Posted on 03/24/2014 3:20:46 PM PDT by Perdogg
How to bathe a cat with Cole and Marmalade
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Call Petsmart.
very nice little video but using a stuffed toy cat is NOT THE SAME THING as showing us that you can really, really do it to a real cat!
(with claws and teeth.....)
I have always found that if a cat his bathed in a container deep enough that it can not stand on the bottom, but must swim if I let go of it, the cat is much easier to bathe. Its life depends on not scratching me...
He was a brave man who first baptized a cat.
But not as brave as the man who first circumcised one.
[bows head]
hehehe
I’ve heard this is a better way (liquids and keyboard warning!):
1. Put both lids of the toilet up. And add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl.
2. Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.
3. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close the lid. You may need to stand on the lid.
4. The cat will self agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises that come from the toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this.
5. Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a ‘power-wash’ and rinse.’
6. Have someone open the front door of your home. Be sure that there are no people between the bathroom and the front door
7. Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift the lid.
8. The cat will rocket out of the toilet, streak through the bathroom, and run outside where he will dry himself off.
9. Both the commode and the cat will be sparkling clean.
Sincerely, The Dog
Okay, he was successful with the stuffed toy, but what about the live CAT?
I never realized that you had to wash a cat. They do a pretty good job of that with their tongue.
“There are some dissenting views on this issue but in general there is usually no reason to bathe your cat especially a shorthaired indoor cat. Cats spend a large percentage of their days grooming themselves and they are experts at it. Using their barbed tongues they lick dirt and debris off their fur in order to keep it clean and odor free.”
http://askville.amazon.com/give-cat-bath/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=1312093
I think you are on to something! :)
TV, thanks for the info. I’ll give it to my daughter to try out on the cat.
Listen to the whole thing. Subtle but funny.
It is funny and well produced. But showing us he can bathe a plush toy cat is like a sex ed class demonstration with a rubber girl doll. Not the real thing. (Not do we really know he can bathe an actual live cat, equipped with the standard teeth and claws. Let me give a hint: a good leather motorcycle suit with full helmet helps....)
One of mine almost died of a flea infestation. I took off about 100 fleas with a flea comb at one point.
I finally had to bathe her in the sink with a flea soap. It was so bad when I rinsed her off, the water ran pink with the blood from the fleas, larvae, and feces.
She recovered fine but avoids the kitchen sink when she's on the counter.
It was an exceptionally bad flea season that year. All of us with cats and dogs kept wiping out the flea control inventory at the local Petsmart.
Put a window screen in the bottom of the bathtub.
Kitty will latch on to that screen and NOT let go. Meanwhile, you can bathe him with impunity (and pet shampoo).
When you're done, just drain the water out of the tub and he'll jump out. Have the bathroom door shut and drop a beach towel over him and towel him dry.
My cats tolerated being placed inside the bonnet of an old-fashioned hair dryer very well, but not all cats can handle that.
I wouldn’t try that with a Maine Coon. You also forgot to mention the necessity of wearing heavy steel armour from head to toe, lest you be scratched upon release of the cat from the bathing receptacle.
I didn’t watch the video but if the first step does not involve putting on a pair of welding gloves the rest is suspect.
This is a job that I am willing to pay someone else to do.
ROFLOL+
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