Thirteen cats rescued from flooded Samara apartment after owner hospitalized

In Samara, on Stavropolskaya Street, more than a dozen cats were rescued from a flooded apartment. Their owner is now in the hospital, and the animals urgently needed help.

The story began with a utility accident. A radiator burst in one of the apartments. Water flooded into the neighbors« units, who called emergency services. The apartment had to be broken into.

Inside, the crews and neighbors found a real flood and 13 cats. The owner, an elderly woman, had already been taken away by an ambulance — her condition required intensive care.

«They are scooping water out of this apartment and fixing the radiator. The cats are just getting in the way. If we don’t take them from there urgently, they’ll end up on the street,» wrote an animal volunteer on social media, trying to find temporary foster care for the animals.

The neighbors couldn’t handle such a large number of animals on their own. The situation was taken under control by the Samara animal aid center ‘FlagmanVet’. Their team went to the address and took all the cats.

«It hasn’t happened in a long time, and here we go again — our team has taken animals out of places that can hardly be called housing,» wrote the center’s volunteers in their Telegram channel.

They published a video showing the conditions the animals were living in. The cats were placed in quarantine. According to shelter staff, many of them are emaciated, frightened, and some require urgent veterinary care.

«To get them back in shape, it will take weeks, if not months, of treatment, rehabilitation, and simply human care,» noted ‘FlagmanVet’.

Now for the shelter, this has become a serious challenge — caring for such a large number of new charges requires significant expenses. Just for parasite treatment for all the animals, about 20,000 rubles (approximately $220 at current rates) are needed.

The cats will be treated and then searched for new responsible owners or foster homes. The fate of their former owner, who is in intensive care, is still unknown.