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Firefighter uses CPR to resuscitate cat after blaze in Italian garage

Footage from the scene near Verona shows the tabby receiving chest compressions and oxygen from a specialised mask.

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Cat resuscitated by fireman after smoke inhalation
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A cat was saved using CPR after firefighters rescued the unconscious kitty from a burnt out garage in Italy.

Footage from the scene in Montebello Vicentino, near Verona, shows the tabby receiving chest compressions and oxygen from a specialised mask.

The video starts with scenes of a blackened room with an ash covered car.

As the camera moves outside, the cat can be seen with a firefighter and an unidentified woman huddling over it in a garden full of flowers with a larger building in the background.

The cat was revived using a specialist mask
Image: The cat was revived using a specialist mask

They can be seen pouring water on the feline's paw - as the firefighter administers CPR.

An emergency worker can be heard saying "hang on, kitty!".

At one point, the animal's legs can be seen twitching, and then reaching out.

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Reports state that the cat - although shaken - survived its brush with death and was reunited with a very happy and exceptionally relieved owner.

The video ends with the firefighters hosing down the inside of the blackened garage with particles blowing out.