for the rear side windows to let the cat out.
On a separate note - it's incredibly easy to break into a grand caravan through the back window without making noise or shattering a window.
Well, this morning, her new name became "Lucky." About half the time, I ride to work with my wife; half the time I drive myself. My van has been parked since Saturday. And on Saturday, I removed tools from the back end. It took 2 or 3 trips to get everything out, then I closed the back hatch. Apparently, she snuck into the van at some point while the hatch was open.
Fast forward to today, 4 days later, and we see the kitten on the dashboard going nuts trying to get out. It's supposed to be in the 90's today; I'm not sure how she survived in there for 3 days; but she wouldn't have made it through today probably. Unfortunately, the keys were in the ignition and my son has the spare key about 5 hours away, and the cat had at some point managed to lock the doors. Coat hanger wasn't working; couldn't be late for class, so I did the only thing I could think of - I broke the brackets for the rear side windows to let the cat out.
On a separate note - it's incredibly easy to break into a grand caravan through the back window without making noise or shattering a window.