ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA — A Minnesota feline dodged a major CAT—astrophe after sneaking into a washing machine and then getting stuck in the washer for a full cycle. <br />According to Fox News, Stefani Carrol-Kirchoff was washing some clothes last Wednesday when her one-year-old cat Felix hopped into the machine while the door was open. <br />According to CNN, Carroll-Kirchoff shut the washer without checking. She set the machine to express wash—warm water, cold rinse—and left. <br />Who knows how many lives Felix used up during his extended rinse, but it clearly wasn't his time to go. <br />After the cycle was finished thirty-five minutes later, Stefani noticed the clothes were still wet, so was just about to shut the door again—when she heard a meow and noticed a single white paw protruding out from the wet laundry. <br />CNN reported she quickly got the soaking wet cat out and called her father, who raced them to the Animal Emergency and Referral Center of Minnesota. <br />Felix's lost his vision temporarily and had pneumonia from all the water in his lungs, but he's a champ and is recovering. <br />He can now see and has started eating, although he still remains on oxygen. <br />According to the vets, it's just a matter of time before Felix makes a PURR-fect recovery.
