By outthelabyrynth - 27/08/2013 14:46 - Netherlands - Egelshoek

Today, I bought a cat. Somehow that cat is now stuck inside my antique piano. I have to break the piano to get her out. FML
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outthelabyrynth tells us more.

Okay, maybe break the piano was a bit of a drastic solution. It's really heavy and my dad got it as a gift from one of his patients, so I'm not really familiar with the thing. It's really old and out of tune, we do get it tuned once in a while, but it doesn't make any difference. We are trying to find someone who's interested in it, since we don't use it anymore, and for that reason we had placed the piano in a side part of the house. I'm a responsible cat owner and I know that when you get a new cat you have to let it get used to your house room by room. Unfortunately for us, it was the piano room... I still have no idea how she got in, since the piano is a really massive thing, no holes or stuff like that. We had to take of the front (which also happens when it gets tuned) to get her out, but she was completely fine and so was the piano, so, that turned out all right :) For those of you who were asking if I bought or adopted the cat, I meant bought. I really think adopting is better! But this cat species is hypo-allergic, and since my dad is allergic to cats, this was the only way we could get one. I've wanted a cat for whole my life and after 16 years, my dream came true, and everyone here loves our little kitty :) I laughed at all your musical kitty jokes, and thanks for all the advice! Happy holidays xxx

Top comments

Feed her inside the piano and let her grow up to be one musical kitty.

That sounds like A Major catastrophe, OP. With a dilemma of this scale, patience and delicacy is key,

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How did you find out that it was in there? Was the piano making freaky noises by itself? :-)

YDI for buying a cat in the first place. get a dog next time.

Somehow I doubt that's the only way to get her out.

skyeyez9 24

Maybe its scared and will come out when its ready? My hedgehog somehow squeezed underneath my sink once. I lured her out with some treats.

let it starve and then hoover it out.

Yakostovian 18

I also believe there are ways to get the cat out without breaking the piano or killing the cat. There are many compartments that open up on pianos that allow for them to be tuned, so unless your antique was of shotty quality when it was manufactured, you should be able to open it up and retrieve your cat. Calling a piano repair specialist may give you the exact answers you need. Damn typos....

cookie1207 19

Life lesson learned! Next time get a dog!