Bathtime

Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

I was thinking the same about Charlie - his coat is slick and shiny. But Nancy gave me the instructions on washing him - and since she had the top kitten in the US (CFA) last year and best cat/kitten in the region, I'm gonna go by her instructions

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That particular cat of Nancy's, Stradavarious (Sp?) was CFA's Best Kitten nationally and then went on to become 2nd Best Cat Nationally! Not an easy feat to achieve! So, she really must know what she's doing hmmm?

Yep and Strad is Charlie's half brother - they have the same mom (I have to check for sure) but they are half brothers

Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

Send Radar over here, I'm not afraid to wash him

Never had a cat I couldn't wash one way or the other

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Just caught up with this thread! I'd be quite happy washing Radar if need be, but Nate has a complete obssession with the idea of bathing him. I hear him say to Radar at least once a day 'you want a bath, don't you? are you ready for your bath yet?' It's just bizarre. Should I just let Nate wash him and hope he gets it out of his system? He's absolutely obssessed with the idea of washing cats. I hope he doesn't start bringing in the neighbours cats for baths He worries me sometimes

Kai Bengals - love the comment about keeping them in jars, that nearly had me in tears

Sure, ain't gonna hurt to wash Radar. Let him have the experience


BTW I'll be posting a bath/show series of photos after the show. I thought that Charlie could not be any slicker, shiny or softer then when we got him - but the shampoo that Nancy recommend is FANTASTIC - he's even better

We probably should really, he has an awful lot of white fur to get grubby! I don't think he'll be any bother, I found him wrapped around our plant spray bottle yesterday (no plants but we use it to bathe the birds) and he was joyfully squirting himself with it Why are all my pets odd in the head?

What brand of shampoo???? I'd really like to know!!!

I actually didn't realize how dirty Duke was until I washed him. Since he won't be showing again, his baths will be few and far between. I have noticed that his coat looks AMAZING right now. Its so soft and silky. I've never felt a cat as soft as Duke. In fact, we were just at the shelter/petstore yesterday (petsmart works with the local HS and whenever we're in the area we visit the kitties up for adoption). There was on REALLY sweet kitty that insisted on contant petting and she was very soft, but nowhere near as soft as Duke. He's like satin and his coat is so glossy/shiney! He litterally looks like he glows from some angles. I'm assuming its a meezer thing???

GK, what brand of shampoo did your breeder recommend for Charlie? I'm assuming if it works well for him, it will likely work well for Ares too. Thanks!

Originally Posted by Abymummy

What brand of shampoo???? I'd really like to know!!!

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LOL! I asked the same thing!

Hmmmm should I tell ?????? The bengal breeders in here will be amazed if they use it if it worked so well on the oci's.............






I suppose I could tell. But its out of a catalog - Jefferspet.com - not sure if overseas can get it, but its worth a try to order it or email them and see..........its called Kenic Sno-Flake All Breed Pet Shampoo. Just use a tiny bit - don't need much - make a nice lather but don't put too much soap in the coat Believe me you do NOT need any conditioner after. Just towel them dry and use your hands only to smooth - NO combs.

I'm very much impressed - Ling got a bath and so did Keno (our lab) and their coats were nice and soft DH even joked this morning about him trying it on his hair.

Hmmmm, isn't that for light colored and white cats? I certainly wouldn't want to bleach my bengals out!

GK, assuming I wanted to take the plunge (pun intended) into bathing one of my bengals. What would you or your expert recommend as a shampoo for a silver?
I might be willing to try it with Jack before his show. He really needs to be at his best for this next show.

Says for White and Light color animals - Charlie's chocolate and it enhanced the color - it has NO bleach, or bluing in it, so you should be ok for your bengals. Ling's black/white and it didn't hurt her black color. Keno's a yellow lab - didn't hurt hers.


If you want, get some, test it on one of your non-showing brown bengals. I'm sure you will be impressed with more shine/silky feeling


On silvers, I'd use the same - white/silver should be the same thing. Or you could try the Nexxus Simply Silver - that is purple and really makes white glow, should work on silver.

Kürşat sits in the bath tub till the washing is finished even purrs when I shampoo or scrub him lol. As he is an himalayan, he becomes so funny when he is wet with a skinny body and huge head. I will post a picture of him wet if I wont forget.

I used to wash him with only water but the last time I used Friskies shampoo, its looks fine.