You'd think that a cat in the washer would make some kind of odd noise. Once when I was little our dorky cat (looked like a female version of Remus...hmmmm) decided to nap in the dryer. Well there were wet clothes in there (and why the cat wanted to sleep on wet clothes I still can't figure out) so mom just started the thing up without looking. Wasn't more than 10 seconds before that cat was making a real ruckus! I felt soooo bad for her, and mom did too. We even took the cat to the vet to make sure she didn't get hurt. Sheesh, you'd think SOMEONE would notice before a 60 minute wash cycle...dumb unobservent people. Glad the kitty was ok though, bet it thinks twice before going near one of those big sloshy things again!