I just gave Alice her first bath. She is four years old and has the longer hair with a thick undercoat and really needs the monthly bath. She's bathed and sitting on the floor by my feet grooming herself, you know I can't do it right. I read the threads on here about bathing a cat and went and got some Earthbath shampoo earlier today and I survived with no scratches. She cried the whole time but she didn't start getting stressed until the end while I was rinsing her. I think it was having the water poured over her. I am surprised she's not hiding or at least glaring at me.