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muffin1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-30-09 04:59 PM
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19. Unless there are extraordinary circumstances,
I don't recommend bathing a cat. I have owned many cats over the years - have four now - and have never had to bathe one. They groom themselves almost constantly. If there is an extraordinary reason, I would recommend a professional.
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  -How Do You Give A Cat A Bath? Yavin4  Aug-30-09 10:10 AM   #0 
  - Carefully. Cover your arms and wear gloves. Have a big towel ready  mnhtnbb   Aug-30-09 10:23 AM   #1 
  - How old is the cat? How big? How high is your pain threshold?  dgibby   Aug-30-09 11:15 AM   #2 
  - dishwasher???????????  vadawg   Aug-30-09 11:17 AM   #3 
  - I used to do this when I lived in Florida...  MrMickeysMom   Aug-30-09 11:29 AM   #4 
  - Sink works better than the tub. My cat actually doesn't mind it too much.  gbate   Aug-30-09 11:33 AM   #5 
  - Sink is definitely  hippywife   Aug-30-09 02:54 PM   #16 
  - very very quickly  cleveramerican   Aug-30-09 11:35 AM   #6 
  - ...and the lowest ER co-pay your provider can negotiate, n/t  Orsino   Aug-30-09 12:08 PM   #7 
  - But insurers will not cover risky behaviors.  Brigid   Aug-30-09 04:49 PM   #18 
     - You're probably right.  Orsino   Aug-30-09 05:16 PM   #20 
  - Spray bottle, washing machine, depriving him of drinking water so he'll have to go in the tub...  Deja Q   Aug-30-09 12:11 PM   #8 
  - You asked  sarge43   Aug-30-09 12:18 PM   #9 
  - get a professional  bookworm65t   Aug-30-09 12:20 PM   #10 
  - Throw it in the washing machine and close the lid.  hobbit709   Aug-30-09 12:27 PM   #11 
  - Here's how to give a cat a bath  meow2u3   Aug-30-09 12:39 PM   #12 
  - I've seen it before, but thanks for reposting it  MajorChode   Aug-30-09 07:21 PM   #26 
  - That is very funny.  applegrove   Aug-30-09 10:52 PM   #36 
  - Clip the cat's claws FIRST. nt  DevonRex   Aug-30-09 01:48 PM   #13 
  - How to wash a cat  pokerfan   Aug-30-09 02:03 PM   #14 
  - I'm weak . . .  Brigid   Aug-30-09 04:32 PM   #17 
  - I don't..  onestepforward   Aug-30-09 02:31 PM   #15 
  - Unless there are extraordinary circumstances,  muffin1   Aug-30-09 04:59 PM   #19 
  - Once and then you've learned your lesson  theNotoriousP.I.G.   Aug-30-09 05:55 PM   #21 
  - Wear lots of protective gear.  BreweryYardRat   Aug-30-09 06:44 PM   #22 
  - I let a professional do it.  elocs   Aug-30-09 06:58 PM   #23 
  - You don't.  Shell Beau   Aug-30-09 07:00 PM   #24 
  - I worked in a pet shop in high school  wickerwoman   Aug-30-09 07:19 PM   #25 
  - I can't tell you how to do it, but I can show you what it looks like...  MajorChode   Aug-30-09 07:26 PM   #27 
  - Where Was That Done? Gitmo?  Yavin4   Aug-30-09 10:34 PM   #34 
  - Take the lid off of the aquarium???  chknltl   Aug-30-09 07:38 PM   #28 
  - I do it in the kitchen sink, only once a year or so. He doesn't love it but he's fine.  grace0418   Aug-30-09 09:26 PM   #29 
  - Overturn a laundry basket on him and blast him with the hose  Orrex   Aug-30-09 09:28 PM   #30 
  - .  donheld   Aug-30-09 10:11 PM   #31 
  - I tried once...  gmoney   Aug-30-09 10:24 PM   #32 
  - You have Steve Martin's fur on your tongue?!?  Orrex   Aug-30-09 10:57 PM   #37 
  - You don't have to. Good combing every once in awhile works fine.  Robeson   Aug-30-09 10:33 PM   #33 
  - I just put mine in the bathtub wet her down, shampoo her, then rinse her off  Phoonzang   Aug-30-09 10:37 PM   #35 
  - Cat spit usually does the trick  eridani   Aug-31-09 06:06 AM   #38 
  - Garden hose?  av8rdave   Aug-31-09 10:43 AM   #39 
  - Pay the vet tech $5.  haf216   Aug-31-09 06:45 PM   #40 
  - Fleabath special  kwassa   Aug-31-09 10:16 PM   #41 
  - Cats may hate baths more than they do hand-held showers  astral   Sep-01-09 12:12 AM   #42 
 

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