Feline rescuer abandoned by owner in burning flat

STOCKHOLM, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A cat risked one of her nine lives to wake her owner when his flat caught fire in Vetlanda, southern Sweden -- but he left her behind when he fled panic-stricken from the flames. Cat Zarah woke Micke Sahlstrom, 39, in the middle of the night, yowling and hitting his face with her paws. Sahlstrom woke and ran for his life -- leaving Zarah behind. Minutes later, the conscience-stricken Swede was relieved to see a firewoman carrying his feline saviour from the building, the tabloid newspaper Aftonbladet reported on Wednesday.