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Cat Bath Time!

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Ticks

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Mr. Tickles needed a bath so i could apply some flea shampoo. It was much easier than expected. He still has all his claws but he did not even try to scratch me once. He did try to jump out of the tub a few times but i was able to keep him in there...

and now pics!

Before: Mr. Tickles Before

and

After: Mr. Tickles After

*UPDATE* He didnt look completely wet...so i got him a 2nd time! ha!

After 2nd time: Mr. Tickles 2nd Time
 
why dont you get him that treatment that you just place the drops behind his neck? Unless ofcourse he was covered in fleas already 🙂
 
haha cats look so funny when the get wet.

are you sure you got that shampoo all the way down to the skin? he looks half dry in the pic.
 
ALF sure got his 😀 buhahaha

It's funny - my sister's two cats - one of them kinda tries to jump out and meows when getting a bath. The other one claws and scratches ilke crazy
 
Oh man, i've used the drops, the shampoo now, and he is wearing a flea collar...i've sprayed my entire apartment and i'm still seeing fleas here and there. Its quite an ordeal...i have some foggers that are a last resort but i'm a little hesitant to use them. Would hate to accidentally blow up the entire apartment building.
 
Half-drowned cat.

When I used to own a cat, we couldn't bathe her. She turned into a mini-meatgrinder and would rip your limbs off (if you were lucky). We had to take her to the vet to get washed.

Funny thing is, she was a very loving cat, not hostile at all... unless you tried to give her a bath. <shrug>
 
We gave both our cats baths yesterday.

The fluffy one didn't need it as much but he hadn't had a bath in quite some time. He is really good about baths, he'll stand there and not really struggle or anything. Took him all day to completely dry off though.

The fuzzy one has been peeing on himself so he badly needed a bath. Stinky cat! You'd think we were trying to kill him from the way he struggled. Fortunately he didn't really try to scratch me.
 
Checklist for giving my cat a bath:

1. Water
2. Pet Shampoo
3. Heavy long sleeve shirt that I no longer want
4. Welder's gloves
5. Riot face shield

Proceed once all equipment is in order.
 
It took me and my dad to give my cat a bath. I would hold all four of my cat's paws so she'd be immobile and my dad would scrub her down FAST. Then we'd towel dry her and let her go before she killed us. Man it was a chore just to get her into the sink. She'd spread out her "arms" so we couldn't get her in.
 
I have NEVER seen Advantage flea treatment (the REAL drops) fail to cure a flea problem. It takes a week or so, but the fleas are history.

I consider cat baths to be abusive now that alternatives are available. And trust me on this, I've had to bathe more than my fair share of cats in my life.

You may want to look into having an exerminator treat your yard. YOU could be bringing them in on your legs and shoes and re-infesting your house on a daily basis.
 
Originally posted by: Amused
I have NEVER seen Advantage flea treatment (the REAL drops) fail to cure a flea problem. It takes a week or so, but the fleas are history.

I consider cat baths to be abusive now that alternatives are available. And trust me on this, I've had to bathe more than my fair share of cats in my life.

You may want to look into having an exerminator treat your yard. YOU could be bringing them in on your legs and shoes and re-infesting your house on a daily basis.
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Heh, but you have to admit that the look of a soaking wet pussy cat is quite funny!
 
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: Amused
I have NEVER seen Advantage flea treatment (the REAL drops) fail to cure a flea problem. It takes a week or so, but the fleas are history.

I consider cat baths to be abusive now that alternatives are available. And trust me on this, I've had to bathe more than my fair share of cats in my life.

You may want to look into having an exerminator treat your yard. YOU could be bringing them in on your legs and shoes and re-infesting your house on a daily basis.
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Heh, but you have to admit that the look of a soaking wet pussy cat is quite funny!
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Yeah, I'll agree to that. But it's a sad and pitiful kind of funny. When you realize how prideful cats are, it hits you differently.
 
Originally posted by: K1052
Checklist for giving my cat a bath:

1. Water
2. Pet Shampoo
3. Heavy long sleeve shirt that I no longer want
4. Welder's gloves
5. Riot face shield

Proceed once all equipment is in order.
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don't forget:

6. cup
7. first aid cream
8. suture set
9. cordless phone with 911 set on redial

 
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: K1052
Checklist for giving my cat a bath:

1. Water
2. Pet Shampoo
3. Heavy long sleeve shirt that I no longer want
4. Welder's gloves
5. Riot face shield

Proceed once all equipment is in order.
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don't forget:

6. cup
7. first aid cream
8. suture set
9. cordless phone with 911 set on redial
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Getting your will in order is probably a good idea as well.
 
TIP: Change you vacuum cleaner bag, throw it away outside. Put down some flea powder, then vacuum it up.

Flea eggs will hatch inside the bag then die, if this is done. IIRC, flea eggs take two weeks to hatch.

The cat looks Punk Rocker with that wet head 😛 My sis' puts her cat in a bathing bag, kind of a big open mesh pouch.
 
Next time try wrapping him in a towel before you toss him in the bath. That's what I do to my cats, that way they can't scratch me.
 
Originally posted by: galvanizedyankee
TIP: Change you vacuum cleaner bag, throw it away outside. Put down some flea powder, then vacuum it up.

Flea eggs will hatch inside the bag then die, if this is done. IIRC, flea eggs take two weeks to hatch.
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Use Advantage and the cycle will end with the last hatching. The ones that hatch will jump on the cat, try to feed to breed, and promptly die. Your flea problems will be over provided you are not reintroducing them into the house on a daily basis.
 
i was a vet tech for a couple years in college...

in the summer, when i was fulltime, i spent about 3 hours a day bathing/grooming animals. sometimes i'd bathe 5 or 6 cats in a couple hours. it's not fun, but if you get it down to a science, it's all about speed and being thorough so you dont miss any spots. it's also a good idea to get this salve stuff to put in their eyes beforehand so the soap doesnt get in there, otherwise they could get eye infections or damage.

this was also in an area with a very bad flea problem - moist air and never got cold. we'd have litters of feral kittens brought in that were so anemic they couldn't stand up - just because they were covered in fleas who were eating all their blood. 🙁 that job sucked sometimes.
 
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