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I have two solid white kittens, 6 months old, but once they started growing I could tell they are a Maine Coon mix. Their mother is a white short hair cat. Their hair is typical Maine Coon length, and the kittens are solid white.
I check or clip their nails every week to make sure they are short enough. This one I can handle.
My boy has an affinity for jumping into the plant dirt and gets dirty hind paws that need a good scrubbing. So, when they start looking too dirty I have to bathe them.
The girl is pretty normal size for a cat, but the boy is HUGE for his age. And he HATES the water, so when I am thru I feel as if I just boxed with Mike Tyson as he fights me. It's more than exhausting.
My questions are:
1. I can use baby shampoo with no scent to bathe them since the kitten shampoo doesn't even get the dirt off no matter how hard I scrub with a brush on his hind legs?
2. And does anyone know how groomers bathe a cat that fights so much? Do they strap them down or is there some other trick they use to get them to stand still and not fight to get out? I've read everything on the net I could find, done everything according to the book but nothing is calming them.
I hate to start having to use a groomer as they are so expensive $$$$...
PS The cat we had for almost 18 years was not happy to bathe either, but he was only 14 pounds grown. This new boy is already bigger than that at 6 months!
I check or clip their nails every week to make sure they are short enough. This one I can handle.
My boy has an affinity for jumping into the plant dirt and gets dirty hind paws that need a good scrubbing. So, when they start looking too dirty I have to bathe them.
The girl is pretty normal size for a cat, but the boy is HUGE for his age. And he HATES the water, so when I am thru I feel as if I just boxed with Mike Tyson as he fights me. It's more than exhausting.
My questions are:
1. I can use baby shampoo with no scent to bathe them since the kitten shampoo doesn't even get the dirt off no matter how hard I scrub with a brush on his hind legs?
2. And does anyone know how groomers bathe a cat that fights so much? Do they strap them down or is there some other trick they use to get them to stand still and not fight to get out? I've read everything on the net I could find, done everything according to the book but nothing is calming them.
I hate to start having to use a groomer as they are so expensive $$$$...
PS The cat we had for almost 18 years was not happy to bathe either, but he was only 14 pounds grown. This new boy is already bigger than that at 6 months!
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