What does it mean when you dream of your cat in a washing machine?

Answer 1

Dreams of washing machines suggests that you have an issue that needs "cleaned up" in the sense of being corrected or set to rights. The machines might suggest that you hope that the hard work of making the corrections can be done automatically - a pun on automatic washing machine.
> Other puns or word play that might be reflected in your dream could include "all washed up," in the sense of being finished, done, all over, or perhaps "washed out" in the sense of failing or having been rejected. Again, the dream carries the feeling of an impersonal, unfeeling machine.

Answer 2

This dream sounds absurd until one realizes that dream images are symbols and metaphors. A washing machine could be a very good metaphor for the familiar phrase "all washed up." This dream suggests that the dreamer fears getting "washed out" or perhaps, "put through the wringer." For example, someone applying for a job might fear being "washed out" in the sense of being rejected. Somebody facing retirement or a mature athlete might fear being "washed up" in the sense of being regarded as useless in comparison with younger competitors. ... Because the image in the dream is a mechanical, impersonal machine, there is a feeling that the dreamer is being treated unfairly by an inhuman, unfeeling system.

Answer 3

Dreams often pick up figurative phrases and expressions, presenting them in as literal pictures and dramas. This dream sounds as if someone is "mad as a wet cat."