Trapped cat drives man to mental hospital

It took animal rescuers, neighbours and a concerned pet owner 15 days — and one trip to the psych ward — to save a 7-year-old kitty that was trapped in a narrow shaft in a Carroll Gardens apartment building.

The part-Persian, part-American short-haired cat — named Rumi in honour of the famed Middle Eastern poet — owes it all to Chris Muth, the man who actually ended up in a mental hospital during the ordeal.



He has the “bizarre delusion [that he] was trying to ‘save’ a cat of his friend,” medical records show.

Chris Muth broke into three apartments to rescue the cat he swore was stuck in the wall.

Full story here. There's a video interview with Chris Muth here.