Kitten survives full machine wash cycle

A Burmese kitten has survived a full machine wash and spin cycle after apparently falling asleep in a pile of dirty linen.

Owner Liz Fear was unaware that 7-month-old Suki was in the front-loading machine until she went to remove the washed clothing last Friday night, the Herald Sun reports.

"I lifted her limp and lifeless body out and she was really cold and colourless and I held her in my arms," she said.

Explaining how the incident occurred, she added: "We just thought she was taking time out somewhere and - doing four loads of washing a day - I just closed the machine door after the kids had put their clothes in and didn't think any more about it."

Liz and her husband Tony rushed Suki to a Fitzroy vet and then to Kensington's Advanced Vet Care for specialist treatment, where she was diagnosed with swelling over the eyes, minor brain trauma, purple gums and membranes, fluid on the brain, water on the lungs, hypothermia and severe diarrhoea due to detergent ingestion.

Clinic owner Sam Snellin said: "It is testament to a cat's abilities to survive against the odds that Suki had probably not been initially expected to survive but pulled through the night.

"By midnight on Friday she was able to sit up, at 5am she was sniffing food and then the next morning, she was walking on her own feet, albeit a bit wobbly."

Suki is expected to make a full recovery and will continue to be monitored.

Earlier this year, 4-month-old Persian kitten Kimba also survived a wash cycle after sneaking into a machine unnoticed.

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