Ya know, my seven and 1/2 month old kitten has come a long way from being the constantly-biting, vicious lil snot he used to be when he was a few months younger, but there are still some things I just hate doing with/to him, simply because he's such a handful.
I gave him a bath once, when he was about...hm, three months old? Maybe a bit younger. He was pretty good about it, only screamed a little, and certainly NO biting.
Today, I gave him a bath, to try out this new shampoo, to see how it'll affect his coat for the Feb. show. It didn't go well. Not only did he howl the whole time, but he sunk his teeth into my arm (which I cleaned immediately after the bath and have recently bandaged up) and climbed my draperies around the tub, which I have never seen a cat do before. He finally calmed down after that (I guess he spent all his energy...and I turned the water flow down a bit) and I could bathe him properly (somewhat), but I'll never forget the crazy look in his eyes when he latched onto my arm with those sharp little teeth...
A bit of good news, though, for those of you who read about my nail-clipping catastrope; Stratus did much better with me clipping his nails today. He only pulled away twice, and that was only at the very end of all his toe nails; I'm very pleased. =D
It's weird, because he sits on the lip of the tub whenever I take a shower, and has even considered (it seems) to jump in with me...yet he has such a fit when I actually put him in the water.
What do you think? Should I just wipe him down with those cat wipes before the show, rather than risk another bite wound? Any tips to getting a cat to accept a bath better? Anyone else with a show cat who behaves this way in water?
I gave him a bath once, when he was about...hm, three months old? Maybe a bit younger. He was pretty good about it, only screamed a little, and certainly NO biting.
Today, I gave him a bath, to try out this new shampoo, to see how it'll affect his coat for the Feb. show. It didn't go well. Not only did he howl the whole time, but he sunk his teeth into my arm (which I cleaned immediately after the bath and have recently bandaged up) and climbed my draperies around the tub, which I have never seen a cat do before. He finally calmed down after that (I guess he spent all his energy...and I turned the water flow down a bit) and I could bathe him properly (somewhat), but I'll never forget the crazy look in his eyes when he latched onto my arm with those sharp little teeth...
A bit of good news, though, for those of you who read about my nail-clipping catastrope; Stratus did much better with me clipping his nails today. He only pulled away twice, and that was only at the very end of all his toe nails; I'm very pleased. =D
It's weird, because he sits on the lip of the tub whenever I take a shower, and has even considered (it seems) to jump in with me...yet he has such a fit when I actually put him in the water.
What do you think? Should I just wipe him down with those cat wipes before the show, rather than risk another bite wound? Any tips to getting a cat to accept a bath better? Anyone else with a show cat who behaves this way in water?