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General Cat Grooming
Normal Cat Self-Grooming
Cat Grooming: Mats on Back
Cat Grooming: Trimming Nails
Cat Grooming: Tools for Nail Trimming
Cat Grooming: Checking Nails
Cat Grooming: Tools for Coat Care
Cat Grooming Brushing Demonstration
Cat Grooming: Removing Mats
Cat Grooming: Bathing
Cat Grooming: Shedding
Cat Grooming: Checking Teeth
Cat Grooming: Tools for Brushing Teeth
Cat Grooming: Brushing Teeth
Cat Grooming: Tools for Cleaning Ears
Cat Grooming: Ear Cleaning
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Summary: Have all bathing supplies ready before giving your cat a bath. Learn proper cat bathing tips from a veterinarian in this free pet care video.
Tracy Carreiro is a graduate of Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. She has been a practicing veterinarian for nearly 20 years. Growing up on a dairy farm, she grew to...read more
"Bathing cats can be quite a challenge to even the most experienced cat owner. So I'm going to give you a few tips and tricks that I've learned from my own experiences and also from a veterinary clients of mine who have passed on their tricks. So first of all what you want to do, we're going to use our imaginations, pretend this is the tub. Make sure you have all your supplies ready ahead of time, cause kitty isn't going to wait for you when you need to track down the shampoo bottle. So get your shampoo, you may want to have a metal type of a brush to help loosen up any hair. And I always like to put a towel or a shower mat down in the sink where you are bathing your kitty. I prefer to use a sink rather than a tub for bathing because it's much more comfortable for the person who's doing the bathing. So if you have a towel down then Mailey as she gets excited can dig her claws into the towel and keep her claws out of you. A client of mine also told me that they've very effectively used a raincoat, an old raincoat that they wore and they let their kitty cling on to them wearing the rain coat, onto the rubber of the raincoat and then hose down their kitty as it was sort of clinging to their shoulder in this sort of a way. Ok so it's very important to shampoo thoroughly and then rinse twice as long as you've shampooed to make sure you get out any residual shampoo. You don't want to leave any dried shampoo that's going to cause itching and flaking."
eHow Article: Cat Grooming: Bathing
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