It is horrible. The cat must have jumped in while I was putting clothes in the dryer. It is just horrible. I don't know what to do now. My husband got her out and threw out all of the clothes, but now what? How do I clean it? Can I use the dryer? Uugh. It is just terrible. What do I do? Poor kitty.
2006-12-26 14:09:07 · 17 answers · asked by aloevera 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Oh, no! That is sooooooooooo sad! I really hate to hear that, I am a cat lover also. I think you could probably clean out the inside of the dryer with bleach and really clean the lint trap. I think it will be ok, but if you are unable to get the smell out, you may have to get another dryer. But try a practice load first to see what happens. You don't want to try and dry a whole load and then have to throw them out too. Good luck.
2006-12-26 14:18:44 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs. SmartyPants 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wipe out your dryer with a solution of baking soda and water, dry some old towels or rags using too many(5-6) dryer sheets wipe and repeat. That should clean the dryer. Sorry nothing can be done for the cat.
I am sincerely sorry for your loss.
2006-12-26 17:18:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother's boss lost her cat this way, so I know it happens. She was drying tennis shoes, so she thought the thumping was the shoes. She ended up just getting a new dryer. Not only was there the issue of smell, but the cat had ended up pretty bloodied, so there was a huge mess. It was easier for her to get a new dryer so she did not have to think about the way the cat died every time she did a load of clothes.
Sorry for the loss, but I think you should just go get a new dryer.
2006-12-26 15:18:36 · answer #3 · answered by bashnick 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The dryer is probably fine. This doesn't happen too often, but I am thinking the clothes would absorb the smell, and you got rid of them. Just check where the kids are before starting the dryer, ok?
2006-12-26 14:13:12 · answer #4 · answered by T C 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Hi! How awful. Did you not hear the thumping inside the drier?? (hmm, maybe laundry room is aways from the room you were in)
TO CLEAN THE INSIDE OF A DRIER YOU WILL NEED:
2 tablespoons of Pine Sol in l bucket of HOT water, gloves and a rag.
Squeeze as much water from the rag as you can. Wipe all inside areas inside the drier. Repeat this a couple times. You can also swish the lint trap in the cleaning water, rinse it really well and let it air dry or dry it with a blow drier.
Use HOT water only, and a fairly damp rag to rinse after cleaning. Make sure you wipe it a few times with a clean hot damp cloth.
Poor kitty... :o(
2006-12-26 14:23:29 · answer #5 · answered by Wendy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well.. if this really did happen then im sorry for your loss, and next time you get a pet or have others.. keep them away from your washer or dryer... But well, Burry the cat, clean your dryer and you might want to rewash those clothing...
good luck
2006-12-26 14:19:25 · answer #6 · answered by ۩MoonLit Muslima۩ 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ok did u put the cat through a cycle by accident or did she lay in the dryer to die??? i'm sorry to hear that that happened....
getting rid of the smell is hard though....u might have to end up getting a new dryer!
2006-12-26 14:18:49 · answer #7 · answered by allieverwanted..... 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
some fur might be still in the dryer but if you clean it out im sure it will be fine.
sorry about your cat
2006-12-26 14:18:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would run some towels that you don't need anymore in the dryer with lots of dryer sheets to obsorb the smell.
2006-12-26 14:17:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How did your cat get in the Dryer in the first place? How did the dryer turn on?
2006-12-26 14:18:43 · answer #10 · answered by trysssa999 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋