Bathing a cat

DriftingGuy

30 Mar 10, 12:49

For cat owners, care to share your experience in bathing your cat? Vets advise to bathe your cat once every two weeks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17WW_p1N7BQ

QX179R

30 Mar 10, 12:53

most cats hate water..
they spend most of their time grooming themselves..

DriftingGuy

30 Mar 10, 12:56

Yeah in an indoor setting, where chemicals like pesticides, detergents etc etc all will get into the fur of the cat, especially when you leave it roaming around... Especially in hot weather singapore some more.. Wouldn't want the cat to lick that all up right?

QX179R

30 Mar 10, 13:07

when u have an indoor pet cat, u should try to keep away all those harmful chemicals away from the kitty..

DriftingGuy

30 Mar 10, 13:12

Actually i dont have a pet cat :D Just wanna hear if cat owners here give their cats a bath :)

mancha

30 Mar 10, 13:22

Long hair cats need to be washed at least once every month.

Short hair cats, actually never need to be washed at all. Wash only when they are dirty. Or if they have white furs, and they are looking dirty.

The most important thing is to calm them down, with plenty of coaxing. Prepare your towels, hair dryer, and shampoo before hand. Use warm water, cold water is shocking to them. Their body is small and they lose body heat fast and will start shivering. They could easily get sick.

Wet, shampoo, rinse, quickly, and then towel dry. Then blow dry with warm air. All them time you must, be calming the cat down with your voice.

AcidBoy

30 Mar 10, 13:57

i know how to chase a cat up in a tree

mancha

30 Mar 10, 14:06

BTW, once you have bathe the cat, and the next time you prepare your paraphernalia, the cat will know, and will go into hiding.

DriftingGuy

30 Mar 10, 20:03

I think the best way is to bathe the cat when its just a tiny kitten. Let the kitten remember it as a pleasant experience and the cat will soon be the one asking for baths each time..

mancha

31 Mar 10, 23:06

Bathing is a human thing, imposed on the pets.

Wash the pets only when they are dirty, should be sufficient.

Small kittens, or pupies, is a definite no, no.

Clivebenss

1 Apr 10, 00:32

Originally posted by DriftingGuy:

I think the best way is to bathe the cat when its just a tiny kitten. Let the kitten remember it as a pleasant experience and the cat will soon be the one asking for baths each time..

wishful thinking.

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9 Apr 10, 14:13

I'm curious as to how to go about bathing stray cats with dirty coats. The hot water thing could be a little difficult as I can't bring them into my home. =\

Clivebenss

9 Apr 10, 14:14

Originally posted by ã�ªã�„ã‚�ã‚‰ã�„:

I'm curious as to how to go about bathing stray cats with dirty coats. The hot water thing could be a little difficult as I can't bring them into my home. =\

use shampoo.

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

9 Apr 10, 14:21

Originally posted by DriftingGuy:

I think the best way is to bathe the cat when its just a tiny kitten. Let the kitten remember it as a pleasant experience and the cat will soon be the one asking for baths each time..

TTFU

9 Apr 10, 14:25

BanguIzai

10 Apr 10, 15:03

Originally posted by TTFU:

so cute !

the Bear

10 Apr 10, 15:32

=> How to bathe your cat

with picture goodness!

mancha

10 Apr 10, 15:38

Originally posted by ã�ªã�„ã‚�ã‚‰ã�„:

I'm curious as to how to go about bathing stray cats with dirty coats. The hot water thing could be a little difficult as I can't bring them into my home. =\

Stray cats better not, they will scratch and bite you.

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10 Apr 10, 15:39