BURNAGE, Manchester - Things were almost cat-strophic when two-year-oldLaura Jones threw Simba in the wash machine to clean
off its muddy paws. Young Jones reportedly threw the
cat in on a ´pre-wash´ with the family clothes and
even remembered to add fabric softener. Simba was
rescued when Laura´s brother Ben walked in the room
and saw what was happening. Their mother Wendy ran
down stairs to see what the commotion was
about. Laura had used up nearly a whole box of soap
powder for the washing, so there were suds everywhere.
When I told the vet what had happened he said it was a
miracle that Simba had survived. Wendy explained.