Could letting a cat take a very short spin in the clothes dryer be a good way to prevent later incident?
Would it be ethically wrong to purposely scare a cat from sneaking into the clothes dryer by turning the dryer on for a half spin when it decides to jump in?
It doesnt seem like it could hurt the cat if I only let it make a half spin or so. Also as long as I allow it to jump in of its own curiosity, the cat's fear wouldn't be pointed at me, but just the idea that jumping in the dryer can lead to a very scary result.
I'm just wondering if animal lovers world wide would curse me if I did this. Would it be considered a good or bad way to teach the cat not to get in the dryer?
I could be careful and check the dryer, keep the door closed, etc, but it seems over the years there's a possibility that the cat could sneak in and it be turned on without anyone knowing the cat is inside. I always worry about this when turning on my dryer.
You could say a cat wont jump in there with wet clothes, but sometimes you turn on the dryer if they've been sitting there a while to remove wrinkles, or you could have a front-opening washing machine, in which case the cat could jump in there too.
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Rather than put the cat inside I would have put something noisy inside. Like a belt bucle. Cats are afraid of big, powerful, noisy things, so this would likely be enough.
Would it be ethically wrong to purposely scare a cat from sneaking into the clothes dryer by turning the dryer on for a half spin when it decides to jump in?
Yes, absolutely wrong. There are many other ways to try to make a cat understand it is not allowed to go there. Use a water atomizer/spray if you really want the cat to get out.
I'm just wondering if animal lovers world wide would curse me if I did this.
Yes, probably. If you don't consider yourself an animal lover, maybe you shouldn't even own one.
I could be careful and check the dryer, keep the door closed, etc
Yes you should. Really, is it that hard to check ?
NO!
Good way to injure or kill the cat.
Yes, we would curse you.
It is your responsibility to keep your cat safe. If it jumps into the dryer, you just pull it out and maybe it will get the idea that they shouldn't do it.
If you leave the door open, double check that the cat has not gotten into the dryer before you use it.
You asked if animal lovers would curse you - it strikes me that you would consider them a group in which you do not put yourself.
I find it odd that you don't include yourself in that group - I mean you have a cat and .. well, animal haters general don't have cats or dogs, or any type of animal living with them.
Never ever do this to your cat. You can try spritzing some water on your cat as a punishment but never spin your cat in the dryer.
Yes, it would be ethically wrong. It's a good way to injure the cat. Prevent the problem from arising.
Do you also worry about locking the cat in the refrigerator? How do you handle that? Same answer -- you watch what you're doing, watch the cat, and teach "Not for kitty."
(Besides, the cat's going to be most interested in laundry when it's dry and ideally warm. There isn't much temptation to walk on wet cloth. A cold damp T-shirt would be more than enough incentive for most cats to go elsewhere.)
A dryer cannot even be turned on until the door is shut. So you would leave the door open, let the cat jump in, close the door, spin the dryer, open the door, and let the car jump out. You don't think that just closing the door for a few seconds would be enough scare the cat? Let's not spin the cat OK?
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