Mewdini: The feline escape artist who just loves nothing more than a tight squeeze

You've heard of the cat in the hat. Now meet the cat in the vat.



It certainly seems that Ksyusha the kitten has got herself into an impossibly tight spot.



But according to her owner she has no problem escaping the glass container, rather like a feline Houdini.

In a pickle: Ksyusha the kitten loves nothing more than a tight squeeze

Playful: The excitable female kitten has been squashing itself into jars from when it was a few weeks old

Cute: The cat's owner has been taking photos of her animal and posting them on the internet since the start of last year

‘It looks like she is stuck, but actually her body is not as big as it looks because of the large amount of fur,’ said Yuriy Korotun, who lives in Moscow.



‘She likes hiding in different places and is full of character.’



In a spin: The female kitten has been always been playful, according to her owner

Mischievous: Ksyusha plays with a chair leg

Yuriy said he first realised his pet, a Himalayan breed similar to a Persian, had a love of confined spaces when he heard a commotion in her kitchen one day.



‘I came in to find her in the jar,’ he said. ‘I couldn’t believe my eyes.’



She is also partial to curling up in the washing machine, said Yuriy, who has posted pictures of Ksyusha on the internet.

Similar: Ksyusha's ability to get in and out of seemingly impossible situations harks back to the comedy capers seen in classic kids' cartoon Tom & Jerry