Pet Washing Machine Coming to a Pet Store Near You: Video
Pet owners know that keeping their critters clean can be a real drag. While some dogs love water, even they seem to hate bath time, and trying to bathe a cat ... well ... let's just say that's a really bad idea. Getting someone else to do the washing for you makes the whole process a lot easier, but paying upwards of $50 for your average dog bath gets expensive. Enter the Pet Spa, an automated washing machine for pets that promises to do the same thing for just $15.
That is, of course, assuming you don't mind completely traumatizing Fluffy or Scruffy while watching as they writhe in misery.
The device looks something like an over-sized microwave, with a large opening through which you insert your pet. Once the door is shut (and presumably locked) you pay your money, punch in a few options (anti-flea spray? deodorant? under-body anti-rust coating?), and then stand back and watch as your pet throws a fit of epic proportions while jets of high-pressure suds whisk away all that nastiness, before driers blow them clean.
The machines are available for purchase at $30,000, but at that price they're obviously intended for installation in major pet stores. Given the impression of fear these boxes are likely to strike into the hearts of special cuddly ones, we suggest trying one of these out in a store you don't ever plan on entering again.
Now, are you actually going to try this? And, if not, tell us why, 'cause we think it looks kinda cool/convenient.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 9)
ROGER said 10:38AM on 8-18-2008
in think..all the negative comments about that machine or those people who say so are bastard..this machine is intended for animal welfare.it doesnt mean that if ur cat is trimbling inside the machine it will hurt..no!!! it is normal for a one animal to react on that manner...besides,the main objective is to well groomed your pet with a less effort...try to think you as the pet owners could not bring your pet to take a bathe...wat ur doing?ur forcing your pet just to take the bath,,see???for me that machine is very good....it would be very helpful to the pet owners to use that machine..guys pls think professionally...not just react right away...better to try that machine....
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Julie said 3:08PM on 3-04-2009
I just got a e-mail from my friend back home and her brother lost his cat in this machine....It kills and cleans....Kinda of sad you think? Just keep it the old way....It's not broke so dont fix it. We can take 15 min in our busy day to clean the pet we love.
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Amanda said 1:35PM on 11-09-2007
This wouldn't be any more traumatizing to my cat than he already gets in normal bath at home. He flips and freaks no matter how gentle and careful I am!
I don't understand why people think it's a bad thing. I used to wash pets at a vet when I was younger, and people's animals are just as scared there with a stranger washing them as they are in that machine, believe me.
Just because the owners are not back there seeing it doesn't mean the animals aren't having panic attacks. All the new smells, other pets around them, loud noises, a stranger touching them.....your pets DO NOT enjoy the suds-up at your local parlor at all. Really.
This machine would be a godsend. Fushi has needed a bath for a very long time now but I don't want to got through the trauma, so this machine would be wonderful!
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Cheese said 7:40PM on 11-21-2008
Amanda, they are high powered jets of water being sprayed at your pet. Ok just imagine this. Someone puts you in a giant machine while it sprays water all over you really hard and really fast (which would probably hurt) while tumbling you around. You struggle to get out but no, the door is locked until the nightmare is over.
Karen said 6:29PM on 11-09-2007
I would never put my dog thru that machine...wash them by hand and bond.....that machine is awful....
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Dog Lover Ca. said 7:16PM on 11-09-2007
That thing is terrible thats animal abuse! That poor cat was scared to death. No way would I put my pets in such a thing!
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modotank said 7:32PM on 11-09-2007
It's alright, but I was hoping it be one of those new eco-friendly washing machine/dryers, except for one thing.................................I was hoping to watch a cat get tumbled and thrown around in a churning tide of cold soapy water as it scratches the window and is spun upside down and around while going "RRRAAAAAHHHHRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Lisa said 9:27PM on 11-09-2007
I can't believe that people would actually do that to animals!! Gee whiz!! What is this world coming to? I *might* do something like that to my worst enemy, but certainly not a small cuddly animal!
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EVELYN said 8:00PM on 11-09-2007
THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS MACHINE. IM A PET GROOMER,AND I WOULD NEVER USE THIS MACHINE. FIRST JUST BECAUSE YOU SPRAY SOAP AND WATER ON ANYTHING DOESNT MEAN ITS CLEAN, MUST SCRUB LOL
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marsha england said 9:46PM on 11-09-2007
This is not a very humane way to treat your cat or dog...actually its rather SICK!! They are terrified, and with all the heavy mist, they are bound to inhale quite a bit of water.
Let me guess...its France, right?
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Steve said 11:13PM on 11-09-2007
Just when you think you've seen it all, along comes something else.
HOW LAZY ARE WE BECOMING WHERE WE CAN'T WASH OUR PETS THE NORMAL WAY?
The sad thing is - I wish I had invented it. I'm sure it will make the creator tons of money.
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keke said 11:25PM on 11-09-2007
WHAT A CRUEL TORTURE CHAMBER FOR CATS!!! WHAT PERVERT WOULD PUT THEIR CAT THROUGH THAT TRAUMA????
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sotierra1 said 8:02PM on 11-10-2007
MODOTANK you are such a psyco path you need to be put in a mental facility what if you were a dog or cat and someone did that to you would you like that actually you probably would because you're a psyco path
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evwldflwr32 said 12:41AM on 11-10-2007
I say that this person that invented this item is an idiot. Would like to put him thru this machine to see how he would like that treatment
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Mark said 12:26AM on 11-10-2007
I wouldn't put my dog in there, she doesn't like water and the bath is enough, this would just scare the crap out of her and she would be mad at me for putting her through that, the way that cat was acting I though maybe that poor thing was going to drown. There really should be a ban on this, what were these people thinking, it's pretty sick if they want to make money off of it.
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eileen said 12:33AM on 11-10-2007
We have a mesh bag we use when we need to bathe the cat. He does not like that any more than he does any other way to get wet. He cries equally as badly.
However, the bag avoids the scratches gotten and the struggle of the cat trying to find some way out of that wet hell they are being put through.
I find it exceedingly important to dry them with towels quite a bit while they are still inside the bag. Simply by pressing the towel against them while holding them does some comforting. We also use the mesh bag on the rare occasion when we need to pop a pill or squeeze liquid down his throat.
good luck calming the traumatized felines who are treated to this bit of hell!
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Cindy said 1:34AM on 11-10-2007
Was this machine tested on all breeds? I have pugs and their nostrils are on top of their snouts. You have to be careful when giving them a bath, as the water can choke them. I would not recommend such a device as a one size fits all. This would also be terrifying to animals, and I cannot see humane people using this mechanism.
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jb43 said 1:39AM on 11-10-2007
This is terrible. Take care of your own pets and if not spend the $50 for a pro to do it. I know they get traumatized most the time anyway but this is horrible. My toy poodle does well at home with a bath and has had one every week or so since she was a baby. And she isn't traumatized or scared. I also always give her treats afterward. And I trim her and do her nails and brush her daily.
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jb43 said 1:42AM on 11-10-2007
WTF??? Cats clean themselves. I have had a cat for 13 years and had one my whole life growing up. They should be grooming themselves. They hate baths and unless they are sick or too old they don't need to be bathed.
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ELAINE said 2:59AM on 11-10-2007
FIRSTLY, EILEEN, WHAT A CLEVER IDEA. THE MESH BAGS SOUND WONDERFUL AT PILL TIME. WHAT A GREAT IDEA. THANK YOU!!!! NEXT......AWHHHH, HOW CRUEL IS THAT DARN MACHINE. SOMEONE WAS MERELY THINKING OF MONEY, THAT'S FOR SURE! FIRSTLY, I HAVE A GORGEOUS PERSIAN CAT, AND I HAVE HAD A FEW. CATS DO NOT NEED TO BE BATHED AT ALL! DAILY BRUSHING, TEETH BRUSHING (IF POSSIBLE), AND A LITTLE DRY SHAMPOO ARE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TO CLEAN A CAT. I USE THE LITTLE BABY WIPES WITH ALOE. THEY ARE SOFT AND DON'T BOTHER HER EYES AND SHE TOLERATES IT. MUST GET AROUND THOSE WEEPY EYES! I AM A DOG LOVER, TOO.....THERE ARE WAYS TO DO THIS! GO TAKE A LESSON, THOSE OF YOU WHO WOULD EVER USE THAT MACHINE!
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