Pet Washing Machine

[exploder3211]

I had to turn off the video with dufus in the dishwasher... OMG, he ruined a perfectly wonderful dishwasher that i would love to have..

There was a lady here, who got arrested for animal abuse for washing her dog in the dishwasher a few years back

 

[oxydolfan1]

Well, some people think of pets as just another disposable plaything....

I was thinking about this earlier, and my question is, do you believe the individuals who dreamt this up honestly just wanted to provide cat owners with a hygienic way of cleaning their cat, and got carried away?

I've never known a cat to ENJOY water, but somehow, if only they could have come up with something more open, something with finer spray, that could perhaps passively restrain him without locking him into a tomb-like machine? In other words, was it made to look like a machine, to satisfy OUR idea of cleanliness? I would think it would be dark and scary in there....I know I would be, if I were a cat!

And, yes, people do sadistically kill animals....and it's not a "uniquely American" thing either....I clearly remember reading about some unbalanced woman in the UK boilwashing her cat in order to exact revenge on a lover who had spurned her...

I have the feeling that this is the sort of thing that goes on all the time, yet witnesses are cowed by peer pressure, or maybe the fear of being identified with the "PETA agenda", and just don't report it.

No pun intended, but these things are usually copycat crimes, and who knows if we (meaning me) really aren't aggravating the situation by reporting on them....

I'm actually a lot more troubled about this, after thinking about it, than when I saw the video itself this morning.

 

[exploder3211]

The ladys dog survived, but was taken away by her kids and given to aneighbor after they learned of there mothers crime. She was miffed because the dog was dirty and the kids hadn't washed him. She was not on her rocker. I met her once and boy was she wacky.. Her kids and ex husband still live down the street from my old townhouse, but she's not here..

 

[toggleswitch]

Keeping kitty amused.........

 

[oxydolfan1]

Odd....notice that kitties have a decided preference for Frigemores?? LOL....

 

[nasadowsk]

I once or twice rinsed my cat off. She didn't enjoy it, but a quick dunk, scrub belly, pull out, towel, hug, and she didn't complain.

Some cats are REMARKABLY patient though.

Cats are generally self cleaning, but do get a bit too dirty at times.

 

[exploder3211]

I posted that on another thread with other kitties playin with washers

What kinda washer is the one this kitty is in??

 

[exploder3211]

Here's kitty playin with the spray arm in a dishwasher

Gawd am i bored and lonly..

 

[rinso]

The cat washer was just plain cruel. The poor thing was obviously severely traumatized afterward.

 

[dalangdon]

Our Sputnik (a crazy dog-like Siamese/Tabby blend) loves the shower. He loves to jump up and balance himself on the end of the tub, and then gradually come into the water. He doesn't get himself doused, but he gets pretty damp. Occassionaly he'll agree to a shampooing, as long as you are there in the shower with him. And he REALLY loves to lap at the water left in the shower when you are done. That used to gross me out, but I figure that he feels the same way about shower water as I do about coffee

He also loves to torment the dogs and roll in smelly stuff in the yard.

But he would NOT take kindly to the "pet spa". I think he'd just hunker down and take it with grim stoicism though. He's a Seattle cat, after all: Deluges are nothing new, and they are certainly better than racoons.

 

[sudsmaster]

Dalangdon,

If you want to curb your cat's shower lapping habit, just keep a bowl of fresh water for him in the bathroom at all times. Cats associate bathrooms with fresh water, and their tendency is not to drink water that is near their food.

 

[chachp]

I couldn't do it!

I can't imagine putting any of my pets through that kind of trauma. I don't want them to have to "get used to it".

 

[gadgetgary1]

That is HORRIBLE. i had to turn it off.

I totally agree. How traumatic.

I could not watch it.

 

[lightedcontrols]

Good Lord!

Sometimes I just want to give up on people alltogether. Just plain S T U P I D. I would really like to think that people, in general, are a little smarter than those displayed in the videos, but I'm arriving at the stark realization that most of the population seem to be idiots!....and TRY to PROVE it daily! Mark

 

[Bearpeter]

NOT a cat lover.....

But if the cat is in this much distress only for the ease of the owner, then they should get a goldfish, they love water!!!!!

 

[sudsman]

AWFUL

How VERY cruel!

 

[58limited]

Well, the video has made CNN's website now. Look at their video news segments for "Cat bath hell thrives on web" on CNN.com