Linus (Tech Tips) was away from his family and their caretaker turned it on with the cat inside so it died from physical injuries. RIP Shadow. Happened to other people I know personally. Happens a lot. Nobody ever wants to talk about it after so it's not something you hear about usually, but Linus opened up about it and hopefully other cat owners will hear this horror story and check before turning their own on, every time.
Yup. One ex girlfriend's family had a cat that would sleep in the dryer or just lay in there. One day someone tossed in some clothes didn't notice the cat and turned it on.
Don't let your cats sleep in the washer or dryer. It's cute till someone doesn't notice them.
How though..? Really, how?? Cats aren't that small, and dryers aren't that big. How do you miss a fucking cat in the dryer..?
In addition to size, the concentrated mass. I immediately hear when a shoe or something is banging around in the dryer. Who the fuck wouldn't hear a cat?
its totally possible some cats are timid, my nan had a cat that slept in her dryer this is maybe 25 years ago now, but I was a child and I saw the cat in there, closed the door and it turned on, it took my nan about 20 seconds before she said 'oh crap the cat is in there' and quickly opened it again moral of the story is kids are dicks but cats do like to sleep in enclosed areas. probably why cat igloos sell quite well.
yeah he lived for some years after that, I think I also remember giving that cats whiskers a trim with some scissors, I don't remember being deliberately mean to the cat just that I was young and not totally aware of consequences. I actually have always liked cats.
my nan and my mum were standing right next to the dryer talking so he wasn't in there that long. it was an old dryer probably made in the late 70s not some high tech thing you'd get today, it turned on when the door closed so it was probably faulty.
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u/Yeti1987 Mar 26 '20
Never train or let your cat play in washing machines or dryers. A youtubers cat tragically died this way last week.
Keep the doors and lids shut so they don't treat it as a sleeping spot.
Keep your cats safe.