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[feline groovy]

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@itsmagic wrote:

That must have been shocking to find!

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And very sad.  :-(

[SunValley]

When i was a teen our washer and dryer were in a creepy basement. I pulled out a load of sheets from the dryer and held them to my nose to enjoy that fresh, clean smell and discovered a bat in my face. I screamed like there was a zombie attack. My guess is it came in through the dryer vent, drawn to the warm air in the middle of a frigid winter. Not sure if the outside opening had a screen missing or what, but my mom made dad fix it pronto. It might be something to check if you leave the dryer door open after using. I still look at every dryer load before pulling it out. Shudders.

[IMissSuperPoke]

You might want to let neighbors know, or if you have a church nearby with others living in your neighborhood, because it might have been someone's pet that got trapped. It's really hard losing a cat and not knowing if it got into a car and traveled too far away or what happened. Not knowing why your cat disappeared is hard for years to some.

[Plaid Pants2]

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@QVCkitty1 wrote:

@Bird mama You bet it was, I'm used to handling situations on my own, so it was extra nice to have him step in. This is a family business, ( their dad was my parent 's plumber). They do electrical, plumbing and heating, and always come when you call. To those who can't believe I didn't know, again my 1840 's basement is creepy, and I avoid it when I can. I will try and do better in the future.

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Maybe you have ghosts down there and that's why it's creepy.

I would have felt sad for the cat... dying all alone.

It was nice of your plumber to remove it for you.

[MoJoV]

Oh that's sad,nice of the heating man to take the poor thing away.  I'm surprised it didnt make noise down there. 

When my DH and I were young we lived in kind of a high crime rate area in Chicago.  In the middle of the night we kept hearing banging and a basement doorknob turning. Called the police...bunch of them went down there guns drawn. They found a cat!  They asked us if we wanted them to shoot it??!  I said of course not,why would I want that?  This cat made alot of noise trying to get out.  I'm glad mine got out.

[dex]

Nice of the guy to remove the dead cat...don't know how you couldn't smell it.I hope no more can get in.