PETERSBURG — Unbeknownst to her, a kitten hitched a ride from Walnut Hill to Old Towne under the hood of Dr. Sheryl Scott’s Maserati GranTurismo. Scott parked in front of Crystal Pools of Petersburg on W. Bank Street. As Scott shopped for pool chemicals, Susan Steward walked by the Italian luxury sports car and made quite a discovery.
Around 1:15 p.m., Steward, owner of The Apothic Company, heard a kitten crying in distress and found the source. “I realized a kitten was in the car engine and went into the pool store and found the owner of the car,” she said. “Brad [Slaybaugh] was in the office, so I called him to see if he could get to her. He couldn’t. He needed help.”
“Susan heard the kitten meowing and called and asked if I could come out front. About 45 minutes after trying to figure a way to get the kitten out, a fire truck happened to come by and asked what was happening. Thankfully, they blocked traffic with the truck and came to help,” Slaybaugh said.
According to Slaybaugh, owner of The Sawmill at Cherry Grove in Old Towne, the Maserati has a large black plastic cover on the front underside of the car which served as a shelf for the kitten. “It kept moving from side to side under the car around the front and sides of the motor,” Slaybaugh described. “Each time we would get close it would move to the other side.”