Esme has a new favorite place.
At first, I thought it was cute….
What a curious kitty!
Now…not so much.
Because every time I throw clothes in the dryer, I panic. It doesn’t matter how many times I check to be sure the cat isn’t in the dryer, this still happens:
Me: Esme? Esme? Here, kitty kitty.
Silence.
Me: Esme? Want some nom noms?
Silence.
Me: ESME!
::runs to the dryer and flings open the door so clothes fly out::
Me: ESMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
::checks black socks to be sure they are indeed black socks and not cat bits::
Esme: ::crawls out from under the bed:: Meow?
This happens every time I put clothes in the dryer. Every. Time.
I may never do laundry again.
February 1st, 2013 at 8:27 am
You’re going to have to just doubly make sure that the dryer door is closed when you’re done with each load. Or check FIRST where the cat is before you turn it on. I know how you feel, I have to check sometimes myself. They like the warmth.
February 1st, 2013 at 8:27 am
OMG, that is the funniest thing I have ever heard, and the scariest! I would be panicing too if I saw black socks in the dryer too. After today, I will never look at a black sock the same again! Meow!
February 1st, 2013 at 8:37 am
Oh, Thoughtsy. You’re too young and adorable to become the crazy cat lady who washes her cat but not her clothes.
February 1st, 2013 at 10:59 am
Hahaha!
February 3rd, 2013 at 5:49 am
Heehee!
February 1st, 2013 at 8:51 am
I’m a fan of your never doing laundry again plan. Sure you may get stinky, BUT NO FOLDING.
February 1st, 2013 at 8:52 am
Norma Jean keeps doing the exact same thing! And I double check the dryer 34 times before I close the door and turn it on. It is stressing me out SO badly!! Can’t handle it.
February 1st, 2013 at 9:18 am
Oh my! Well, hopefully, you would hear the loud thumps before she got too tossed. My cat liked to jump in the washer. Silly kitties!
February 1st, 2013 at 9:27 am
Well, here’s the solution. Dry her. After a few seconds of spinning around, she will never go into that death contraption again!! Problem solved.
February 1st, 2013 at 6:20 pm
I know that worked on my brother. Once I turned on the dryer with him in it, he never crawled in again. (He came out pretty fluffy though, and much better smelling.)
February 3rd, 2013 at 5:50 am
Oh, Misty! You’re killing me. And that’s so true. My cat used to like to watch me do dishes, until she accidentally slipped into the soapy water. She avoided the sink like the plague after that.
February 1st, 2013 at 9:36 am
Ha! Love this, I’m the same way with my cat & the dryer!
February 1st, 2013 at 11:02 am
Cats are not known to suffer in silence. If a cat is in there, as soon as you start it up, you will hear a very loud “WREEEEEEERW!!!!”
February 1st, 2013 at 12:16 pm
That pretty amazing that Esme can open the dryer door all by herself. I always ask my kids if they can get something for me in the dryer and their excuse is always the same: “Its too hard!” Whiners!
February 1st, 2013 at 5:11 pm
I almost killed Jinx in the dishwasher. I totally get it!
February 1st, 2013 at 5:37 pm
Perfect excuse to become a nudist
February 1st, 2013 at 6:52 pm
I think I’m a crazier cat lady than you are. Not that this is a competition.
My cats have never shown any interest in the washer, dryer, or dishwasher, but any time I run one of those appliances, I load it up, close the lid, and then locate both cats before I start it up. I’d probably do the same thing with the oven if it didn’t have a big glass window in the front.
February 1st, 2013 at 9:55 pm
Maybe she’s looking for the Sock Troll that always screwed up pairs of socks!
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:15 am
BAD KITTY!!!!
The worst my current cat does is sneak outside and sleep on the patio. Freaking lazy ass cat.
February 2nd, 2013 at 1:40 am
That darn cat. Esme must think she has 9 lives!
February 2nd, 2013 at 6:37 pm
Esme is adorable. You need to close your dryer after using Honey!
February 3rd, 2013 at 5:51 am
“black socks and not cat bits” Oh, my! I would be freaked about it too.
February 3rd, 2013 at 8:31 am
Can you imagine the lint trap?
February 3rd, 2013 at 9:59 pm
Ha! Schrodinger’s dryer?
February 4th, 2013 at 8:47 pm
What a wonderful reason to not do laundry! I think I may go lure my kitty into the dryer right now!