03/30/2026
One of my biggest fears: cat gets into washer or dryer and I don’t realize it!….
Moose saved our cat’s life tonight… and I genuinely don’t think I would’ve caught it in time without him.
I had just started the dryer & walked away to get the dogs’ food ready. A few minutes later, I set their bowls down - and Moose wasn’t there.
Which is… suspicious. Borderline concerning.
I went looking for him & found him sitting outside the laundry room door, very intensely staring at me.
I called for him to come eat - nothing.
Then I walked over & he started whining… pawing at the door like he needed me to open it.
This is not normal behavior for him, so at this point I’m confused. I’m thinking maybe a ball had rolled under the door or something.
I open it, he sprints in & plants himself right in front of the dryer.
And then I hear it…
A faint little meow.
I open the dryer door as fast as I possibly could.
Sure enough, the cat comes flying out, then immediately runs off & starts acting like I personally put her in there for punishment.
Meanwhile… she climbed in there on her own free will to nap in the warm towels 🙄
She seems totally fine (and has already tried to get back in, because clearly we learned nothing).
But yeah… safe to say I will now be checking the dryer from top to bottom before ever turning it on again.
Moose is surprisingly the hero in this one…. Which is something I don’t get to say too often.