Things You'll Need:
- A Cat
- cat shampoo
- towel
- patience
- strength
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Step 1
Step 1: Ready yourself. Put on your protective gear. Be as swift as a ninja. This is what you've been training for!
Get the bathroom ready. Put a pitcher or a couple buckets of warm water in the tub, shampoo right next to you and towels ready. -
Step 2
Step 2: The cat will know what's coming. When you see it in the room, sleeping, cleaning itself, or running away from you, pounce on it. Gently, of course. Hold the cat firmly like a baby and bring it to the bathroom. Try not to let the cat scratch your eyes out in the process.
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Step 3
Step 3: Put the cat directly into the tub. Don't let it crawl or jump away. Pour warm water on the cat, avoiding the face and ears. Take a palmful of shampoo, lather up the cat, and rinse about 4 times.
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Step 4
Step 4: Dry the cat well. It could catch a cold, and those are never fun. Try keeping the cat in a nice warm place until it dries completely. Should this procedure go poorly, try to recover from the traumatic experience and, if this proves impossible, get a dog.
Comments
bltcoady108 said
on 4/17/2009 Okay, I promised to get back on this to you... Well, um, I can't say it was a total disaster and the ninja approach definitely helped. What I was NOT expecting was the sound he made upon landing in the two inches of lukewarm water in the tub. It was an awful, very un-catlike noise reminiscent of, I don't know, a kazoo being run over repeatedly by a honking semi? Very loud. Persistent. After the minimum of shampooing and enough rinsing to get most of the suds off - he was clawing and managing to actually hang off the edges of the tub the whole time (and, thankfully, not me) - I let him go. I dried him as best I could before letting him escape. And, yeah, forget about the 'quality' brushing time. On a side note, my cat is extremely staticky and I've tried everything from dryer sheets to Static Guard to keep the sparks down. I found the solution in a dab of coconut oil (pure). You can
bltcoady108 said
on 4/16/2009 Now, this is more like what I was expecting. Others suggested a calm approach(always good) and getting ready for the shower myself (as in taking off my clothes, I presume) and getting in with the bathee. While this seemed prudent, I feared for my bare skin and sensitive parts. Everyone said to CLOSE THE DOOR! I'm going to go ninja and wear sweats and gloves (and maybe sunglasses and a festive hat), water-logging be damned. As for drying my enormous long-haired guy off, well, I'll TRY, but I have a strong feeling he's gonna get out of Dodge as soon as I open the door. Thanks for both the laugh and what I think is more like the truth!
vonnilynn said
on 4/6/2008 Great advice..and funny!