幸運小貓誤入洗衣機,水洗50分鐘後倖免於難
A tiny kitten has been nursed back to health after climbing into a washing machine and surviving a 50-minute cycle at 50℃.
一隻小貓爬進洗衣機，在水溫50度被洗50分鐘的情況下竟倖存下來。目前小貓已經恢復了健康。Poppet, the miracle moggy, came out in the wash after hiding in the laundry when owner Laura Gilhome's back was turned. After clambering in among the dirty washing, the seven-week-old found herself stuck in a full cycle, rendering her little body unconscious.
這隻“神奇貓”名叫波比，它趁着主人勞拉·吉爾赫姆轉身之際，從藏身的衣物中爬進了洗衣機。只有7周大的它在髒衣服中爬來爬去，很快它意識到自己被困在了一個封閉的地方，天旋地轉中它失去了意識。Ms Gilholme said:'I only realised what had happened when the wash had finished and I’d opened the door. She was unconscious and my neighbour tried to do mouth to mouth but then we rushed her to the vets. There was no response from her and we really thought she had died.'
吉爾赫姆夫人說："當衣服洗完，我打開洗衣機門的時候我才意識到發生了什麼。波比當時已經昏迷了，我的鄰居嘗試着對它進行人工呼吸，接着我們又立刻將它送到獸醫那進行搶救。但是那時它沒有任何的反應，我們真的以爲它已經死了。"
But vet John Gunn, in nearby Denton, managed to revive Poppet's limp body and helped nurse her back to health.
然而附近丹頓獸醫院的約翰·甘恩醫生成功地挽救了波比的生命，並且精心照料它使它恢復了健康。And despite being reunited with Ms Gilholme and her six-year-old daughter Megan, the mischievous kitten showed she has not learned her lesson, jumping straight back into the washer-dryer when she made it home.
儘管重新和主人吉爾赫姆女士和她六歲女兒梅根相聚，這隻淘氣的小貓似乎並沒有從這次事情中吸取教訓。這不當它一回到家，它又直接跳進了烘洗機。Vet Mr Gunn said Poppet was an 'incredibly lucky cat'. 'I really didn’t think she had a hope,' he said.
'獸醫甘恩先生稱波比實在是一隻“幸運貓”。“我當時也認爲它活不下來了” 他說道。'I live above the surgery so stayed up with her through the night and kept her in for an extra 48 hours and she was soon eating me out of house and home. I think she’s definitely used up one of her nine lives.
“我就住在門診室的樓上，所以我看護了它一整晚，並且將它留下來觀察了兩天。它恢復得很快，都快把我吃窮了。人們都說貓有九條命，我想它肯定已經用了一條了。”
