I wanna give my cat a bath

mstuhr said:
How To Clean Your cat - The Fun Way

Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl.
Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.
In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to stand on the lid.
The cat will self agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises that come from the toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this.
Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a "power-wash" and rinse".
Have someone open the front door of your home. Be sure that there are no people between the bathroom and the front door.
Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift both lids.
The cat will rocket out of the toilet, streak through the bathroom, and run outside where he will dry himself off.
Both the commode and the cat will be sparkling clean.
Sincerely,
The Dog

Gets my vote
Mike
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Now that's funny right there
 
One of my showers has a sliding door, so...... Twice now I have grabbed my cat and jumped in the shower with him. I lathered him up the best I could and used the hose feature to rinse him. This is a rescue as well... One who spent a little too much time on the streets. He's a handful....

Just make sure the shampoo is cat safe, some dog shampoos have ingredients cats shouldn't be exposed to.
 
ErnieDeBord said:
Me & the Wife have a 1 1/2 year old female '"rescue"cat we think the world off. It stays in the house (sitting in my lap right now). Well its moody, and its a real cat. I have never tried to give it a bath.........how you do that? Regards Ernie
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Just use soap and water, it's a lot of fun, also take pictures.
 
bigolddave said:
Years ago, my wife convinced me it was time to give the cat a bath. Put on a heavy work jacket, heavy rubber gloves, but neglected to put on a football helmet. Holding the kitty in the stationary tub, as my wife turns on the water. Cat shreds gloves, goes up my arm, across my head, and into the joists. Took two hours to get the cat down, and two weeks to heal.
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Years ago, I managed pet stores while I was in college. My ex-boss's estranged wife came in (they had moved to Las Vegas, where she bought a baby lion because he hated cats). I was holding the lion when a group of teen-age girls came in and rushed up to me. Like most cats, when startled, the lion cub tried to climb the highest thing around: namely, my head. Had interesting scars up my chest for six months or so. Good story for the girls except I was too honest and always told the truth.
 
Fill your tub with nice warm water, bubble bath for cats works well. Pick up the little one and cuddle and pet while you face it away from the tub. When you get close slowly and I mean slowly turn and throw into the tub. Then run there should be enough soap and water to get it clean enough and you won't need stiches. Actually our Persian doesn't mind getting a bath but like stated above we take her to get groomed. Let them worry about the claws.
 
From everything I've experienced...cats don't particularly like baths. And I don't think I particularly want to have the experience of bathing them.
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Kinda reminds me of the Mark Twain quote: "A man walking down the street carrying a cat by the tail gets ten times the experience than the man standing on the corner watching him.":D
 
mstuhr said:
How To Clean Your cat - The Fun Way

Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl.
Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.
In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to stand on the lid.
The cat will self agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises that come from the toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this.
Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a "power-wash" and rinse".
Have someone open the front door of your home. Be sure that there are no people between the bathroom and the front door.
Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift both lids.
The cat will rocket out of the toilet, streak through the bathroom, and run outside where he will dry himself off.
Both the commode and the cat will be sparkling clean.
Sincerely,
The Dog

Gets my vote
Mike
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As soon as I opened this thread I was going to look for the above.
 
mstuhr said:
How To Clean Your cat - The Fun Way

Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl.
Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.
In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to stand on the lid.
The cat will self agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises that come from the toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this.
Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a "power-wash" and rinse".
Have someone open the front door of your home. Be sure that there are no people between the bathroom and the front door.
Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift both lids.
The cat will rocket out of the toilet, streak through the bathroom, and run outside where he will dry himself off.
Both the commode and the cat will be sparkling clean.
Sincerely,
The Dog

Gets my vote
Mike
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This method works darn well, but after three or four of these baths, take it from me that you'll have to call Roto Rooter to clear the cat hair out of your drain line. :(

On the plus side, the Tidy Bowl guy won't be sailing around in your toilet anymore after the first time.... ;)
 
Mule Packer said:
From everything I've experienced...cats don't particularly like baths. And I don't think I particularly want to have the experience of bathing them.
Cat-bath-2.jpg


Kinda reminds me of the Mark Twain quote: "A man walking down the street carrying a cat by the tail gets ten times the experience than the man standing on the corner watching him.":D
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Ah, but you misunderstand, Mule Packer. Properly trained, your kitty will assume this position so that it can be properly wrung out for drying. (This is the "before" photograph.)
 
OK, not withstanding all the frivolous postings prior, this is how you do it without dire results: Get a brush that is waterproof. Find a toy the cat really likes that will float. Fill a bathroom basin to the run- over level with lukewarm water and put the play toy in the water. Brush the cat along side the basin. Let the cat play with its toy batting the toy around in the water as a reward for letting you brush it. Do this about twice a day for about 7 to 10 days. Continue the brushing but start lowering the water level about an inch per day. After another 7 to 10 days with about 1/2 inch of lukewarm water in the bottom of the basin encourage the cat to get in the basin to continue its playing with the toy. Start brushing the cat with a damp brush while it is playing. Change the brush to a wash cloth at some point in time. Add the proper amount of cat washing detergent along with the wash cloth. Add a nice rub down with a warmed towel at the time you start getting the cat wet. By the end of a month the cat will be jumping on the bathroom counter for his "bath". Sure, it takes a little time and effort, but it is worth it in the long run. A Vet in Anchorage, Alaska told me of this indoctrination and introduction for cats to bathing and it worked on a big adult male cat we had that had a skin condition. It is much much easier to start with the cat as a kitten and accomplishes the same thing in a shorter time. ............. Big Cholla
 
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