How to Wash a Cat
Everyone knows that in order to keep clean one must wash. The same applies to animals. You can take them to a professional cleaner but sometimes that's not possible. Here are some good tips for washing your cat.
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Things You'll Need
- Tub (preferably your own but any old tub will do)
- Shampoo
- Cat (preferably your own but any old cat will do)
- Steel armour
- Face shield
- Highly durable gloves
- First aid kit
- Warm Water
Instructions
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Prepare your cleaning environment. Fill the tub with water. Get towels ready for drying. Suit up. Shut door.
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Catch your cat.
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After you've failed Step 2, get someone else to catch the cat for you or try again.
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Once you have the cat, make note of where its claws and sharp teeth are. This knowledge could prevent injury later on (or not).
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Get the cat into the tub. This step might be repeated ... repeatedly, but it's important that the cat be in the water before you start washing him.
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Once in tub (normally hours after you start the washing process), put shampoo onto cat. Protect your eyes, face, body, hands and hair (this is where your knowledge of where the claws and sharp teeth come in, but don't worry, if you skipped that step-you'll soon know where they are).
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Once the cat has been re-caught, tend to your wounds (there'll be many by this point). Use this time to decide whether or not to continue. The amount of blood you've just lost should be able to help you with that decision.
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After you have come to your senses and realize that this is a futile task, stop-it only gets worse from here.
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A couple of months later, repeat process (for some reason you will not remember how painful it was the first time and try again or you'll think you'll be able to do a better job the second time around-you won't. Trust me.)
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Tips & Warnings
For those of you who have never tried to wash a cat, you may find this extreme. But for those of you who have ... you know exactly what I'm talking about.
Be prepared for scars. Personally, I received two scars for every time I tried to wash my cats (yes, that's plural).
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Write Now
Nov 09, 2008
very cute. i have tried. i never even got him in the water. i prefer to keep my skin intact, lol. 5 -
toxicsgrl
Nov 09, 2008
this is a hilarious article!! i need to bathe my cat as he got in the bin and now has gunk all over his head. this is an honest guide to washing your cat. u kind of do expect claws and teeth when thinking about bathing your cat but other guides tell it to you in a fancy pink fluffy ribbony kinda way, like the cat will just sit there and be washed. yeah right. so i applaud this and once my cat, who by the way is a ginger tom 12 weeks old, called ferrero, has stopped looking at me with his big blue eyes that say please just leave me be dirty, i shall attempt to bath him. wish me luck :)
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mlstevens
Sep 01, 2008
This article was written based on my own experiences with washing, or trying to wash, my cats. It is not shameful nor a joke but a humourous experience that I wrote to educate others on how hard it can be to wash a cat. There is nothing harmful written above (at least not to the cat). I do not endorse, nor did I write anything regarding putting your cat into a toilet or hurting them in any other way. If people want to try it (what's written above), they can. I repeat, they will not harm their cat. And, Lylly, if you think this article should be removed based on its content, then you really haven't read alot of the articles on this site. Please don't comment unless you have something constructive to say. At least in axolotl1963 comment, additional suggestions were mentioned and readers can take them as they like, just like with my article.
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Skathock
Jan 10, 2008
I learned all that the hard way! I figured out an easier method (although it's still not fool proof yet) but I still use leather gloves when I can.
