AYUTTHAYA — Two volunteers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation have won widespread praise online after performing CPR on a cat that had stopped breathing after being struck by a pickup truck, successfully reviving the animal in what many viewers described as a miraculous rescue.
A video circulating on social media shows the two rescuers desperately administering first aid to the brown cat. One volunteer supports the animal’s head and keeps its airway open while the other performs continuous chest compressions, urging the cat to breathe again.
Kantharak Raitook, 37, a Ruamkatanyu Foundation volunteer, said he and fellow rescuer Watcharapol Suporn, 33, were sitting along Bang Nom Kho Sai Nai Road in Moo 5, Bang Nom Kho subdistrict, Sena district, Ayutthaya, when they witnessed a pickup truck hit the cat.
The pair initially intended to move the cat’s body off the road to prevent it from being run over again. However, after touching the animal, they noticed it was still warm and bleeding from its mouth and nose, prompting them to immediately apply their emergency rescue training.
The two volunteers took turns performing CPR for about 30 minutes before the cat began breathing again, astonishing everyone at the scene.
A daughter of an acquaintance later volunteered to take the cat to a veterinary hospital for emergency treatment.
Pornkamol Phianphong, 47, who later adopted the cat, said the animal was unable to walk and was still bleeding from its mouth and nose when it arrived at his home. He rushed it to a veterinarian, who said the cat would have a good chance of survival if it made it through the first night.
After receiving treatment and close care, the cat regained consciousness the following morning. Although it was initially unable to walk, its condition gradually improved until it fully recovered and was able to walk and live normally again.
Pornkamol named the approximately two-year-old male cat Boon Rod, meaning “survived through merit,” to reflect its remarkable escape from death.
The rescue video has since attracted widespread admiration online, with many praising the two Ruamkatanyu Foundation volunteers for applying their lifesaving skills to save an animal, ultimately giving Boon Rod a second chance at life.
