Cat survives 40 minutes in tumble dryer at 40°C

A sleeping cat survived a 40-minute spin in a tumble dryer — after her unsuspecting owner loaded and used the machine with her inside. Five-year-old Demi needed oxygen, was put on a drip and given steroids to recover after being exposed to temperatures of 40°C (104°F). Distraught owner Jennifer Parker, 45, had no idea her beloved cat was napping inside the dryer when she threw in a pile of wet towels.

And she only realised her moggie had been inside when she unloaded the machine. Mother-of-three Jennifer, from Whitchurch, Shrops, said: "Poor Demi has used up more than one of her lives — it's a miracle she survived. I loaded towels into the tumble dryer and put it on.



"It must have been going for 40 minutes when it stopped and I opened the door to see if they needed any more time and heard Demi meowing. I looked inside and pulled her out — she was all curled up tight and looked like a ball of fluff. I rang our local vet immediately and he told me to bring her in so I ran with her in my arms."

Demi is now expected to make a full recovery after receiving treatment. Jennifer's 16-year-old daughter Hannah Bolas added: "If it wasn't for the vet she wouldn't be alive — a few more minutes and she wouldn't have survived." Vet Andy Nelson said: "This is the first time I have seen such a dreadful accident."