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Staff at a Calgary car dealership had quite the surprise on Tuesday when they popped open the hood on a vehicle dropped off for a service appointment.

Nick Anderson with South Trail Chrysler said service advisors noticed a strange sound when the vehicle was pulled into the service bay.

When they opened the hood, technicians discovered a kitten that was just a few months old staring up at them.

This cute kitten was found at South Trail Chrysler in Calgary after it traveled over two hours under the hood of a truck. Tiffany Lizée/Global News

According to Anderson, the owner of the vehicle had driven in from Picture Butte, Alta., for the appointment — a distance of over 200 kilometres.

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He said the kitten is presumed to be a wild farm cat that climbed up into the truck and used the engine bay to stay warm.

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Anderson said the kitten was a “little shook up and scared.”

“But within a few minutes it let us pick it up,” he said in an email to Global News. “Other than a few singed whiskers she seemed to be OK.”

This cute kitten was found at South Trail Chrysler in Calgary after it traveled over two hours under the hood of a truck. Courtesy: Nick Anderson

The team at South Trail Chrysler named her Eco, after the EcoDiesel truck she was found in, and one of the technicians quickly adopted her.

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“They took her to the vet to get checked out and she is doing fine,” Anderson said. Tweet This

He noted it’s a “good reminder to check your vehicle when the temperatures drop, as many small animals may use the heat from your engine to get warm.”