New kitty mom! Question on bathing kitty

Hi guys!! I am new here and I love this site! I just got a new kitten from our next door neighbor. She would escape their house and come over to our house (she knows where the good stuff is! :-D ). I was so upset when we had to give her back because of my hubby's allergies. He felt so bad that he gave her back that he asked the neighbors if they don't find a good home for her that we would take her. 10 minutes later, there she was!! :-D

I have a question though. I need to bathe her every two weeks with this allergen shampoo. I'm afraid she is going to begin to hate me! I have tried to talk to her gently, used tepid water on her, and though she screams holy terror when I give her a bath, she purrs when I cuddle her in a towel.

Will she wind up hating me? I hope not! I would be soooo sad!

Thanks for the input and nice to meet you all!

Just to let you know they purr when they are upset, when they are in pain, or if they are scared- but if you bathe her, use a deep bucket, with just a small amount of water in the bottom and let her grip the lip of the bucket and not your arm. They seem to like that better, than flat in a slippery tub or shower or sink. Also cycle some towels in the dryer and dry her with the warmed towels. Follow the bath up with a treat she would never get otherwise-

I thought when she purrs when I pet her that she was content! Or do purrs at different times mean different things? I don't know much about kitties...I'm new at this. She's a Tokinese, I think. So she has these deep purrs. She does this when she's laying on me and I'm scratching her chin or whatever and she just purrs away.

I can't even get a man to put a towel in the dryer for me after I get out the tub......lol

Originally Posted by hissy

Just to let you know they purr when they are upset, when they are in pain, or if they are scared- but if you bathe her, use a deep bucket, with just a small amount of water in the bottom and let her grip the lip of the bucket and not your arm. They seem to like that better, than flat in a slippery tub or shower or sink. Also cycle some towels in the dryer and dry her with the warmed towels. Follow the bath up with a treat she would never get otherwise-

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Thank you very much for this wonderful idea! Yeah, my arm looks horrible! (Arms, I should say). I will get a deep bucket and fill it a bit with tepid water. Problem is, she doesn't seem to take to treats yet. Maybe I should try another one. I got Whiskas, beef flavor. As if she's not spoiled enough!

They purr for all different reasons. The purr when they are content as well as when they are scared or even when they are going to pass. I had one cat that was so ill and he purred all the time. I finally asked my vet about it and he told me that purring is a way they comfort themselves. Purring is the way that momcat guides the kittens to her so they can find her nipples after they are born- so purring can really mean a lot of different things, not just contentment

Oh how neat to know! Thank you very much! I'm thinking the 'after bath' purring is a ticked off type of purring (yipes!). Because she is luuuuuving her belly rubs! It's just so funy how she lays on my pillow at the top of my head, then she slowly wiggles her way down to the bottom of the pillow. She's our silly girl! Thank you very much Hissy!!