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Cat survives after three weeks being stuck in a wall without food and water

Ellie survived three weeks trapped without food or water inside a sealed bathroom wall before being rescued using a sewer inspection camera, a veterinarian called it a miracle.

  • Jan Robinson, Omaha homeowner, said Ellie disappeared the same day contractors finished laying tile in her bathroom, and she initially assumed the cat had run away.
  • Following two weeks of searching and losing hope, Robinson heard meows recently from the sealed wall, three weeks after the remodel was completed.
  • A plumber cut an access hole in the bathroom wall and used a sewer inspection camera to find Ellie, confirming she was alive after three weeks.
  • Ellie was reunited with Robinson and settled back into her owner's lap, and veterinarians reported all bloodwork came back normal following the ordeal.
  • Observers invoked the idea that cats have 'nine lives' while veterinarians called Ellie’s survival extraordinary, noting cats typically survive only four or five days without food, as KETV NewsWatch Seven reported.
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KETV broke the news in Omaha, United States on Friday, November 21, 2025.
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