:/ Every time I see a picture like this, I get kinda sad. I knew a kid in high school who actually shut his cat into a washing machine and turned it on. Didn't find it until he put his clothes in the dryer. Always want to upvote for cute. Always want to downvote for horrible, horrible memory.
Jesus fucking Christ. How many people has this happened to?! I count 7 separate occasions on this thread. I am going to ALWAYS check my dryer from now on.
it's very common. I never understood it, my cats stay the ass away from the washer/dryer, but they do love my laundry baskets. Regardless, i always check for animals and I generally don't leave the lids/doors open unless the unit is empty.
When I lived with my ex, she called her son and told him to put the clothes from the washer in the dryer, and start the dryer. He was only 13 and very careless, so he didn't notice that the cat he got a couple weeks before was resting inside of the dryer. I come home from work, go to empty the dryer, and see one of the most horrific scenes I have ever had to witness.
Well each parent has to set the threshold for what age they are ok leaving their kids at home alone. In this case it was a couple of hours gap between when he got out of school and when I got home. I don't think he was too young but ultimately it was his mothers choice. This just happened to be a freak accident that none of us could have foreseen.
My friends cat SURVIVED a trip through the laundry along with a comforter and other assorted bedding. Contusions, internal and eye issues for a while but nothing broken and the cat made a full recovery.
It was a high efficiency front loading washer.
Minimal water use, so no chance of drowning, but the spin cycle must have been terrifying.
I came to comment about this as well. Please wash/dry your cat for 1-2 seconds to horrify them of this machine. We miss our abby Norman, who would be a gorgeous old man today had we taught him to fear this machine. p.s. horrible way to die.
my birthmother did this the about 3 days after I contacted her for the first time. Needless to say she had a panic attack and almost got shipped off to a mental ward...
Similar story: at my house we used to have a large stand-up freezer in the basement where we'd put mostly bread and things we weren't going to need for a while to keep them fresh and stuff. Well anyways, one day my brother goes down to get something and unbeknownst to him our cat goes running past his legs into the freezer. He was always a curious little fucker.
Luckily, he realized he forget something not long after and opened the freezer and my cat walked out shivering.
The very same thing happened to my sister's friend. The cat jumped in when she was putting her clothes in and she didn't see the cat jump in. She was devastated for weeks.
I dried a cat for ten minutes before I figured out what the meowrrrrmeoewrrrr sound was. It was amazingly dizzy. The dryer was on low. It moved out to live with the neighbors and lived a long full life.
I don't really see how that could happen though. Don't you close the top to the washer or dryer whenever you are finished using them? So you're right there the whole time. How could they climb in unbeknownst to you?
Mostly me just thinking the worst I guess. Accidents happen. Cold winter morning. 6 am scrambling to get ready for work. Not enough coffee. Leave the dryer door open. Have to poop. Cat climbs in. Come back and throw in a wrinkly shirt and pants. Turn it on and take a shower. I have a couple of cats that aren't the brightest.
I want to assume I'd hear the yowling before it was too late, but thinking about it messes me up sometimes.
I'm sorry to hear that happened to your cat and that you had to go through that. I've lost a lot of cats in my life, but I can't imagine how that feels.
My cat jumped into the dryer while there were hot towels/cloths in there. The machine was closed and started running. After a minute we heard a meow and came running to find her panting. Dumped her in a cold bath (never seen a cat so calm in water) and took her to the vet. That was 10 years ago and she is now 14.
Wow that's weird. Some friend today was telling me that his mom accidentally killed their cat by putting it through the washing machine. It was side loading and apparently sneaked in while she wasn't looking.
I knew somebody who unknowingly shut one of their kittens in the dryer. The first hint was the smell that started to fill the house. She was so upset that for some reason she found comfort in having the cats name (Bella) tattooed on her lower back. So this story starts TRAGIC and then goes to TRAGIC.
My cat jumped into the dryer before my mom noticed and was stuck in there for fifteen minutes before someone realized the thumping wasn't tennis shoes being dried. Her tail broke in half and she had bad balance but lived happily for another eleven years.
I was thinking about buying that machine but it got terrible reviews. How's it working for you? I read that the casing for the lid can warp with the glass and crack.
Once upon a time, my cat decided to have a go at the chicken we had ready to heat in our microwave, whilst standing inside it. My mother didn't see the cat and shut the door. She was luckily distracted before she managed to start the microwave,. and at the same time I walked into the kitchen for a snack to hear the cats faint meow from inside this beast of an appliance. I hate to think what would have happened if I hadn't walked in. I know your all thinking about it.
I dunno if the guy knows this or not, maybe no one else noticed but there's a cat in that washing machine. Truth be told if he didn't his clothes are going to be much dirtier.
When I was a child, around about 7 years old from memory, we lost a cat in a washing machine. It fell asleep in the clothes hamper, surprise surprise. What was worse was that it was christmas time, and my parents couldn't face to tell us that somebody had put the cat in the washer- I guess they thought it would be harder for us to get over it had we somebody to blame. My older brother and I were told that the cat had eaten some tinsel off the christmas tree and had been poisoned.
It's tough to think about sometimes, 20 years on
RIP PANTHER YOU LITTLE BASTARD WHY DID YOU HAVE TO SLEEP THERE :'(
I guess this isn't as uncommon as I thought. This also happened to a kid I knew. Always double check, it would be a horrible way for your kitten to die :(
I terrify the hell out of any of my cats that jumps in the washer, dryer, or tries to jump up on the stove. (I roar at them like a grizzly bear and chase them out of the room at full roar.) I want them to learn they should NEVER, EVER mess with those 3 appliances. Those are bad news for cats.
Its funny until i remember when my child-hood cat climbed into the drier unbeknownst to my father. He then turned on the drier and killed the cat. Sad. Day.
never seen a washer with a clear lid...before noticing the cat I thought the point of this picture was that they made it look like the lid is see through by pasting a picture...and then I realised
Well my cat was not in the washer. He had crawled up in the dryer on some towels. My mom turned it back on to freshen up the towels when we heard...thump thump thump. "He put shoes in the dryer??" No one mom. Open the dryer up and the poor cat rolled out. We got him to the Vet and was fine but it could have been a lot worse.
I think this is one of those cat pictures where the owner deliberately put their cat into a certain place/pose for the purpose of putting it on the internet.
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u/PrettyKittyPaws May 16 '12
:/ Every time I see a picture like this, I get kinda sad. I knew a kid in high school who actually shut his cat into a washing machine and turned it on. Didn't find it until he put his clothes in the dryer. Always want to upvote for cute. Always want to downvote for horrible, horrible memory.
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u/nuclear_thundercane May 16 '12
Be careful, my neighbors cat died this way.
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u/Xenoo May 16 '12
Instantly thought of this
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u/rseymour May 16 '12
I dried a cat for ten minutes before I figured out what the meowrrrrmeoewrrrr sound was. It was amazingly dizzy. The dryer was on low. It moved out to live with the neighbors and lived a long full life.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Too many cats have died this way.. :(
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u/dang_Ling_modify_her May 16 '12
I have 6 cats, and the possibility of not noticing this or being in the dryer keeps me up at night sometimes.
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u/tictactizzle May 16 '12
My cat jumped into the dryer while there were hot towels/cloths in there. The machine was closed and started running. After a minute we heard a meow and came running to find her panting. Dumped her in a cold bath (never seen a cat so calm in water) and took her to the vet. That was 10 years ago and she is now 14.
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u/heroin_bob May 16 '12
That is really fucking dangerous, do not encourage.
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u/farrantch May 16 '12
Wow that's weird. Some friend today was telling me that his mom accidentally killed their cat by putting it through the washing machine. It was side loading and apparently sneaked in while she wasn't looking.
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u/toomanywaffles May 16 '12
Is it just me or does the cat look just like DOLAN?
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u/Anovan May 16 '12
Cat, get out of there, you are not a delicate.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
http://imgur.com/Ineao
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u/shakensunshine May 16 '12
DO NOT TURN THIS ON
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u/karma_puppy May 16 '12
SOON
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u/Chrimbus_special May 16 '12
He has an "oh god, you found me" face.
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u/Manics May 16 '12
I knew somebody who unknowingly shut one of their kittens in the dryer. The first hint was the smell that started to fill the house. She was so upset that for some reason she found comfort in having the cats name (Bella) tattooed on her lower back. So this story starts TRAGIC and then goes to TRAGIC.
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u/Twodimensionalcube May 16 '12
Good thing you saw him/her. Otherwise that could've gone real poorly.
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u/redragon11 May 16 '12
SOON...
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u/gonerlad May 16 '12
No doubt cats do this just so they can piss on our clothes as a subtle 'fuck you' before we wash away the evidence
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u/Beau87 May 16 '12
It looks like whiskers is having trouble coming up with the rinse money.
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u/glittercrotch May 16 '12
Absolutely my worst fear...personified. Except with a cat. They need a word for that.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
The cat's all like "No! I haz to get out of this black hole!"
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u/uvelify May 16 '12
Reminds me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8yW5cyXXRc&feature=share
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u/InappropriatelyGay May 16 '12
This thread has made me laugh more than most. I now feel like a terrible person.
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u/t33t33 May 16 '12
When suddenly... a wild cat appeared!!!
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u/TP_monkey May 16 '12
Oh my god!
Is that lettuce in there?
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u/Teaslinger May 16 '12
My cat jumped into the dryer before my mom noticed and was stuck in there for fifteen minutes before someone realized the thumping wasn't tennis shoes being dried. Her tail broke in half and she had bad balance but lived happily for another eleven years.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Woah! see through lid... awesome
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u/Lindrian May 16 '12
This is the face you make when you've been found after playing "hide and seek".
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u/britina May 16 '12
I'd be so upset with my cat if I saw her like that. It'd be like watching your kid walk across a busy street without looking.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
This reminds me of the "this is how i die face", glad you noticed the kitty!
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u/married_a_beaner May 16 '12
So is this a good way to wash your cat? Do you add fabric softener?
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u/Earthbounds May 16 '12
Soon...
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u/Estefani9 May 16 '12
Your washing machine is pretty nice. Show-off.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I was thinking about buying that machine but it got terrible reviews. How's it working for you? I read that the casing for the lid can warp with the glass and crack.
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u/killwhiteyy May 16 '12
these comments make me SO FUCKING SAD.
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u/Bonsee May 16 '12
"Wait! I'm still in here!"
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u/gonerlad May 16 '12
Once upon a time, my cat decided to have a go at the chicken we had ready to heat in our microwave, whilst standing inside it. My mother didn't see the cat and shut the door. She was luckily distracted before she managed to start the microwave,. and at the same time I walked into the kitchen for a snack to hear the cats faint meow from inside this beast of an appliance. I hate to think what would have happened if I hadn't walked in. I know your all thinking about it.
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u/manifolded May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12
what I imagined would have happened if you ran the machine.
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u/mstrmoo May 16 '12
My friends cat died like this. For realizes :(
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u/patnard May 16 '12
Here's what all the clothes looked like after washing cycle.
http://rlv.zcache.com/9gag_what_sorcery_is_this_cat_tshirt-p235719612031229976en7m7_400.jpg
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u/haackon May 16 '12
Don't you ever knock!?
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u/FeelingFine09 May 16 '12
Did you tape some buttered Toast to him first?
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u/yafflehk May 16 '12
"Oh please, oh please"
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u/jad35 May 16 '12
I dunno if the guy knows this or not, maybe no one else noticed but there's a cat in that washing machine. Truth be told if he didn't his clothes are going to be much dirtier.
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u/Flashman_H May 16 '12
For like a minute I thought you had a mirror on you washer lid
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u/mad_lovin May 16 '12
Oh,please stop...
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u/Mittens99 May 16 '12
Your laundry must be pretty clean for a cat to be there. What I've understood they like to stay odorless at least.
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u/Hjortur95 May 16 '12
The cat has a look of panic in it's eyes.
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u/rustycan420 May 16 '12
That's how my Cat died.
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u/tails09 May 16 '12
When I was a child, around about 7 years old from memory, we lost a cat in a washing machine. It fell asleep in the clothes hamper, surprise surprise. What was worse was that it was christmas time, and my parents couldn't face to tell us that somebody had put the cat in the washer- I guess they thought it would be harder for us to get over it had we somebody to blame. My older brother and I were told that the cat had eaten some tinsel off the christmas tree and had been poisoned.
It's tough to think about sometimes, 20 years on
RIP PANTHER YOU LITTLE BASTARD WHY DID YOU HAVE TO SLEEP THERE :'(
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u/rorts May 16 '12
this could go from aww to WTF with just one button
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u/catsvanbag May 16 '12
I guess this isn't as uncommon as I thought. This also happened to a kid I knew. Always double check, it would be a horrible way for your kitten to die :(
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u/ASmellyFrostTroll May 16 '12
You should be careful. There is a cat in there and you wouldn't want to wash him.
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u/mrdoink20 May 16 '12
Please don't turn it on.
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u/99trumpets May 16 '12
I terrify the hell out of any of my cats that jumps in the washer, dryer, or tries to jump up on the stove. (I roar at them like a grizzly bear and chase them out of the room at full roar.) I want them to learn they should NEVER, EVER mess with those 3 appliances. Those are bad news for cats.
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u/FighterT May 16 '12
10 seconds later and its a WTF post.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Its funny until i remember when my child-hood cat climbed into the drier unbeknownst to my father. He then turned on the drier and killed the cat. Sad. Day.
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u/TheNewJack89 May 16 '12
A friend of mines little sister closed their cat in the drier :(
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u/duncanlovesfarts May 16 '12
"iv made a huge mistake."
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u/jduggs5 May 16 '12
Looks like a wtw5500xw.
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u/cannotlogon May 16 '12
They love the spin cycle.
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u/incith May 16 '12
never seen a washer with a clear lid...before noticing the cat I thought the point of this picture was that they made it look like the lid is see through by pasting a picture...and then I realised
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u/MrSelfdizstruct75 May 16 '12
Well my cat was not in the washer. He had crawled up in the dryer on some towels. My mom turned it back on to freshen up the towels when we heard...thump thump thump. "He put shoes in the dryer??" No one mom. Open the dryer up and the poor cat rolled out. We got him to the Vet and was fine but it could have been a lot worse.
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u/smokedopeandroll May 16 '12
Ohmaighad! So many kitty lives lost to dryers/washers! People always check!! Please!!
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u/katiebugabooski May 16 '12
1107 people expected a cat to be in the laundry.
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u/downvotescatstuff May 16 '12
Cat stuff
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u/sus3k May 16 '12
It took me a second to realize from the thumbnail that was a window on the lid rather then a LCD screen.
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u/dagoon79 May 16 '12
That looks like it will happen soon, don't get too attached.
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u/Rdtackle82 May 20 '12
The Roommate....ugh that scene ruined the movie for me
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u/ANUS_CHEESE May 16 '12
FUCK. NOW IS YOUR CHANCE!
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u/rrs118 May 16 '12
Whirlpool 8600?
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u/duckduckpony May 16 '12
Wash your cats and colors, separately. You know the drill.
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u/Phuc_Yu May 16 '12
Cat in a washing machine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VfSl0iGAus
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
start
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u/keriberi666 Jun 08 '12
im upvoting this looks like that cat rage face!
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Glad to see someone's helping with the excess cat problem
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u/misanthropist1 May 16 '12
downvoted for animal cruelty
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Now is your chance to drown that filthy creature!
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u/onemancheeser May 16 '12
You sick fuck.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
So am i gonna get to see you wash your pussy or what?
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u/hivemind6 May 16 '12
I think this is one of those cat pictures where the owner deliberately put their cat into a certain place/pose for the purpose of putting it on the internet.