WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (WCMH) — A tiny orange and white tabby kitten received the surprise of his nine lives after getting caught in a violent and very wet part of a car wash tunnel.
In a news release, the Fayette Regional Humane Society shared that the roughly six-week-old kitty was rescued on Monday at the Ultimate Shine Car Wash, located at 115 Crossing Dr. in Washington Court House. The kitten, now lovingly called “Turbo Rinse,” was discovered by car wash team lead Kierra Mills near the turbo blaster section of the tunnel, “drenched and visibly shaken” by the ordeal.
“I heard a kitten meowing and followed the sound until I found him,” said Mills. “He looked terrified, soaking wet, and shaking, so I brought him inside our main office and began drying him off as quickly as I could.”
The theory behind how the little fluff ball got trapped in the facility serves as a warning to drivers. The humane society believed the cat had “taken refuge” under a vehicle. Then, inside the car wash, the powerful water streams “likely flushed the kitten out from its hiding spot and into the path of the high-pressure water jets.”
After being dried off, Turbo Rinse was taken to the Fayette Regional Humane Society where he “received a thorough check-up” and got a clean bill of health, despite “a touch of a cold.” He will be available for adoption after he receives treatment, vaccinations, microchipping, and is neutered.