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...your cat?

I'm allergic to cats which is why I own three. To help myself out, I wash the cats a few times a year (Stink gets out of it. She is the only cat I've ever been owned by who would actually kill me if I tried!) Cat bathing is standard advice from allergists whose patients will no give up their cats.

Only I married a dedicated dog person and he swears I'm completely nuts and now that he has mentioned it 60 or 70 times on this subject I realised I've never met anyone else who washes the cat.

So tell me - have you ever bathed your cat? Assuming you lived to tell about it. Do you think you could if you needed to?

Purrs,
Elizabeth

So tell me - have you ever bathed your cat? Assuming you lived to tell about it. Do you think you could if you needed to?
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I HAVE read that bathing or rinsing with distilled water helps people who are allergic - also allergy shots!

I have never bathed mine but Kotton AND Missy could sure use it as they are itching like crazy!

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Heidi - mom
Kotton - LOVING Ice-blue-eyed Siamese girl
Ben - Houdini of a Spotted Tabby boy
Missy - Tiny Silver/white Kitty bird girl
Panther - Young Black "Master of Da Bird" boy

3 SPECIAL Angels

Minnie -CA LICO Saint of a Kitty girl
Schatzi- LOVINGEST EVER Tuxedo Standard Poodle Boy
Corkie - BEST EVER - cat - & LOVE OF MY LIFE

Yup I bath them. Tucker and Boots like to roll in the mud. They get bathed. Crash looks greasy so she gets bathed.
Steven gives Moxie a bath once a month due to allergies (his not hers).
The only one I have decided to never give a bath to again is Gabby. She is insane in the tub.
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Jaime owned by
Mya the dog
and the cats:Crash, Moxie, Gabby and sometimes Tucker

Bathing a cat is one thing I hope I never have to do! However, it is recommended for people with allergies!
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Smile, it will make them wonder what you are up to!

Yes, I have on occasion had to bathe one of my cats. Not something I look forward to, but it can be necessessary. It's amazing how many extra paws they seem to grow at the sight of water...
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PHTessie

Steven gives Moxie a bath once a month

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This is my favorite response - Look Honey! A man who helps with the cats! I married a man who likes to do laundry- he's a great dishwasher, cooks on weekends. but it took me being laid low in the hospital for him to clean the litterboxes even once. And he is still grumbling about it 6 months later!

I wanted to know about bathing - but this gem is priceless!

Purrs,
Elizabeth

Posted by: marespooscats at Thu Aug 10 13:46:07 2006 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ]

So tell me - have you ever bathed your cat? Assuming you lived to tell about it. Do you think you could if you needed to?

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I used to use a bath that you didn't need any water.
If i tried to but Babba in soap and water i better have a couple bottles of Plazma ready.I do have some wipes that i use and they work fine.Babba is always grooming himself.He wants to be a another Elvis Catsley.LOL
Lou

When I adopted the boys from the SPCA a hundred years ago, they had flea eggs and a couple fleas. The vet gave me a special shampoo, flea comb, and spray to use after the bath (only one bath was needed if I kept up with the spray, etc.)

So, a day or two after getting them, I had to bathe them. It wen pretty well considering I was new to them. I washed them separately. They sat there an squirmed and groaned and grumbled, but neither bit or clawed me... If I had to do it again all these years later, I am sure it would work out OK, they are 15 this year and have never bitten or clawed me or anyone. Very gentle but grumbly cats in situations like that.
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Tammy
Stanley and Pookey

If i tried to but Babba in soap and water i better have a couple bottles of Plazma ready.I do have some wipes that i use and they work fine.Babba is always grooming himself.He wants to be a another Elvis Catsley.LOL
Lou

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Well, with all of Babba's adoring fans can you blame him!

Well, in the past I had a shower-head-with-hose and would enclose my cat in the shower stall and did a quick and thorough wash/rinse. It seemed the best and least-traumatizing... but my cat was not happy until it was over. The enclosure just calmed her slightly because she figured out she could claw or climb out.

Another friend as a cat that absolutely loves bathing. Hops into her tub when she's in the bath. Now I think that's unusual.

Hope this helps.

Ann Demi
"Solutions to Cat Behavior Problems"
http://anndemi.a1s2d3.hop.clickbank.net

>>...your cat?
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>>I'm allergic to cats which is why I own three. To help myself out, I wash the cats a few times a year (Stink gets out of it. She is the only cat I've ever been owned by who would actually kill me if I tried!) Cat bathing is standard advice from allergists whose patients will no give up their cats.
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>>Only I married a dedicated dog person and he swears I'm completely nuts and now that he has mentioned it 60 or 70 times on this subject I realised I've never met anyone else who washes the cat.
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>>So tell me - have you ever bathed your cat? Assuming you lived to tell about it. Do you think you could if you needed to?
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>>Purrs,
>>Elizabeth

Bathing a cat helps to reduce dander which is what most people are actually allergic to. Less dander = less of an allergic reaction. Fortunately, I am not allergic to my kitties. As for bathing MY cats... If they're not a show cat only when they need it. Show kitties get a bath before every show which is about once a month on avarage. Since they are bathed from the time they are 3 months old they don't mind it. In fact they come to = bath time with showtime. Showtime = lots and lots of people giving them attention, playing with them, and telling them how pretty/handsome they are. Oh and baby food! Can't forget the baby food which they only get at shows between rings as a treat, off a silver baby spoon of course! LOL! When they ar retired from showing they no longer get bathed.

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PURRS!!!!
Tricia
Da-Katz
Tonks:Siamese on valium/Burmese on speed!
and
Turks:Turkies rule!

hey, i haven't read any other post but yes, i do bath my cats. i start them when they are babies. then when they are older its easier on them and ME. ours are all very good with baths. we will have a new kitten soon. it to will learn that getting a bath won't hurt her. mine are indoors for the most part and i don't want to have a smelly kitty sleeping with me.

Yes, I have bathed my cats...All three of them!
Emily and Daisy tolerate the bath to the point that I only end up soaked wet, but in one piece, MOL. Bobo, well, bobo is another story. I will not come out of his bath without missing a little bit of skin.
Last year I decided to take him to the groomer instead, where he got his gorgeous lion cut. I have been planning to do it as well this year, but haven't found the time as I've been out of town often and then sick at home.
I will try to do it next weekend, though, because since these guys have gone out to the garden, they get more mats than usual.

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Bob Daisy Emily

How wonderful to do nothing and then rest afterwards. Meow!

Ha! I'm a crazy cat lady!
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Hi Ruby!!!!

I am so-o-o glad to see you again!

When did KatyKat get so big? She is even bigger then Lizzycat now! Have your tried diaper wipes for cleaning her up day to day? I use hypoallergenic for both her and the baby.

Oh! Lots of changes in the last two years - Still three cats, Annie, Lizzy and Stink (Juliet) but I've added a husband (Big Scary Man) and a baby to the mix! No fostering until the baby is old enough to help - that will be a few years.

Lizzy and Annie got baths the other night which is what prompted me to ask the question. Hubby thinks I'm a little nuts to bathe them, but then he claims I was 1 cat away from being a crazy cat lady. Tough words from a man who claims to dislike cats, then hangs out with Stink all evening!

It was so sad! Annie has gained a lot of weight recently - while trying to wash I was disappoint to see she doesn't shrink down anymore when wet. Her belly was so big! Stink has had some eating problems - and Annie cleans up all the dishes when I make tasties temptations. Boy is it showing!

Stick around! I'd love to hear how the furry family is doing!

Purrs,
Elizabeth

WOW! A lot of changes in your life with a husband and new baby!!!! Who and when did you get married? Last I remember you were with a boyfriend who had two sons? And a new baby? Boy or girl? Tell me more! How old?

I'd like to hear more about you and your new family and also more about the kitty cats.

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Ruby and the Kitties
Simba, Samantha, Katrina & KatyKatt
Meow!! Meow!! Meow!! Meow!!

How wonderful to do nothing and then rest afterwards. Meow!

ohmigawd! Is that little David? I thought he was supposed to be a cute little eight year old forever?!?! When did he grow up? hee-hee-hee, mama has been having a problem with this issue recently, I really thought my baby would stay small longer!

Oh where to start? I hadn't yet met Big Scary Man when I left the boards. The ex boyfriend was the son of a drama queen, ex-husband of a drama queen. Sweet guy; I left anyway. Six months later Hubby and I were set up on a blind date.

Punky was born nearly 6 months ago - the time flies! I swear she was just a little thing in my arms five minutes ago! She is working hard on this crawling thing, if she could just get it together.... We call her Ellie.

Annie is now 9 to my best guess. She is still needy, always wants to be reassured she is loved and not going back to the barn. But she is still a child friendly cat - she has lost fistfuls of fur to the baby already!

Lizzy is 8 and fat, fat, fat! Hubby (Big Scary Man) calls her the pirate kitty, calling out "yarr! when ever she goes past. Your memory is great, Lizzy is a diluted torbie.

Romeo passed away on Valentine's Day 2004. The last two weeks of his life were slow, rough - I don't think he was in a lot of pain, but everything seemed to take more energy then he had. He had degenerative cardiomyaphthy, the chambers of his heart swelled inward until there wasn't enough room for the bloodflow to support him.

A month later a girlfriend called to tell me she had just witnessed a female kitten born with Romeo's coloring, down to the peachy butt. She named her Juliet, and the kitten came to live with me 8 weeks later.

Only she was nothing like Romes. Haughty, unloving, I swear she sneered down her regal nose at me every day. And she is the first cat I've been owned by that never answered to her name. When she was a year old I started calling her Stinky Julie for the lousy attitude. Suddenly she asked when I called, and would even let me pet her. So now she is just Stinky, and she is a joy to live with (finally!)

I hear rustling in the nursery, nap time must be over! Time to be da mama again.

Stick around Ruby! I've missed you!

Purrs,
Elizabeth

>>ohmigawd! Is that little David?

Elizabeth,
I don't think that is Ruby's grandson David. I'm pretty sure it's her other grandson. I don't remember his name.

Your baby is adorable along with your cats!
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Jaime owned by
Mya the dog
and the cats:Crash, Moxie, Gabby and sometimes Tucker

Right you are, Jaime, that's my eldest grandson, Joshua David, age 24 and the son of my deceased son, David.

The following picture is of David a couple of years ago. He was about 12 in this photo. He's the 'little' David that you were referring to. He's starting High School this year. Time flies!

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Ruby and the Kitties
Simba, Samantha, Katrina & KatyKatt
Meow!! Meow!! Meow!! Meow!!

How wonderful to do nothing and then rest afterwards. Meow!

Right you are, Jaime, that's my eldest grandson, Joshua David, age 24 and the son of my deceased son, David.
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Oh! I feel better! I thought time had really got away from me this time! But if 'little' David is starting high school, he'll be driving his own Mustang soon! Yikes! so, does Simba always like to hang with the young, cool guys? A chance to be a dude since he is usually surrounded by females? His lion cut legs remind me of the big sheepskin boots you use to see at art festivals years and years ago - he does carry the look with some style, doesn't he?

Isn't it funny how families find a name and stick with it? I think every male in hubby's family is either a David or a Paul;if not the first name, then the middle. Made it a little confusing when I first met them all! But he gets confused with all the names that start with "E" in my family - Eno, Eleanor, Ellie, Ellen, a couple of Edwards....guess we're even.

I'm working PT for now. Its a good balance. She gets socialization for a couple hours that I can't supply at home And Mama gets socialization she can't get at home alone with a babe! We are both excited to see one another at the end of the day - sometimes playtime with mama runs into bath, book and bedtime which makes for a whiny baby!

You have far more discpline then I to be working the same place for some many years even if you get to bid for a different position every few years! What are you going to do with all your energy when its over?

Annie is the black cat. The last year or so she has grown one huge white whisker over one eye. Her version of aging I guess! As for Lizzy, I still call her color "painted by a drunk" even now that I know there is a proper name for it.

I came back to the boards after seeing a truck with plates that read "catman" drive past me one day. Just got me thinking.... One of my favorite threads was the many adventures of Baba. Remeber the 'photo' you created of Baba driving a tank? Didn't that story end with him roasting hotdogs for everyone? That Baba was always generous!

Purrs,
Elizabeth
Annie, Lizzycat and Stink

I took Paula and David shopping for some school clothes yesterday and can you believe it, Elizabeth, 'little' David now wears a size 12 shoe. He's about 5'10" tall now, compared to my 5'. He's going to be living with me for the school year so that he can go to the school in this neighborhood because the schools here are so much better. We have some of the finest schools in the state of Iowa. Both he and Paula get good grades and school is easy for them. I'm so proud of them.

Yes, Simba does like the males....and the females...and anybody who will pamper him. He's such an affectionate kitty. Problem with him though is that he a Samantha have the unresolved 'top cat' issue and so I have to keep them separated when I go to work in the morning. Otherwise, I'll come home from work with flying fur in the living room and bent whiskers on Samantha and Simba. They've each had a couple of swollen eyes too, from cat fights. So I make sure that before I leave the house, Simba goes down to the family room where he can sleep or play all day. Katrina often goes down there with him as those two get along like father and daughter.

It's funny how your husband's family has the names of David and Paul, just like my family. Paula got her name from my son, Paul, Pam's brother.

Yes, Lizzie is the cat who you said was always dressed for a party with her 'coat of many colors'. She is a beauty. And I'm glad that Annie Barncat came back and is now secure in your home. I remember how you worried so about her when she disappeared.

I agree with you on the Lou and Babba threads. They have to be some of the liveliest and funniest that I've ever seen. It was a lot of fun trying to outdo Lou in the photo editing department but he was always much better than me. He kept us all in stitches. It's always very lively when Lou is around.
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Ruby and the Kitties
Simba, Samantha, Katrina & KatyKatt
Meow!! Meow!! Meow!! Meow!!

How wonderful to do nothing and then rest afterwards. Meow!

I have two long coated Maine Coon mixes and yes we bath. I can usually tell when its time becuase the tips of there coat actually looks a bit oily and clumping up at the tips.
I too have been doing baths occasionally since they were kittens they don't really want the baths but they do tolerate them.

I think its amazing on the strength they seem to get when they want to get the heck out of the laundry tub...Hercules!
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Cheri,Shelby,Lily & Lucy

>>I have two long coated Maine Coon mixes and yes we bath.

Um, just an FYI, Maine Coons only come with longhair. If someone tries to sell/give you a shorthaired Maine Coon then it's not a pure Maine Coon.
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PURRS!!!!
Tricia
Da-Katz
Tonks:Siamese on valium/Burmese on speed!
and
Turks:Turkies rule!

Thanks Tricia the statement about being long coated was so folks knew that I have two long coated cats. And yes all Maines have a beautiful long coat. But another thing with Maines is the very even low key temperment they have. Very tolerant of the baths.
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Cheri,Shelby,Lily & Lucy

>>Thanks Tricia the statement about being long coated was so folks knew that I have two long coated cats. And yes all Maines have a beautiful long coat. But another thing with Maines is the very even low key temperment they have. Very tolerant of the baths.
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>>Cheri,Shelby,Lily & Lucy

Yes, Maine Coons are truely the gentle giants of the cat world Thank all the gods at once since they can get as big as 20lbs or bigger. Wouldn't wanna see THAT much cat POed LOL!

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PURRS!!!!
Tricia
Da-Katz
Tonks:Siamese on valium/Burmese on speed!
and
Turks:Turkies rule!