Laugh. Learn. Love cats.
Pierre: We are angelic cats who never bother charging cables, unlike lots of other cats we hear about. So the head peep was surprised to catch me checking out the charging cable on the bedside table when I thought she was busy making the bed.
Gotcha!
I don’t understand what all the sudden “No!” stuff was all about. It’s string, and it’s in my house.
Am I right, kitties?
Newton: We opened the toy drawer on our own and managed to score a new toy from there. A pink mouse. It’s irresistible!
Newton: What are you doing over there, sneaky mouse?
Pierre: I’m pretty sure you kicked it over there when you–
Newton: Don’t blame me for the sneaky mouse. I’ve got to grab it!
Newton: Gotcha!
Pierre: Newton, do you really think —
Newton: Hush! You’re going to make the mouse escape!
Newton: *WHACK!*
*waits* *waits* *waits*
Are you okay, mouse? I didn’t hit you too hard, did I?
HEY! Where are you going?
Get back here, mouse!
Newton: I’m not falling for your little playing dead act again, mouse. No letting go this time.
Pierre: Newton, I don’t think —
Newton: Don’t pay any attention to Pierre, little mouse. It’s just you and me now.
Our washer broke recently. You wouldn’t think this would be a big deal to us cats since we don’t wear clothes, but Pierre loves his clean sheets more than just about anything else. Our old washer was pretty old.
Well, maybe not quite that old. But it was old. And our new washer is all fancy and opens on the front.
Doesn’t that look like a great place to hang out if you’re a cat?
Of course, that’s not a photo of one of us. Our washer is in the garage, and we aren’t allowed out there. Lots of kitties live in houses where the washer and dryer are right inside the house, and there is no way that we would be able to resist such a tempting hiding place.
Unfortunately, a lot of cats have trouble resisting staying out of washers and especially warm dryers. That can be really dangerous. How often do you check the inside of your washing machine or dryer before starting to put laundry in there? Unless you said “every single time,” there’s always the risk that your kitty may have gone in there to take a nap when you weren’t looking. Washers with dirty clothes smell like their favorite people — you — just like your laundry basket does, and that makes them especially inviting. Not to mention that dryers are often warm. We all know how much cats like finding warm spots to rest.
We know someone whose kitty was sleeping in the dryer when it was started, and it didn’t turn out well, and we don’t want this to happen to you! Things you can do to help prevent this include:
With a little extra diligence, your cat can be safe even around your tempting front-loading washer and dyer.
Photo Credits
Washing the Old Way by Dean Wiles on Flickr
Fate by Andrew Follow on Flickr
