Trends in cat bathing
After reviewing several cat bath videos on YouTube, I have observed these trends:
Act 1
- cats do not enjoy bathing and produce sounds never before heard by owners
- cats are usually bathed by couples
- cats are usually bathed in kitchen sinks
Act 2
- cats begin with a mania to escape, but within time relax and endure the indignity
- the owners are invariably laughing
Act 3
- cat is swathed and cuddled in towel while owners coo
Denouement (optional)
- wet cat is filmed slinking out of room
View Squeaky’s bath
September 2nd, 2007 at 3:41 pm
I loves me some non-dirty kittyfeet!
We just washed our cat Peanut, she kept getting in the fireplace (which hasn’t been used all summer, but still has ashes in it.)
Here’s her dirty kittyfeet BEFORE the bath:
http://www.stinkfight.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/cath2.jpg
I can’t get one of her after, she’s hiding under the couch!
And yeah, it was pretty much the three-act format you described above. And me and Debra Jean washed the cat together. It’s a two-person job for sure!
MWD
September 2nd, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Yep yep yep…quite the epic struggle, especially from our adorable lil’ Peanut (who’s so fruity and swishy Daddy always call him her). We’ve now constructed a barricade of guitar boxes, Coke 12-packs all held firmly in place by a spare mic stand to prevent the Squits from rolling in the ashes.
djd
September 3rd, 2007 at 4:24 am
Personally this is my favourite kitty washing technique
1. Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl.
2. Pick up the cat and soothe it while you carry it towards the bathroom.
3. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids.
You may need to stand on the lid.
4. The cat will self agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises that come from the toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this.
5. Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a “power-wash” and rinse.”
6. Have someone open the front door of your home. Be sure that there are no people between the bathroom and the front door.
7. Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift both lids.
8. The cat will rocket out of the toilet, streak through the bathroom, and run outside where he will dry himself off.
9. Both the commode and the cat will be sparkling clean.
September 3rd, 2007 at 1:45 pm
mew?