Thursday, October 18, 2007

Kitten uses up one of its 9 lives...


According to the BBC, "A 10-week-old kitten used up one of its nine lives when it survived a 20-minute ordeal in a washing machine.
Molly was saved when 11-year-old owner Bethany Hall saw the helpless animal clawing at the inside of the washing machine door at her County Durham home.
The pet, which had crawled into the machine at the Hall family home in Meadomsley, near Consett, suffered eye damage and had breathing difficulties.
But after a course of antibiotics and physiotherapy, Molly recovered.
Bethany's mother Sonia Hall, said: "I was in a state of panic when I saw her, but thankfully we have one of those machines that switches off easily. Even then I had to wait two to three minutes until it drained, but on touching the glass I found it was warm so I thought she couldn't possibly have survived.
"When we were finally able to open the door and move away the laundry she seemed OK as she was sitting up and meowing, but her eyes were closed."
Molly was taken to the Prince Bishop Veterinary Hospital in nearby Leadgate.
Principal vet Jacqui Molyneux said: "Molly was brought to us in a very bad way and we thought that she wouldn't pull through. However, she proved to be a real fighter and responded to the treatment incredibly well."
Mrs Hall added: "We'll definitely be watching her more closely after this. The whole family think she's a really special and a very lucky little kitten." "

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

When I read these types of stories, I always wonder how an animal ends up in these types of situations. Curiosity literally almost killed the cat.

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Joanne said...

Hah, that's the same thing I was thinking as well...!

Unknown said...

Ohh, Poor little thing....

Speedcat Hollydale said...

MIRACLE CAT!!!!

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