A female cat in Singapore recently got away with just bruises after getting trapped in a dryer at a laundromat.
The incident was shared through a post on the ‘Sayang Our Singapore’s Community Cats’ Facebook page on August 23.
According to the post, the cat, who is now under the care of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), was reportedly trapped for 10 minutes before it was let out.
The poster, who is a cat feeder in the area, said that she was alerted to the incident at around 3:47 pm via a text message from her neighbour.
The customers who were reportedly using the dryer did not notice the cat inside the dryer when they were putting it in their laundry.
According to the user, they only noticed the cat when the dryer stopped after 10 minutes.
A video in the post showed the cat stumbling out of the dryer, visibly shaking as she made her way to a corner of the room.
A second video showed her panting and lying down on the floor in a corner of the laundromat.
“Luckily, the cat survived,” the user wrote.
Meanwhile, she also noted that she was unsure whether the cat had recently been abandoned or gone missing, as they had not seen the cat in the area previously.
Safe and sound
In response to Mothership, SPCA Executive Director Aarthi Sankar said the SPCA has attended to the cat and that she is now safe with the organisation.
Sankar shared that CCTV footage showed the cat entering the dryer on her own and that she hadn’t moved when the customer had loaded up the dryer and started it.
A physical examination revealed no major injuries besides bruises from tumbling around in the dryer.
“Had the cat been trapped for longer, she may have suffered more extensive bruising and burns, heatstroke, and even asphyxiation.”
Additionally, Sankar urged members of the public to always check inside large appliances before turning them on, as cats or other small animals may use them as places of shelter.
Watch the video here.
We hope that the poor kitty gets well soon!
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