Has anyone ever successfully given a cat a bath?

[rudeguy]

One of my cats seems to have found some ashes or soot to roll around in. I want to give her a bath, but I don't know how she will react.

Any tips for bathing a cat?

 

[tasmanian]

Use this.

 

[TallBill]

I'll never own a pet that isn't a fish.

 

[frostedflakes]

Maybe try cleaning her with a wet cloth or sponge, something like that. I think most cats would flip out if you tried to give them a real bath, although I never have tried.

 

[jlee]

I think my roommate used to (successfully) give her cat(s) baths..

 

[zinfamous]

I see great things in your future

 

[jagec]

I've done it. Hope you're not a hemophiliac.

Don't know what tips I can give you other than to buy band-aids, film the experience, and be sure to have lots of thick warm towels around afterwards because they start shivering like crazy and meowing pitifully once they're soaked to the bone and thoroughly defeated.

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: jagec
I've done it. Hope you're not a hemophiliac.

Don't know what tips I can give you other than to buy band-aids, film the experience, and be sure to have lots of thick warm towels around afterwards because they start shivering like crazy and meowing pitifully once they're soaked to the bone and thoroughly defeated.

I'm sorry, but lol at mental image.

 

[JMapleton]

Once, on a Japanese game show.

 

[Jeff7]

Yup. A total of 5 cat baths, on three cats.

One cat, Scotty, got bathed when we got him as a kitten from a farm - flea shampoo. He was too small to put up much of a fight.
His sister, Beverly, also received a bath at the same time.
Scotty later got kind of messy after eating a large mouse he caught. Fortunately, one of the showers back home is a fully-enclosed stall, with glass doors, meaning no escape route. I brought him right in with me. He was a little suspicious at first, but went a bit nuts when the water started going, pawing frantically at the door. But when I picked him up and held him under the water, he didn't struggle at all.

The other two baths were on an adopted/rescued cat, taken from a neglectful owner. She didn't mind the water at all. The first bath didn't get the stink off of her, so she get a second, more thorough bath right away. She was purring the whole time, and still trying to be all friendly and nice, like the bath was just another fun activity.

 

[sportage]

A front loader would maybe do the job.
Easy on the spin cycle...

 

[Nohr]

I had to bathe a stray kitten with fleas a while back and this worked out fairly well. Fill up the tub (or kitchen sink) with a few inches of warm water, not even up to the cats belly. You don't want to submerge it. Get the cat in there and use a cup to gently scoop water on to it. Be careful to avoid getting it's face and ears wet. If you still have working appendages at this point it'll make the shampooing, rinsing & toweling off much easier.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Just wash your cat, he'll love it!

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: tasmanian
Use this.

That is the most awesome thing I've ever see. God I fucking hate cats.

 

[glenn1]

This is the method I've commonly seen, a bit old but still good. Or, you could find a groomer to bathe the cat for you and save yourself a lot of blood and pain.

How To Give A Cat A Bath

1. Thoroughly clean the toilet.

2. Add the required amount of shampoo to the toilet water, and have both lids lifted.

3. Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.

4. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids (you may need to stand on the lid so that he cannot escape). CAUTION: Do not get any part of your body too close to the edge of the toilet, as his paws - and claws - will be reaching out for any object they can find.

5. Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a "powerwash and rinse" which I have found to be quite effective.

6. Have someone open the door to the outside, and ensure that there are no people between the toilet and the outside door.

7. Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift both lids.

8. The now-clean cat will rocket out of the toilet, and run outside, where he will proceed to dry himself.

Sincerely,

The Family Dog

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: glenn1
This is the method I've commonly seen, a bit old but still good. Or, you could find a groomer to bathe the cat for you and save yourself a lot of blood and pain.

How To Give A Cat A Bath

1. Thoroughly clean the toilet.

2. Add the required amount of shampoo to the toilet water, and have both lids lifted.

3. Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.

4. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids (you may need to stand on the lid so that he cannot escape). CAUTION: Do not get any part of your body too close to the edge of the toilet, as his paws - and claws - will be reaching out for any object they can find.

5. Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a "powerwash and rinse" which I have found to be quite effective.

6. Have someone open the door to the outside, and ensure that there are no people between the toilet and the outside door.

7. Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift both lids.

8. The now-clean cat will rocket out of the toilet, and run outside, where he will proceed to dry himself.

Sincerely,

The Family Dog

lol

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

That is the most awesome thing I've ever see. God I fucking hate cats.

I have never understood how people can "hate" a particular species, unless they were attacked by one and thus are scared of them.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

That is the most awesome thing I've ever see. God I fucking hate cats.

I have never understood how people can "hate" a particular species, unless they were attacked by one and thus are scared of them.

Because they think they are 'cool' and 'superior' if they dislike other species or other people. He's like Al Qaida or the KKK, needing to hate someone or something.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

That is the most awesome thing I've ever see. God I fucking hate cats.

I have never understood how people can "hate" a particular species, unless they were attacked by one and thus are scared of them.

Because they think they are 'cool' and 'superior' if they dislike other species or other people. He's like Al Qaida or the KKK, needing to hate someone or something.

Thanks, you've given me one more thing for my list. I now hate you

Seriously, though, cat's are worthless imo. I say imo because I get no pleasure out of their company and they serve no other purpose. Oh, and my girlfriends cat pissed in my office. Twice.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

That is the most awesome thing I've ever see. God I fucking hate cats.

I have never understood how people can "hate" a particular species, unless they were attacked by one and thus are scared of them.

Because they think they are 'cool' and 'superior' if they dislike other species or other people. He's like Al Qaida or the KKK, needing to hate someone or something.

Thanks, you've given me one more thing for my list. I now hate you

Seriously, though, cat's are worthless imo. I say imo because I get no pleasure out of their company and they serve no other purpose. Oh, and my girlfriends cat pissed in my office. Twice.

I know, there are cat people, dog people, some who don't like any animals, and some who like all. But disliking and hating are still a bit different.

If your GFs cat sprays in the house it's either a cat who is not yet neutered, or one she never gave toilet training. Or one that hates you

 

[takeru]

we had a psycho orange tabby before. when you walk in the front door, he will purr and rub himself against you, like he welcoming you. the INSTANT you walk about a foot away from him, he jumps your back calf, sinks all 10 nails from his front legs into your calf, turns his head sideways and bites down harder than dracula onto your calf, THEN finishes it off my pulling those 10 nails in your calf down and back, thereby then escaping a good 10 feet back to look over the damage. you now have 10 deep claw scratches and 4 deep fang holes in your calf, and bleed quite badly.

a friend of mine didn't believe me when i told him to not move when we entered the house. suffice it to say, he needed a huge gauze pad and lots of neosporin afterwards....

the only way to enter the house was if he wasn't around to be there, or you stand there and wait until he gets bored of you and goes away.

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: TallBill
I'll never own a pet that isn't a fish.

Have you ever successfully given one a bath?

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: Nohr
I had to bathe a stray kitten with fleas a while back and this worked out fairly well. Fill up the tub (or kitchen sink) with a few inches of warm water, not even up to the cats belly. You don't want to submerge it. Get the cat in there and use a cup to gently scoop water on to it. Be careful to avoid getting it's face and ears wet. If you still have working appendages at this point it'll make the shampooing, rinsing & toweling off much easier.

^ This is the method we use. We use a sauce pan to pour the water over the cat. Use a mild soap like Dr Bronner's. Clear the area around the sink of everything you don't want pulled into the sink. You will get wet. The cat will tell you about its troubles, loudly. It helps to have two people. When pulling the cat out one person can hold the cat over the sink while the other squeezes excess water out of the cat's fur. Then place the cat on top of the towels you've placed on the floor and dry off vigorously with more towels. Also, crank up the furnace to help the cat dry.

If you have a video camera, tape the wet cat walking around the house.

 

[recoil80]

I think it depends on your cat... I mean I had 3 cats and two of them always refused to have a bath, it wasn't really possibile to clean them... the third one was fantastic! We could even dry him with the hairdrier and he was always calm... I think he enjoyed it!! Usually cats are afraid of the noise it makes.

 

[0roo0roo]

offer a goldfish sacrifice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...D5HVGY&feature=related