I don't have a bathtub, i have a showerbox instead, and i bought her a baby shampoo to use on her as it is the most skin friendly, but it's useless for now as i cant let her get under the water.
The damp cloth works on lite dirt, but she has some dirt that went deeply in her fur, and it's sticky in the case of the juice that someone sprayed on her... so she needs water for this job, but i don't know how.
lite dirt is never a problem i just use a wet cloth for it and she doesn't mind that, but i need to give her a bath and remove all this deep dirtiness away from her, So do you recommend me to put her in the showerbox and open the water, she'll go crazy but can such thing harm her, and is it safe to sit in the showerbox with her and use the shampoo on her. My cat hates water a lot and this seems because she was abused with water spraying before i met her and took her in..
When I bathe mine in the shower, there is a small seat in there. I put a wet towel on it so they won't slip. This helps a lot. They know they cannot get out of the shower so they "accept" it. Before I take them in, the water is on with the hand held shower head. The water is warm, not hot. I keep the water away from their heads and try to get them done as quickly as possible. I use shampoo and conditioner that are safe for cats. the conditioner is for the long hair. you might not need it. Once they are done, I wrap them in a big, soft towel with only their head sticking out like a kitty burrito. They like this. I dry them as best as as I can with the towel and if they allow it with a hair dryer on low/cool. then they are released and given lots of praise and some treats for being good - or semi good in Lily's case.
when you bath the cat=often the noise of the water hissing out of the faucet scares them more-for me-I use the kitchen sink. I put an old rug in the sink for them to sink claws on and run the water so it doesn't make a lot of noise-OR I fill tons of bowls of water before and wet them by using old mittens=I wear mittens-soak in bowl of water-and rub them down with wet mittens. This works really well. then add the cat shampoo and try to lather but not move the fur in the opposite direction that it grows=for long hair=-helps stop tangles. Then I slowly pour the water on them using a measuring cup where I scoop the water from the bowls of water. This really works well. sometimes I can run the faucet after awhile but normally if its my old kitty Floey she wont stay and scratches and bites.
Kat0121
,thanks for sharing your experience. Doesn't she just get angry and attack you while bathing her, and does the treat affects on her emotions and make her forget the bath madness?
talkingpeanut
, thanks for your help. cats care products isn't available here, there is dogs shampoo and rabbits shampoo, the newborn human baby shampoo seems to be safe, my cousin have tried it multiple times on his cat and he didn't notice and problems.. the wet cloth method works when i want to clean her head, but it doesn't work on her long fur, thats why i was thinking about giving her a bath. And because she was a feral cat, i don't know about her past, so I'm not sure if she was really abused by water, all i know is she hates water a lot (all cats does that). she is an indoor cat, but she used to run away from the window (she opens the window and run away) every time i leave the house, she comes back again within ten minutes from my arrival time, but this bad behavior she does is why she gets dirty, and I'm unable to stop her from doing that unless i stay 24/7 at home. 
Mamanyt1953
,thanks for your help. i only want to clean the cat from those oil spots and the sticky thing so it's not a routine thing as she does give good care over her own fur, but those hard dirt isn't something she can clean by her own, thats why i want to bath her. And about the temperature of the water, can you tell me how much the temperature should be, as i personally have problems in feeling temperature, so i prefer working on numbers..and yes, upsetting her is what makes this thing hard.
foxxycat
,thanks for your help ,Floey seems to have a hard personality, lucky me, my cat doesn't have any problem when i touch her anywhere. getting bitten or clawed in the bathing operation isn't likly to happen but holding her to stay is the hard part, she stays away from me when she see me holding a water hose (even when it's closed), she backs away and leave a safe distance.
They got very upset when I bathed them in the tub but taking them in the stall shower cut down on that by about 90%. They still don't like it but they are much better about it. I try to make it as quick as possible. They get treats and cuddles after.
Good job!!
