<p>Rachel Hodson holds her pet cat, Mars, before taking him home from the Kootenai County Humane Society Wednesday in Hayden. The feline had a leg and its tail amputated as a result of injures received in the engine compartment of a running vehicle.</p>
February 10, 2011
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February 10, 2011 8 p.m.
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Cat loses hind leg, tail after being near vehicle engine when it started
There was no reason to think twice when Rachel Hodson saw her cat Mars slink outside on Monday morning.