In the footage the dog scrabbles for freedom but the motion of his paws appears to make the drum spin causing a panic.
Ms Rotman, who lives in Argentina, posted the question “are you going to be really traumatised?” alongside the footage, enraging users who condemned her ‘stupidity’ and called for an animal abuse charge.
After receiving a barrage of negative comments on her post Ms Rotman, who has more than 3000 followers, quickly deleted her account.
But within just a few hours she had re-activated it with a video of Coco running joyfully across the grass in an attempt to redeem hersef.
She included a lengthy explanation for her actions claiming that the machine was switched off and that the dog was in the machine for just ten seconds.
The video was allegedly edited to make the events look worse.
In the post she wrote that in reality she treats Coco like a son with her claims backed up by people that know her personally and that have witnessed the love she has for him.
Ms Rotman also pointed a finger at Instagram users who threatened her in response to the footage, arguing that they should look at their own actions before criticising hers.
It comes after tragically, a dog was reported today to have been almost stoned to death in Malawi by neighbours who feared that he may have rabies.
As there is no cure for rabies people are very frightened of being bitten by a dog and contracting the disease.
Luckily, the RSPCA intervened and saved Madidi just in time.
But the stoning of dogs in some countries is common as locals resort to ‘dealing’ with dogs they believe to have rabies with no veterinary services nearby, such as in Malawi where there was no professional help within 100km.