Spot darts into the coat closet when he can. If I don't see him and flush him out, he will be stuck there for a while. A few times we didn't miss him until he began his loud mournful cry and the others pawed under the door.

The boys, especially Buster, love my closet, where I have racks for bedlinens and towels. Buster will nest in the towels and sleep for hours. When he does that, the facecloths and handtowels are on the floor, and all the towels are covered with white fur.

Buster has also hopped into the dryer, and Spot into the washing machine. Buster was looking for a private nest of warm laundry, and Spot was looking for the perfect place to hide from Tiger. Since Spot is a very large cat (15 pounds), it was not easy to get him out of the top-loading washer, even when he was ready to go.

Now when I see them eyeing one of these places, the word is, "Don't even think about it!"