Helena hi
Can I pick your cat expertise brains please?
My cat needs a bath ('NO I DO NOT!' I can hear him objecting already!)
He got 'pounced on' by another neighbourhood cat, so I presume, as I could hear them hissing at each other (but couldn't get to them), and then shortly afterwards mine came in looking somewhat agitated and dishevelled, and I realised he must have been 'doing his business' as there was, alas and alack, some excrement around his rear end, and also smeared on his coat where I suspect he must have rolled on to it as he was being 'pounced on' (or whatever had happened!).
Obviously I wiped and washed like crazy, and I think it was all gone, BUT, I really do feel he could do with a proper bath now.
I know cats can't have ordinary shampoo, so I've bought some specialist cat shampoo (not the no-rinse), and am planning to run some luke warm water into the bathtub, quite shallow, but enough to lather him, and then have a lot (eg, a bucket with a mug in it) of luke warm water on hand to rinse him thoroughly.
There is only me to do all this, so I will have to 'hold and lather' simultaneously.
He's a very placid chap all round (large neutered male, and very 'peaceable' in general), but do you think he will go beserk at me presuming to shampoo and bath him?
I know it will be very important for me to rinse off the lather property, and not get it in his eyes etc etc - it's just his body firt that really needs a good wash (also this hot dusty summer has not helped either)
So, any tips or guidance please would be gratefully received! I know he won't like it (and will probably go and roll all over the paving stones on my patioto get nice and dusty again!). But I want to minimise the trauma (or rage!) as much as possible.
Many thanks for your expert guidance on this!
Jenny
Can I pick your cat expertise brains please?
My cat needs a bath ('NO I DO NOT!' I can hear him objecting already!)
He got 'pounced on' by another neighbourhood cat, so I presume, as I could hear them hissing at each other (but couldn't get to them), and then shortly afterwards mine came in looking somewhat agitated and dishevelled, and I realised he must have been 'doing his business' as there was, alas and alack, some excrement around his rear end, and also smeared on his coat where I suspect he must have rolled on to it as he was being 'pounced on' (or whatever had happened!).
Obviously I wiped and washed like crazy, and I think it was all gone, BUT, I really do feel he could do with a proper bath now.
I know cats can't have ordinary shampoo, so I've bought some specialist cat shampoo (not the no-rinse), and am planning to run some luke warm water into the bathtub, quite shallow, but enough to lather him, and then have a lot (eg, a bucket with a mug in it) of luke warm water on hand to rinse him thoroughly.
There is only me to do all this, so I will have to 'hold and lather' simultaneously.
He's a very placid chap all round (large neutered male, and very 'peaceable' in general), but do you think he will go beserk at me presuming to shampoo and bath him?
I know it will be very important for me to rinse off the lather property, and not get it in his eyes etc etc - it's just his body firt that really needs a good wash (also this hot dusty summer has not helped either)
So, any tips or guidance please would be gratefully received! I know he won't like it (and will probably go and roll all over the paving stones on my patioto get nice and dusty again!). But I want to minimise the trauma (or rage!) as much as possible.
Many thanks for your expert guidance on this!
Jenny