For those who have read my other posts about Anya and water you know she doesn't seem to mind being wet. The only thing she DOES NOT like is running water in the tub.
I decided that she would not be like my last cat who gave me scars I still have to this day when he needed a bath. I was going to start young with Anya (she's about 12 weeks old right now), whether she was super dirty or not. I did not do this last time and waited until I had a smelly 10 lb-ish cat before I introduced them to bathtime. BAD idea.
She did really well. I only had to scruff her one time really and that was when she stuck her face down in the water and freaked out. She let me wet her and work in the shampoo and then rinse her.
I dried her as best I could. She doesn't like the sound of the hair dryer when I use it on myself so I wasn't even going to try that. She's now sitting on the dining room chair cushion licking every inch of her body and she smells SOOO good. No more vague hint of kitty shelter smell.
I'm so proud of my girl! I walked away without a scratch! Sorry, just wanted to share my success with everyone. I was kind of dreading today. No one wants to make their kitty unhappy and elusive and the dreaded B-A-T-H.
I decided that she would not be like my last cat who gave me scars I still have to this day when he needed a bath. I was going to start young with Anya (she's about 12 weeks old right now), whether she was super dirty or not. I did not do this last time and waited until I had a smelly 10 lb-ish cat before I introduced them to bathtime. BAD idea.
She did really well. I only had to scruff her one time really and that was when she stuck her face down in the water and freaked out. She let me wet her and work in the shampoo and then rinse her.
I dried her as best I could. She doesn't like the sound of the hair dryer when I use it on myself so I wasn't even going to try that. She's now sitting on the dining room chair cushion licking every inch of her body and she smells SOOO good. No more vague hint of kitty shelter smell.
I'm so proud of my girl! I walked away without a scratch! Sorry, just wanted to share my success with everyone. I was kind of dreading today. No one wants to make their kitty unhappy and elusive and the dreaded B-A-T-H.