How to Wash a Cat
September 13th, 2007. Published under General. 3 Comments.
You’ve all heard the joke about the proper way to wash a cat. (Stick the cat in the toilet and flush.) But have you ever washed a cat in real life?
It’s interesting.
We had to wash Pixel because she was getting some of those “kitty blackheads” on other parts of her body other than her face, so I bought a bottle of kitty shampoo earlier in the day and Tim and I got suited up to wash her.
I ran lukewarm water in the bathtub prior to catching her and we put her in the water. She really doesn’t like the water, but lucky for us, she’s not Roxy. We would’ve been eviscerated from head to toe. But Pixel’s not so flexible so we were able to get her wet with no real issues. Well, other than the fact she has the type of hair that sheds water really well and she squirmed around like she was possessed.
Once we started lathering her up, the yowling started. Since she has such a sweet face, it was pretty cute. I’m sure Roxy and Chester were wondering WTF was going on in there.
Eventually we got her washed and rinsed off thoroughly, but then came the part where we have to dry her off.
Pulling her out of the tub, she looked a lot like this:
She did not enjoy getting toweled off either. We even tried to use a hair dryer on a low, warm setting to help, but she wanted nothing to do with that either so we let her loose.
The girl was filthy, if the bathwater was any indication. Once she dried off, she’s as soft as a baby bunny rabbit.
We both came out of it unscathed. We both expected to be clawed up or something…but she was good despite the wriggling.
Proof that you can wash a cat without too much trouble…but it does depend on the cat.
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3 Comments
Jennifer on September 13th, 2007
You’re braver than I am, Bree. When MacDuff needed baths for the last year of his life, I took him to the salon and paid someone else to do it. Subsequently I still have 10 fingers.
mk on September 17th, 2007
One of my cats spends copious amounts of time letting the shower faucet drip on his head or stretching his paws out underneath it. I wonder how he’d feel about a bath? I should try it…
Bree on September 13th, 2007
We wash our cats regularly - it’s really important for my allergies. They are both generally good - by no means still, but they don’t scratch or bite. They just moan pathetically.