First bath after 14 years
@shaggin (74987)
United States
January 23, 2017 9:50am CST
My daughter decided yesterday that our pretty kitty cat needed a bath. I told her that she would probably get clawed up really bad but if she wanted to try to give her a bath it was fine with me.
She watched some videos on youtube and looked up how to's online on how to bathe a cat.
She laid down a towel so our cat would not slip. Filled the tub with a few inches of water and put her in.
She meowed a little but did not freak out like I thought she would. She is such a sweet old cat.
After she was taken out and dried off with a towel she gave herself a bath with her tounge. My son got a kick out of that.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
23 Jan 17
Glad that it went so well. Bathing a cat usually doesn't go so well.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
23 Jan 17
@shaggin Yes she must be a very easy going kitty
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
23 Jan 17
older cats usually don't fight as much..i've had some that even decided they liked it..warmed the old bones,i guess.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
23 Jan 17
First I've heard of a good cat bathing story :)
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
23 Jan 17
@KristenH aww poor kitty. That is very good you did not have to spend money to take him to the vet! Did you use neosporin on it? I do on my own cuts if they won't heal or start to look infected but I am not sure if it can be used on animals.
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@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
23 Jan 17
@shaggin Me too. I have no idea. My brother believes it was from a nail somewhere on the carpet. But I don't see any nails or sharp objects around. It's a mystery. It's not infected and no trips to the vet for him. But it's been pink for three weeks now and healing.
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@JESSY3236 (22245)
• United States
23 Jan 17
I would love to bath the stray kitten I have adopted, but I doubt she would like it.
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
24 Jan 17
That was nice that your daughter wanted to give the cat a bath and even looked up how to do it online. I bet the cat was saying to itself after she was done I am glad that is over lol. Glad your son got a kick out of the cat giving herself a bath with her tongue.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
25 Jan 17
I thought it was sweet that my daughter wanted to look up how to do it right. She puts her all into anything she does even washing the cat haha.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
25 Jan 17
@Tina30219 She told me we should do it once a week but I told her no lol
@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
25 Jan 17
@shaggin That's good. Do you think she will ask to do it again?
@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
23 Jan 17
I would have thought the same thing. Glad that she enjoyed it!!
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
25 Jan 17
My sweet old cat did not exactly enjoy it but she did not freak out and scratch my daughter like I thought she would.
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
28 Feb 17
The last time I tried to bathe a cat it didn't go well. I have never attempted it again.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
28 Feb 17
Lol when my cat was a kitten and her and her brother had bad fleas we had to bathe them and my skin was clawed up so bad. I did not want to attempt washing her again but my daughter did so I let her. I was glad for my daughter that my cat was calm and nice about being bathed.
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@JudyEv (382052)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jan 17
I'm really surprised the cat allowed it too. Mostly, if they are not used to being bathed they don't like it one little bit.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
25 Jan 17
I was very surprised as well how well she behaved. She is such a sweet old cat.
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
25 Jan 17
I've heard that cats don't need baths unless they get into something, on all accounts I'm happy it wasn't too tough on kitty
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
25 Jan 17
She's never gotten stinky like a dog does. I've never heard of cats needing a bath either.
