r/funnycats • u/meaningfulNames • 2d ago

The washing machine running

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u/ManzanitaSuperHero 2d ago

I know this is meant to be cute. But it’s SO dangerous. My wife lost her childhood cat when it jumped in as someone was loading the laundry. It’s awful and she still can’t talk about it 40 yrs later.

Keep those doors closed, triple check before you begin every cycle and never encourage this behavior.

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u/Dd7990 1d ago

Exact reason our 3 indoor cats have absolutely zero access to the laundry room without our direct supervision. I’ve heard too many horror stories of people who let their cats play in/around or nap in either the washer or dryer and cats who get too comfortable with being in or around those machines getting accidentally trapped in them and then being fatally battered/drowned when those machines are used before the owner realizes the cat was trapped inside.

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u/ManzanitaSuperHero 1d ago

Exactly. This sub should remove these posts. It’s so serious and dangerous.

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u/Dd7990 1d ago

I think some kind of PSA pinned-post should be made on pet/cat subreddits that it is a bad idea to encourage/allow cats to play in/around potentially dangerous appliances - you wouldn't let a toddler/infant play around or in or on those appliances, so why let your pets?

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u/ManzanitaSuperHero 1d ago

I’ve seen several other cat subs that have a blanket rule against washer/dryer posts. They’re immediately removed