Of course, that’s a good reminder! But according to my dog’s vet, it shouldn’t be a problem if done cautious, not frequently, not going deep and with a gauze around your finger. She do it sometimes including to see if there’s anything causing the itch by the color left on the gauze.
EDIT: I’m not a vet, so if I’m wrong, someone please correct me! Just saying this according to what my dog’s vet said.
So you can manually put your laundry inside it, go to your bed and tell the machine to wash it like you didn’t had to get up to put your laundry inside it.