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Curious kitten gets into a spin
BBC ^ | 11/1/04

Posted on 11/01/2004 1:56:14 PM PST by mingusthecat

It was nearly the end of the line for an inquisitive cat who crawled into a washing machine and was put onto spin. Eight-week-old Milo disappeared from Ginny Troth's house in Worcestershire, and decided to take a cat-nap in the machine, which Ginny switched on.

She suddenly realised where the missing moggy might be halfway through the cycle, and switched the machine off.

Luckily, Milo was alive, if soggy. He was taken to the vet, dried off, and now seems to be much better.

Milo was bought as a present for Ginny's 16-year-old daughter Bonnie.

It looks like Mrs Troth has learned her lesson.

She says: "I won't switch on the washing machine until I know where he is. We've even found him trying to get in the dishwasher."


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cats; spin
Poor kitty.
1 posted on 11/01/2004 1:56:15 PM PST by mingusthecat
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To: Slings and Arrows

meow


2 posted on 11/01/2004 1:56:34 PM PST by mingusthecat (Mingus has again opined. Like any cat, she doesn't really care what YOU think.)
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To: mingusthecat

Must have been a troll in the machine


3 posted on 11/01/2004 1:58:19 PM PST by PeteB570
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To: mingusthecat

lucky she got there when she did.

The wash cycle isn't bad, it's the final spin cycles that could do serious damage.


4 posted on 11/01/2004 1:58:28 PM PST by flashbunny (Every thought that enters my head requires its own vanity thread.)
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To: mingusthecat

My cat had kittens when I was a kid. The dryer door was left open. She moved half the litter into the nice warm dryer. Went back for another kitten. My Mother came along, threw clothes into dryer, closed door and turned it on.... what a surprise when the load was done!


5 posted on 11/01/2004 2:01:42 PM PST by PajamaTruthMafia
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To: mingusthecat

I've seen some ad about a Mom handling her kids and their actions one after another as she walks from Kitchen to her bedroom. And I noticed they changed it. In the original she walks into the laundry room just as her son has put a cat into the dryer. Now she opens it and pulls out a container of dripping eggs. And I always wonder if they got calls of complaints.

The bad part (sorry advertisers) is that I don't recall the product name or what they were trying to sell me.


6 posted on 11/01/2004 2:14:23 PM PST by theDentist (Proud Member of FreeRepublic 's "Pyjama-Hadeen")
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To: mingusthecat

My Aunt's cat had to get pshycotherapy after this experience-not a joke either. Don't know if it helped or not! :-)


7 posted on 11/01/2004 2:18:23 PM PST by housewife101
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To: mingusthecat

"...meow..."

Meouch!


8 posted on 11/01/2004 2:28:21 PM PST by NCC-1701 (ISLAM IS A CULT, PURE AND SIMPLE!!!!! IT MUST BE ERADICATED FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH.)
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To: mingusthecat; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; quantim; republicangel; Bahbah; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; ...
Psst, Milo - Computer monitors are where the fun is!

Zia the Kitten

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Kitty Ping List alert!

[Freepmail me to get on or off the Kitty Ping List.]

9 posted on 11/01/2004 3:50:07 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("I heff good news and bad news. Good news is I saw Allah. Bad news is he was wearing a yarmulke.")
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To: mingusthecat

Look at that face- how could you ever yell at that? Sweet little one.


10 posted on 11/01/2004 4:18:08 PM PST by lawgirl (Live What I Believe: http://pages.sbcglobal.net/bommer/Live%20What%20I%20Believe.html)
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To: mingusthecat

Oh good grief! It only takes a split second to double check, and a little situational awareness isn't too big a trick either. Kittens aren't *that* stealthy.


11 posted on 11/01/2004 5:00:29 PM PST by Felis_irritable
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To: Slings and Arrows

12 posted on 11/01/2004 5:47:26 PM PST by Lady Jag (VOTE BUSH OR THE US DIES)
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To: Lady Jag

LOL!


13 posted on 11/01/2004 7:41:31 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("I heff good news and bad news. Good news is I saw Allah. Bad news is he was wearing a yarmulke.")
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To: Slings and Arrows

bump and thanks!


14 posted on 11/02/2004 3:01:47 AM PST by lainde (Heads up...We're coming and we've got tongue blades!!)
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To: mingusthecat

This happens a lot, often with tragic results. Always keep your washer and dryer doors closed, except when loading and unloading.


15 posted on 11/02/2004 7:46:37 AM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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To: mingusthecat

My aunt did this to her cat when it was in the dryer. Unfortunately, the cat didn't make it. Good to see the little kitty survived!


16 posted on 11/02/2004 8:03:34 AM PST by FourtySeven (47)
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