Cat Bath
I gave Garfield a bath! I'd never bathed her before and I had no idea how she'd react. She didn't like it, but she was a good girl. I'm proud of her.
She's been outside a lot and under the dilapidated house that's quite nasty, and Farhan was complaining about her sleeping on the bed all dirty. Well.. today was sunny and warm, so I dunked her in the bath.
I filled the tub up with luke-warm water just so her feet were covered and used a cup to pour the water over her. I got some kitty shampoo when we went to Pet-Smart last and it smells good. I lathered her up after getting her good and soaked and made sure to rinse her real well. All the time she was looking for a way out of the tub, but I kept a good hold on her and she wasn't able to jump out.
She is a very mellow cat, she doesn't scratch or bite unless it's play time or she's giving "love bites", so I didn't have any worries about her freaking out with me. She yowled a little bit, looked at me pitifully, and tried a few escape methods, but she was otherwise a good cat.
After we were done, I scooped her up in a towel and dried her off a little bit. She didn't want to have too much of that, and jumped away from me. She then spent almost an hour cleaning/drying herself off. She looks better, her coat looks clean and she's regaining her fluff.
You know how most cats look markedly skinnier when they're wet? Well sure Garf looked thinner, but not much. She's a hefty girl. ^^
So that's my Sunday Cat Bath experience. Whew, we'll do that once a month or so.
Tags: cat, cat bath
She's been outside a lot and under the dilapidated house that's quite nasty, and Farhan was complaining about her sleeping on the bed all dirty. Well.. today was sunny and warm, so I dunked her in the bath.
I filled the tub up with luke-warm water just so her feet were covered and used a cup to pour the water over her. I got some kitty shampoo when we went to Pet-Smart last and it smells good. I lathered her up after getting her good and soaked and made sure to rinse her real well. All the time she was looking for a way out of the tub, but I kept a good hold on her and she wasn't able to jump out.
She is a very mellow cat, she doesn't scratch or bite unless it's play time or she's giving "love bites", so I didn't have any worries about her freaking out with me. She yowled a little bit, looked at me pitifully, and tried a few escape methods, but she was otherwise a good cat.
After we were done, I scooped her up in a towel and dried her off a little bit. She didn't want to have too much of that, and jumped away from me. She then spent almost an hour cleaning/drying herself off. She looks better, her coat looks clean and she's regaining her fluff.
You know how most cats look markedly skinnier when they're wet? Well sure Garf looked thinner, but not much. She's a hefty girl. ^^
So that's my Sunday Cat Bath experience. Whew, we'll do that once a month or so.
Tags: cat, cat bath
2 Comments:
I've never bathed my kitty either. Kittys usually do a good job of keeping themselves clean. Besides, I don't think I could get my kitty to be calm long enough for me to give her a bath.
The only reason I decided to bathe her was that the house she looooves to sneak under is just nasty.. who knows what kind of crap she's been rolling in under there.
It's abandoned and full of crap the people left behind, the squirrels can get inside thanks to a huge hole in the roof, and there are about 5 neighborhood cats who live/hang out under the crawlspace. It's just nasty.
She is so soft and clean, she was really good, all things considered.
I brushed her after she was almost completely dried off and hair was coming off her in handfuls, it definitely helps with shedding! She's got such thick long fur.. I think we'll do the bath thing again when the weather gets a little warmer and she's hardcore shedding.
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