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How to explain my kitten's accidental dryer death to my kids?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 7 months and 14 days old | 2 lbs

My 6 month old kitten climbed into our tumble dryer and died,we are devastated,can you please tell us how long it might have taken for him to die and how?my children would like to have answers and I don’t know what to tell them,we loved him so much we can’t beli this has happened to him

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on November 15th, 2019

Fleebie would have died from the heat. Look, you don't want details and an idea of how long it may have taken. It's truly a bad way to die, and I don't want to give you those details because it will only make things worse. I would just tell them he climbed into the dryer, it got too hot for him, and he passed away. Spare them, and yourself, the details. I'm so sorry.

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