Cat rescued from silage cutter in Weld County

DENVER ( KDVR ) — Weld County deputies responded to an animal call, but once on scene, they discovered a small cat was stuck in some unique farming equipment.

The Weld County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called about a cat that was trapped in a tractor . However, once deputies arrived, they noticed the cat wasn’t in the tractor but in the corn head silage cutter attachment.

A silage cutter is a piece of farming equipment meant to cut produce into small pieces. Although deputies said the cat was “really wedged in there” with blades around it, luckily, they were able to disassemble the cutter and rescue the cat.

According to the sheriff’s office, one of the people on scene had a toolbox on hand along with the correct size wrench. After deputies disassembled the silage cutter, which they said they did without damaging it, they got the kitten out safely and sent it off to the emergency vet.

The sheriff’s office said the cat spent a night at the vet but was determined to be in good health and was taken to a local shelter.

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