Santa Rosa officer rescues cat stuck in peanut butter jar

The officer used medical scissors to cut the glass and free the animal.|
RANDI ROSSMANN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A Santa Rosa police officer Sunday night saved a kitten who'd gotten its head stuck in a peanut butter jar and was running out of air, according to Santa Rosa police.

Officer Casey Miller responded to a 6:15 p.m. call for an animal control officer to help the young cat. The cat apparently had been found by residents in the area of Stony Point Circle in west Santa Rosa.

The police department released a video of the rescue a police posting on the department's Facebook page.

Kitty loves peanut butter

Kitty gets trapped in a peanut butter jar A purrrrrrfect post for a Monday ... Last night an SRPD Officer was flagged down by citizens about a kitten in distress. The little kitty had a hankering for some peanut butter and got his head stuck in a peanut butter jar and was running out of air. The officer used his tactical medical scissors to cut open the jar and free the little kitty. Needless to say, as we approach Thanksgiving, this little fur ball is thankful he still has 8 lives left.

Posted by Santa Rosa Police on Monday, November 25, 2019

Miller used medical scissors from the medical kit carried in his car and cut the glass, then gently slid the jar off the animal's head, while another person helped hold the cat's body.

Once freed, the cat thrashed to get free of being held.

“Apparently the cat scratched the officer and ran off,” Heiser said.

The Facebook posting concluded “Needless to say, as we approach Thanksgiving, this little fur ball is thankful he still has 8 lives left.”

You can reach Staff Writer Randi Rossmann at 707-521-5412 or randi.rossmann@pressdemocrat.com.

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