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peanut · 09-09-2006, 07:06 PM

okay heres the deal, the dogs have been barking like crazy so I went outside and my son left his cup that had milk shake in it on the porch, well now I have a opossum or rat has his head stuck in the cup in the yard next to my porch what do I do.......Help!!!!!

peanut · 09-09-2006, 07:09 PM

It is a opossum....How do I help it!!!!! I don't want it to die.....but I know they will eat you up with there teeth....HELP!!!!!!

romeos mommy · 09-09-2006, 07:11 PM

call animal control.

peanut · 09-09-2006, 07:15 PM

I called they will not come out till in the morning......

peanut · 09-09-2006, 07:17 PM

Its a baby too....Ugly, its kinda funny it has its head stuck in it and its back legs & long tail hanging out...how in the crap did it get in it..it has the lid with a hole in the middle still on...I am going to kill my son.....

kalina82 · 09-09-2006, 07:24 PM

LOL i'm sorry but the image in my head is just hilarious!

well what you can do is take the cup off. its not going to attack you if you pull if off real fast and run away. that's what i'd do. he's probably terrified and is gonna bolt as soon as you get his head out.

puppylove123 · 09-09-2006, 07:27 PM

i would go with the poster above me, good luck!

peanut · 09-09-2006, 07:28 PM

I am not going near that thing...are you crazy!!!!! I just went out & took a pic but you can't see anything...its too dark....I can't believe this....Thanks for the suggestions..it is moving so it is still alive...I called my son maybe he will get it....

kalina82 · 09-09-2006, 07:30 PM

LOL possums aren't that bad. i've trapped them many times when i try to catch strays in the yard. they just hiss at you but won't actually attack you. take the cup off and run.

peanut · 09-09-2006, 07:36 PM

okay somehow it turn around in the cup and has it head sticking out, so maybe it will wiggle its way out....OMG I have never seen anything like it...Its one of those cups that has the raised lid with a hole in the middle.....lol

Patti · 09-09-2006, 07:38 PM

I personally wouldn't go near it. I'd wait and see is it gets it off by itself and goes away.

peanut · 09-09-2006, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Patti

I personally wouldn't go near it. I'd wait and see is it gets it off by itself and goes away.

I with you Patti, I am not going near that thing....because I have a feeling the mommy is somewhere near....

peanut · 09-09-2006, 07:48 PM

okay all the fun is over with my son came and it got out....Thanks guys, that was really weird....

cheryl000 · 09-10-2006, 08:00 AM

A couple of years ago I found a kitten with the same problem. I'm glad you did something about it, I was going to suggest calling one of your guy friends to come and help. Unfortunately it wasn't a freak occurence, animals get caught in trash all the time.
We saw a kitten running around the apartment complex with what looked like a weird collar on. When I got closer I saw what it really was... the top of a Mcdonalds McFlurruy cup. If my friend and I didn't catch that kitten it wouldn't have been long until she would have straggled herself and died because it was wedged on her good. What I figured happened was that she tried to drink out of a cup through the lid, broke free from the cup but still had it around her neck. Who knows for how long she ran around like that. In the pictures below I took pictures as my friend helped the kitten out.
I ask that everyone be careful about their trash, and cut the lids of these cups before they throw them out. I noticed that Carl's jr sells the same thing now. Maybe if we wrote these companies they would package things differently.

doortego · 09-10-2006, 08:06 PM

Well, I had never heard of such a thing. I will be more careful from now on. What a scary situation for all involved.

09-09-2006, 07:06 PM	#1
peanut Dogs Rule Cats Drool! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,895	Need Help Now!!! okay heres the deal, the dogs have been barking like crazy so I went outside and my son left his cup that had milk shake in it on the porch, well now I have a opossum or rat has his head stuck in the cup in the yard next to my porch what do I do.......Help!!!!! __________________ KIM

09-09-2006, 07:09 PM	#2
peanut Dogs Rule Cats Drool! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,895	It is a opossum....How do I help it!!!!! I don't want it to die.....but I know they will eat you up with there teeth....HELP!!!!!! __________________ KIM

09-09-2006, 07:15 PM	#4
peanut Dogs Rule Cats Drool! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,895	I called they will not come out till in the morning...... __________________ KIM

09-09-2006, 07:17 PM	#5
peanut Dogs Rule Cats Drool! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,895	Its a baby too....Ugly, its kinda funny it has its head stuck in it and its back legs & long tail hanging out...how in the crap did it get in it..it has the lid with a hole in the middle still on...I am going to kill my son..... __________________ KIM

09-09-2006, 07:24 PM	#6
kalina82 Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: with my yorkie baby Posts: 10,141 Blog Entries: 1	LOL i'm sorry but the image in my head is just hilarious! well what you can do is take the cup off. its not going to attack you if you pull if off real fast and run away. that's what i'd do. he's probably terrified and is gonna bolt as soon as you get his head out. __________________ Kellie and Morgan

09-09-2006, 07:11 PM	#3
romeos mommy YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pennsauken , NJ Posts: 4,068	call animal control.

09-09-2006, 07:27 PM	#7
puppylove123 Waiting for my Little Girl Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: miami, florida Posts: 1,313	i would go with the poster above me, good luck! __________________ Nicole Im getting my girl in 2 months!!! I Marie and My Little Girl!

09-09-2006, 07:28 PM	#8
peanut Dogs Rule Cats Drool! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,895	I am not going near that thing...are you crazy!!!!! I just went out & took a pic but you can't see anything...its too dark....I can't believe this....Thanks for the suggestions..it is moving so it is still alive...I called my son maybe he will get it.... __________________ KIM

09-09-2006, 07:30 PM	#9
kalina82 Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: with my yorkie baby Posts: 10,141 Blog Entries: 1	LOL possums aren't that bad. i've trapped them many times when i try to catch strays in the yard. they just hiss at you but won't actually attack you. take the cup off and run. __________________ Kellie and Morgan

09-09-2006, 07:36 PM	#10
peanut Dogs Rule Cats Drool! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,895	okay somehow it turn around in the cup and has it head sticking out, so maybe it will wiggle its way out....OMG I have never seen anything like it...Its one of those cups that has the raised lid with a hole in the middle.....lol __________________ KIM

09-09-2006, 07:38 PM	#11
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	I personally wouldn't go near it. I'd wait and see is it gets it off by itself and goes away. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

09-09-2006, 07:48 PM	#13
peanut Dogs Rule Cats Drool! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,895	okay all the fun is over with my son came and it got out....Thanks guys, that was really weird.... __________________ KIM

09-10-2006, 08:06 PM	#15
doortego Little Bit & Buttons Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: US Posts: 2,160	Well, I had never heard of such a thing. I will be more careful from now on. What a scary situation for all involved.