As more Americans have laundry machines at home — and with an average 1.8 cats per household — typical chores can prove deadly if cats get in the dryer.
It’s the worst memory of Kevin Burton’s life.
A full 86% of American households have a washer-dryer, according to census figures. About a quarter of them have a cat, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association, with an average of 1.8 cats per household.Getty Images/iStockphoto “The dryer is a comfy, warm place for cats to be, and that’s all they want in the world,” said veterinarian Sarah E. Cudney.
“It was common enough that I was able to get three cases in a row,” Cudney said. “They had different intervals in the dryers.” All three of her sample cats survived. Not surprisingly, duration of dryer time corresponded with the severity of injury. The ears tend to be singed. One cat had a broken tooth but none had broken bones, “probably because they are in with the laundry, and that is kind of cushioning the blow,” Cudney said. “I talk with a lot of emergency vets and most have seen a dryer cat. It usually sticks out in their mind because it is something so traumatic for both the owner and the pet. The owners feel terrible.
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