A cat was stuck in a hair-raising four-hour ordeal after it got trapped inside a household dryer and miraculously survived.
The seriously injured 11-year-old Melbourne cat named Minam fully recovered after two days in intensive care,news.com reported.
Minam’s owner, Syma, told 7News the incident began when she was doing the simple task of drying a duvet.
Syma said she left the appliance door open and, unknowingly to her, the cat must have hopped inside.
She said she went to drop her child off at kindergarten and was unaware of what had happened.
Syma arrived home four hours later and could not find Minam.
After she called her feline’s name in a bid to find him, she heard a meow from the machine.
“I opened the door and he was just standing there on the doona. He looked normal at first, but then when I picked him up, he had some drool on the side of his mouth and he started panting,” Syma told 7News.
She said that although the dryer was warm, she did not think it was running for the whole time her beloved cat was inside.
Minam received serious injuries and was rushed to the vet. Syma told 7News her fluffy companion had a bruised and swollen tongue and damage to his eyes.
“He’s completely fine. You’d never think that he was in the dryer at all. He’s completely demanding cuddles and pats and food all the time,” Syma said.