Author Topic: How to wash a cat... (Read 11750 times)

Ann · « **on:** February 26, 2007, 09:12:52 am »

First, dress for the occassion...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9QwK5EHSmg&NR

RapidRod · « **Reply #1 on:** February 26, 2007, 11:36:57 am »

Hell no. I could wear a knight's in armor outfit and that damn cat would bite me. By the way, I have one mean Pussy for the taking.

Ann · « **Reply #2 on:** February 26, 2007, 11:42:25 am »

Quote from: RapidRod on February 26, 2007, 11:36:57 am

By the way, I have one mean Pussy for the taking.

LOL me too, but mine's already taken!

I just had to post this video here; it's one of the few that's had me actually laughing out loud. I stopped just short of rolling around on the floor - but mainly because my collection of (as of yet) empty cardboard boxes is in the way! (I'll get packed and moved one of these days...

)

Ann

jack · « **Reply #3 on:** February 26, 2007, 11:44:21 am »

someone told my wife it was possible to wash a cat a couple of weeks ago. So she tried it. Pretty funny,to bad she wasn't wearing gloves and body armor

Queen Tokelove · « **Reply #4 on:** February 26, 2007, 11:46:29 am »

I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. I have no problem giving my cat a bath. No scratches, nothing, he just has an annoyed look on his face.

mjmel · « **Reply #5 on:** February 26, 2007, 11:51:01 am »

Laughter. Tears. Still laughing my ass off!

Thanks Ann! ha! ha! ha! ha!

RapidRod · « **Reply #6 on:** February 26, 2007, 12:00:14 pm »

Hell no Queen you don't have any trouble. I wouldn't either, if I shoved her in the washer. That spin cycle tends to mellow her out. I still don't know to put the dryer setting on cotton, fine linen or fluff.

RapidRod · « **Reply #7 on:** February 26, 2007, 12:10:02 pm »

Ann, I heard that those things get teeth at a certain age.

Ann · « **Reply #8 on:** February 26, 2007, 12:48:33 pm »

Quote from: RapidRod on February 26, 2007, 12:10:02 pm

Ann, I heard that those things get teeth at a certain age.

They grow beards too!

Ihavehope · « **Reply #9 on:** February 26, 2007, 02:08:01 pm »

Cats are evil. Puppies RULE!!!

Queen Tokelove · « **Reply #10 on:** February 26, 2007, 08:16:08 pm »

Quote from: RapidRod on February 26, 2007, 12:00:14 pm

Hell no Queen you don't have any trouble. I wouldn't either, if I shoved her in the washer. That spin cycle tends to mellow her out. I still don't know to put the dryer setting on cotton, fine linen or fluff.

LMAO...My cat is slightly confused. I think he thinks he's a dog. He goes to the door when he hears something out in the hallway. Drinks out the toilet. Is very aggressive, I have the scratches to prove it.

AlanBama · « **Reply #11 on:** February 26, 2007, 08:23:19 pm »

too funny Ann!

dtwpuck · « **Reply #12 on:** February 26, 2007, 08:43:18 pm »

LaFaunduh is now mad at me for thinking this funny.

fearless · « **Reply #13 on:** February 26, 2007, 11:11:31 pm »

Ouch, Ann. I'm sore from laughter.
IMHO, cat's are self cleaning.
I would never even try washing my two. I'd be shredded alive.

sweetasmeli · « **Reply #14 on:** February 27, 2007, 02:49:46 am »

Awwww I'm gutted I cant get youtube to work...(damn Greek gerbils!)
But the first photie had me in stitches!

The one time I tried to wash my cats - to treat them with some antifungal stuff or something - it took 3 of us. That was a miserable and painful lesson learned very quickly! I opted for just wiping them with the stuff instead, which didn't leave them any more amused. Gave up completely in the end. Couldn't bear the forlorn looks they both kept giving me!

I'm with Stephen on this one: cats are self-cleaning. Here endeth the lesson.

Melia (aka Cat Woman)

mjmel · « **Reply #15 on:** February 27, 2007, 07:32:48 am »

OK, have to ask. Ann, do you know who is in the scuba suit? How in the world did he/she (but i think it's a guy) bloat up that suit. That alone is a funny. Love it.

ga1964 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 27, 2007, 11:34:39 am »

Thank you Ann,

I really needed that. Yesterday I was very depressed and did not want to get out of bed. I did get out long enough to take care of some business that had to be attended to, but went back to bed as soon as I got done. This morning started off the same and I did not want to face the day, at least the video was able to make me laugh and I thank you for that.

Now my 5 kitties are looking at me suspiciously.

Coffeechick88 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 27, 2007, 12:39:04 pm »

Thanks so much for posting that video. I still am chuckling and I really needed that laugh--I have had such a stressful past few days. My cats were laying by the computer, but have strangely disappeared.

A former roommate of mine didn't have trouble washing her cat either--she would basicallly start the cat running, throw the cat in the running shower, shut the door, and watch as it frantically tried to get out. When she finally let the cat out, the cat would usually claw her, but she would laugh as if it were the funniest thing that she was being clawed---that girl wasn't wired right.

pureflame03 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 27, 2007, 01:06:56 pm »

Quote from: Coffeechick88 on February 27, 2007, 12:39:04 pm

..."she would basicallly start the cat running, throw the cat in the running shower, shut the door, and watch as it frantically tried to get out."

...Next time maybe she should try this approach:

1. Thoroughly clean the toilet.

2. Add the required amount of shampoo to the toilet water.

3. Obtain the cat and carry him to the bathroom.

4. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and
close both lids (you may need to stand on the lid so
that he cannot escape).
CAUTION: Do not get any part of your body too
close to the edge, as his paws will be
reaching out for anything he can find.

5. Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides
a "power wash and rinse" which I have found to be
quite effective.

6. Have someone open the door to the outside and ensure
that there are no people between the toilet and the
outside door.

7. Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and
quickly lift both lids.

8. The now-clean cat will rocket out of the toilet, and
run outside.

9. Pick up cat with 5' long BBQ tongs and attach to clothesline...drip dry!

aupointillimite · « **Reply #19 on:** February 27, 2007, 03:14:11 pm »

That was hilarious!

Fortunately, the one time I had to bathe Rimbaud, he laid back and accepted it... with an appropriate amount of caterwauling of course... but no scratch attempts or bitings.

He's sort of a fatalist that way.

tigger2376 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 27, 2007, 06:43:06 pm »

Theres a james herriot anecdote in which he is described as an 'expert cat wrapper'...new underwear range for incontinence? great vid x

Catman · « **Reply #21 on:** March 01, 2007, 05:52:33 pm »

That was so funny, Ann!

Thanks for sharing it!

Ann · « **Reply #22 on:** March 02, 2007, 07:44:33 am »

Quote from: mjmel on February 27, 2007, 07:32:48 am

OK, have to ask. Ann, do you know who is in the scuba suit? How in the world did he/she (but i think it's a guy) bloat up that suit. That alone is a funny. Love it.

No, sorry, I decided I wanted to post a couple pictures to go with the link, just to make the post a little more interesting. I always feel oddly slighted when someone posts a You Tube link and nothing else.

I just Googled "wet suit" and that was the funniest photo that came up.

Anyway, I'm bumping the thread because I wanted to watch the video again... needed a laugh and thought someone else might too.

Ann

sweetasmeli · « **Reply #23 on:** May 20, 2007, 01:26:32 am »

OMIGOD ROFLMAO!!!

I finally upgraded my Greek dial up gerbils to ADSL (Greek broadband) stallions. And it was TOTALLY worth it, if only to finally get to watch that youtube clip.

I swear I laughed so hard, a little pee came out!

(am so tickled I don't even feel shame)

Boy! What a way to wake up on a Sunday morning! Absolutely hilarious!!!

Miss Melia
(who must now go and um, change stuff...teeheehee!

)

Ann · « **Reply #24 on:** May 20, 2007, 05:26:15 am »

LOL Melia, you can get something called Depends for that!

I'm amazed you remembered to dig this thread up when you upgraded from Greek Gerbils to Greek Greyhounds. You must have a memory like an elephant!

Wet-kitty hugs,
Ann
xxx

carousel · « **Reply #25 on:** May 20, 2007, 06:31:53 am »

Wash my cat? I don't think so. As long as she can lick her own hoo-ha, I'll leave her to it.

Catman · « **Reply #26 on:** May 20, 2007, 09:28:42 am »

Quote from: sweetasmeli on May 20, 2007, 01:26:32 am

I swear I laughed so hard, a little pee came out! (am so tickled I don't even feel shame)
Miss Melia
(who must now go and um, change stuff...teeheehee! )

LMAO! I can't believe Melia said this! Her comment me laugh just as much as Ann's video!

bear60 · « **Reply #27 on:** May 20, 2007, 10:13:53 am »

Isnt broadband awesome!!!!

sweetasmeli · « **Reply #28 on:** May 20, 2007, 03:27:28 pm »

Quote from: Ann on May 20, 2007, 05:26:15 am

I'm amazed you remembered to dig this thread up when you upgraded from Greek Gerbils to Greek Greyhounds. You must have a memory like an elephant!

I wish! I actually happened across it when I was scanning my own posts for about half an hour looking for another specific post! When I spotted it I thought "Oooooooo! I can watch that now!"...So I did. And well, you know the rest...

Quote from: Catman on May 20, 2007, 09:28:42 am

Quote from: sweetasmeli on May 20, 2007, 01:26:32 am
I swear I laughed so hard, a little pee came out! (am so tickled I don't even feel shame)

(who must now go and um, change stuff...teeheehee! Lips sealed)

LMAO! I can't believe Melia said this! Her comment me laugh just as much as Ann's video!

And yes bear60, broadband is pretty damn awesome.

Miss Melia
(who has her moments

)

bear60 · « **Reply #29 on:** May 20, 2007, 06:22:32 pm »

Most cats do not need to be washed...its the owners that need a severe scrubbing.

skye47 · « **Reply #30 on:** May 20, 2007, 06:35:59 pm »

Lol.Hello David here in Maine.Hiv+ 23 years.I agree

bear60 · « **Reply #31 on:** May 20, 2007, 06:41:53 pm »

Hi David
We have a seven year old cat and have never washed the poor dear.
He cleans himself just fine. Course he is a big "short hair"...not some pedigree piece of fluff like them there longhair cats .

BT65 · « **Reply #32 on:** May 20, 2007, 06:59:57 pm »

My cat has medium length hair and I would never THINK of putting the poor thing under a water spout! She does the job of keeping herself clean just fine.

sdcabincrew74 · « **Reply #33 on:** May 21, 2007, 02:26:18 am »

Ah hell, my cat jumps in the tub with me. Now, getting my lab to take a bath ... that is a whole other story.

SD (who has weird pets)

sweetasmeli · « **Reply #34 on:** May 21, 2007, 02:37:37 am »

My cousin in Oz has a cat that, every time I went to the loo, insisted on following me in. Then she would jump in the bath and wait for me to turn on the tap, so she could watch and chase the water going down the drain.

Melia

Ann · « **Reply #35 on:** May 21, 2007, 05:39:59 am »

Quote from: sdcabincrew74 on May 21, 2007, 02:26:18 am

Ah hell, my cat jumps in the tub with me. Now, getting my lab to take a bath ... that is a whole other story.

SD (who has weird pets)

Wow, and I thought I was the only one with a weird cat! Years ago (20+), one of my cats had a litter of kittens and when they got to be around eight weeks old, one of them used to jump in the bath with me.

I was working on a thoroughbred racehorse breeding farm as a groom and every evening the first thing I'd do was get in a hot, bubbly tub to ease my aching muscles. The kitten in question jumped up on the edge on day and fell in. I thought he'd freak out but he emerged through the bubbles and just looked at me with very wide, surprised eyes.

To my amazement he relaxed and stayed there, floating with his paws barely touching the bottom. After that, I couldn't keep him out! I'd get out of the tub covered in cat hairs. There was no way to keep him out of the bathroom either - there was no proper door, just a curtain. (I've lived in some dives in my day!)

When I found him a home, I made sure he went to someone who took baths more than showers, because it was obvious he loved baths so much. The person who ended up with him (and named him Fish) said he outgrew the habit when he got to be around a year old.

Other than that, I've avoided bathing any of my cats unless it was absolutely necessary because they'd gotten into something yucky.

Ann

Nadine · « **Reply #36 on:** May 21, 2007, 06:06:31 am »

This is the only way my little Abbi will drink water...she does not like baths though.

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sdcabincrew74 · « **Reply #37 on:** May 21, 2007, 03:58:23 pm »

Ann,

That is too funny. I am not a big "bath" person. I personally prefer a shower, but it is fun to take a bath because as soon as he hears the water running he comes running. And, if I close the bathroom door, he cries outside the door which ruins the point of a relaxing bath. So, into the tub he jumps, walks around a bit, jumps out, shakes and then off to hide in a corner for a few hours to groom. I end up having to take a shower after my bath to get rid of all the damn fur.

Pilot · « **Reply #38 on:** May 24, 2007, 12:57:57 am »

Simple,
Gentle cyle...spin dry and if not dry ....microwave until dry....too dry...best served with a sauce....

Pilot.....who doesnt have a cat..I get ignored in a bar enough...dont need a animal who does the same thing and I still have to feed it.....lol...but likes the purrring...but not the scratches...torn up possessions or the loss of a hot guy who was allergic.........sigh....story of my life.........

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