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- TomP, on 10/12/2007, -18/+161How to Wash the Cat...
1. Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl.
2. Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.
3. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to stand on the lid.
4. The cat will self agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises that come from the toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this.
5. Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a "power-wash and rinse".
6. Have someone open the front door of your home. Be sure that there are no people between the bathroom and the front door.
7. Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift both lids.
8. The cat will rocket out of the toilet, streak through the bathroom, and run outside where he will dry himself off.
9. Both the commode and the cat will be sparkling clean.
Dunno why but i'd like to see a video of that xD - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+52"3. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to stand on the lid."
they've obviously never held a cat near a toilet, they freak-the-*****-out, you'd be lucky to be able to throw one in - redlemon, on 10/12/2007, -5/+54evolution didn't design you for baths either.. is this the logic you use to avoid taking showers?
- doctechnical, on 10/12/2007, -1/+43There are times the cat will get into something that it (a) can't, (b) won't or (c) shouldn't lick off itself. Motor oil comes to mind. These are the time you don your +4 Platemail of Cathandling and step up to the plate.
General rule of thumb: you don't need to wash a cat unless it smells of something other than cat. They're pretty low-maintenance. - Teaboy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+43Healthy cats do clean themselves. They smell good too.
- HabboX, on 10/12/2007, -2/+28Yes, cats can clean the back of their heads and their backs. They lick their forearms, then rub it on the back of their head. And cats can bend into some entirely unnatural positions to get to those hard to reach spots.
- EternalDarkWing, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27How to Wash a Cat
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1738258 - chingy1788, on 10/12/2007, -5/+29The final instructions on washing the cat was gold lol
we washed a cat before, took a while to dry off
we also had a cat who ran into glass doors...
the same cat poops when scared
best pic IMO
http://bp3.blogger.com/_ySCIT3KO9Zc/RdXWEVWHtDI/AAAAAAAABiw/FbhTE0Ch9XA/s400/wetcat14.jpg - doctechnical, on 10/12/2007, -2/+22Of the cat, or the toilet?
- quicklunarcop, on 10/12/2007, -2/+21Boy, that's some mean *car*.
- CatalystDM, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20is it a convertible or something?
- dvirsky, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17Healthy cats don't need cleaning. btw, they lick themselves mainly so they won't smell, thus being able to come closer to their prey.
As for unhealthy cats, that's a different story. A few months ago my cat fell from the window and broke his pelvis, and for a few days couldn't clean himself, and worse, couldn't do his business in his box. so he did it on himself. Needless to say he made the whole house smell like pee. But it was still impossible to clean him. When our vet's assistant tried to wash him prior to the operation he underwent, he bit her really bad.
My dog is easier to wash, though :) - ours, on 10/12/2007, -3/+19Everybody likes a wet pussy I guess.
- diggsIt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16Only time I had to wash the cat, was when it got skunk sprayed. Man, was that cat pissed-off at the world.
- williebee, on 10/12/2007, -4/+19Sorry, but this is the best pic. http://bp2.blogger.com/_ySCIT3KO9Zc/RdXVhFWHtAI/AAAAAAAABiY/wYLXn5rbsIk/s1600-h/wetcat17.jpg
This cat will get payback. - PFS1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15Please pardon the long post, but if you're reading the comments here, I'm guessing you enjoyed the article....at which point will greatly enjoy a little something I found a while ago: "Zen and the Art of Cat Washing." Origin unknown. (PS. I couldn't link to it...it is now just saved doc on my computer).
Zen and the Art of Cat Washing
A. Know that although the cat has the advantage of quickness and lack of concern for human life, you have the advantage of strength. Capitalize on that advantage by selecting the battlefield. Don't try to bathe him in an open area where he can force you to chase him. Pick a very small bathroom. If your bathroom is more than four feet square, I recommend that you get in the tub with the cat and close the sliding-glass doors as if you were about to take a shower. (A simple shower curtain will not do. A berserk cat can shred a three-ply rubber shower curtain quicker than a politician can shift positions.)
B. Know that a cat has claws and will not hesitate to remove all the skin from your body. Your advantage here is that you are smart and know how to dress to protect yourself.
I recommend canvas overalls tucked into high-top construction boots, a pair of steel-mesh gloves, an army helmet, a hockey face-mask, and a long-sleeved flak jacket.
C. Use the element of surprise. Pick up your cat nonchalantly, as if to simply carry him to his supper dish. (Cats will not usually notice your strange attire. They have little or no interest in fashion when a question of food has arisen.) On the off chance that your cat is wise, simply pick up food tray, ignore cat completly, and proudly march off to the bathroom. This will raise contempt in the cat, but not enough to risk skipping a meal. Curiosoty may not, in this case, kill the cat, but it will certainly trick said cat into bathroom.
D. Once you are inside the bathroom, speed is essential to survival. In a single liquid motion, shut the bathroom door (left foot), step into the tub enclosure (right foot), slide the glass door shut (left hand), dip the cat in the water (gloved right hand) and squirt him with shampoo (teeth). You have begun the wildest 45 seconds of your life.
E. Cats have no handles. Add the fact that he now has soapy fur, and the problem is radically compounded. Do not expect to hold on to him for more than two or three seconds at a time. When you have him, however, you must remember to give him another squirt of shampoo and rub like crazy.
He'll then wriggle free and fall back into the water, thereby rinsing himself off. (The national record for cats is three latherings, so don't expect too much.)
F. Next, the cat must be dried. Novice cat bathers always assume this part will be the most difficult, for humans generally are worn out at this point and the cat is just getting really determined. In fact, the drying is simple compared with what you have just been through. That's because by now the cat is semi-permanently affixed to your right leg.
You simply pop the drain plug with your foot, reach for your towel and wait. (Occasionally, however, the cat will end up clinging to the top of your army helmet. If this happens, the best thing you can do is to shake him loose and to encourage him toward your leg.) After all the water is drained from the tub, it is a simple matter to just reach down and dry the cat.
In a few days the cat will relax enough to be removed from your leg. He will usually have nothing to say for about three weeks and will spend a lot of time sitting with his back to you. He might even become psychoceramic and develop the fixed stare of a plaster figurine. You will be tempted to assume he is angry. This isn't usually the case.
As a rule he is simply plotting ways to get through your defenses and injure you for life the next time you decide to give him a bath. It is best to wash your cat in about the seventh year of it's life. True a younger cat is easier to wash, but wash it young and he'll learn young. A unwashed cat in it's prime will not expect this drastic measure, and after another cycle of seven years, the cat will perhaps (but probably not) have forgotten the incident, another handy technique is to move house, and therefore move bathrooms.
But at least now he smells a lot better.
On the first day of creation, God created the cat.... On the second day, God created man to serve the cat.... On the third day, God created all the animals of the earth to serve as potential food for the cat.... On the fourth day, God created honest toil so that man could labor for the good of the cat.... On the fifth day, God created the sparkle ball so that the cat might or might not play with it.... On the sixth day, God created veterinary science to keep the cat healthy and the man broke.... On the seventh day, God tried to rest, but He had to scoop the litterbox.... - Anrkist, on 10/12/2007, -13/+25Calm down Liberace.
- chingy1788, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14you evil bastard
- lnf69, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13I thought it was serious!!!
I already fallowed all the instructions, now I have a dead cat. - VinceNoir, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Speaking as a cat lover and owner of a cat for 21 years, I can say it's acutally pretty easy to give a cat a bath if you know what the ***** you're doing. For one thing, DON'T let the water run when the cat is in the tub. That's sure to bring about psychotic behaviour. Next, fill the tub with warm (about 75-80F) water and only about six inches deep for an adult cat. Finally, gently lower the cat in while being sweet to it. The cat will protest, but won't kick up much of a fight after having done it this way for maybe five or six times. While you give the cat a bath, it will yowl, but it won't scratch you and hiss and bite. You just have to know how to do it right. Cats are GREAT animals.
- Coronagold, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12The washing instructions are
1) pretty old
2) a joke
It's not meant to be done. A good flush will send a cat into a septic tank or somewhere inbetween.
Those who hate cats, please stay away from cats. I'm sure they hate you as much as you hate them. Rolling around in dog feces doesn't do you much good either. Take a bath. - fuzZzy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Why do we never get tired of looking at wet cat pictures? Nice photos.
- gh0st32, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11now that was good...digg for the monday funny
- cinnix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Is it Caturday?
- justinjacobs, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11@ours
Phew, I almost thought this thread was going to go without a wet pussy joke. - jjesusfreak01, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8REASONS THIS WILL NOT WORK!
1. My cat has claws, and uses them at will
2. My cat will not let me hold them in the bathroom. Anything like looks like a bowl might hold water, and he will claw his life out to get away (even when said bowls are dry)
3. My cat makes a terrible unholy noise when being washed...imagine a baby crying, but 10x as pitiful. Then they give you a look like they think you have abandoned them
The only time I was able to successfully wash my cat I had to pull him into a shower with me, and close the door (glass enclosed shower), because its the only way he couldn't get out. I cut shower time short due to problem #3. Seriously, its unbearable... - mindsnare, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11great pics, but man if I even tried to get my car remotely near water my face would be ripped off.
- AhmedOmran, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7@ImTheDarkcyde: Apparently you've never heard of cats that willingly sit on the toilet bowl and quench their thirst from the sparkling clean *cough* water inside. I've seen that happen twice. Just have to catch your cat at such a situation, then stuff it in while it's not looking.
- dawgma, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYXWJKj-sWs
It's better with the sound is off. :P - one1plus1one, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Cat washing is of particular interest to those with cat allergies.
Cat allergies are caused by the build-up of saliva on the cat's fur. It takes about 1 week of the cat licking itself to deposit enough saliva to trigger an allergic reaction in a human.
Thus most people (even those with severe cat allergies) are surprised to find that their allergy completely vanishes if they wash the cat once a week. However, as many of these comments point out, cat-washing is no easy task to say the least.
My wife who has a severe allergy to cats is able to live allergy free with our cat. (He is a cool black cat we named Mr. Spock). She washes him once a week, and in fact tonight is Mr. Spock's dreaded bath night! This is how we do it, and suprisingly he now tolerates it, and has been trained to expect his food-treats right afterwards. This procedure might work for a lot of cats:
1) On bathday, pre-fill the bathtub with warm water about 1 quarter of the way.
Note: use only warm water in the tub, and not hot water. Cat's can't sweat to cool themselves down, so you don't want to give your kitty heat stroke!
Warm water will also feel close to their body temperature so they will not notice the "watery" and "wet" sensation as much.
2) Also before you begin, put one large towel on the floor, and get another large drying towel ready.
3) Next, prepare a dish of your cat's favorite food and/or treats and bring it the bathroom. This is the time to load-up on treats to the max! At this point your cat's interest in the great food may be peaked, and he might just come into the bathroom naturally (but with a suspicious look).
4) Put on some thick jumbo-sized rubber gloves (the kind you buy at a hardware store for working with acid or dangerous radioactive materials!)
Some people may even need to wear eye protection to avoid eye scratches (but we don't need to worry about that with Mr. Spock!)
5) Let your cat eat some of his treat in the bathroom, before you begin. A good treat is the best way you can tell a cat you still care!
6) Now this part takes 2 people (each with thick rubber gloves): toss the cat into the bathtub.
7) Person1: holds down the cat as gently as possible, while Person 2 applies pet-shampoo. (But avoid the top of the head, and around the ears, to prevent ear infections -- cat's ears are really wide open.)
8) Pour several large cups of water on the cat to rinse away as much shampoo as possible (but again avoid pouring water into the ears). You can also pull the bath-plug at this point.
9) Spray the cat with a shower head (on gentle setting) and quickly rinse away the remaining shampoo.
Note: Even though shampoo instructions say "apply, rinse, repeat" I skip the repeat part! I consider myself lucky to have gotten through one cycle each bath time.
10) At this point your cat will look like a pitiful scrawny meowing wet-rat. Drop him on the floor-towel, and then wrap him up in the other towel and dry him off.
12) Let him eat some more of his treat while you are drying his fur off with the towel. (The only way to gain forgiveness from a cat is through treats).
He is usually back to normal and playing and purring about 1 hour after his bath. This bath procedure may seem cruel to some but our cat, Mr. Spock, was a stray we found almost on the verge of death (he was dangerously weak and skinny when we found him). Better this bath-once-a-week than the alternative, because no one else wanted him. He seems very happy and friendly now (except on bath night)!
NOTE for those with allergies: (If the cat has already "contaminated" the home with saliva however, then you will have to wash and vacume the entire house for a few weeks, in addition to bathing the cat -- but then you will be good to go, and you will have broken the saliva-build-up cycle, and should be completely allergy free provided that you simply bath your cat once a week -- in most cases.) - Troopy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Your cat sweats? Thats pretty ***** up m8 but not as ***** up as you smelling it!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7I had to give my cat a bath and was disappointed that this site wasn't more serious..
Guess I'll mark it as lame. - CBTF, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10Because if I don't, my allergies turn me into an angry ball of snot.
- adolfojp, on 10/12/2007, -5/+111. Make a hole on the side of a bucket. It must be large enough for the cat to fit its head through but not large enough for its shoulders to do so.
2. Fill the bucket with soapy water up to the hole.
3. Put the cat in the bucket.
4. Watch the frantic cat get its head stuck in the hole as it tries to get out.
5. Bathe the pissed off and immobilized cat and laugh your ass off while the feline plans its bloody revenge. - dolphumous, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10How does the washing affect taste though?
- noshuke, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6funny
http://bp1.blogger.com/_ySCIT3KO9Zc/RdXVg1WHs_I/AAAAAAAABiQ/sUGzbRoaOCM/s1600-h/wetcat18.jpg - Garage81, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8I wash one of my cats. The thing stinks, and doesnt know how to "shake" after he takes a dump.
- Jiffylush, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I used to bathe cats for a living at an animal hospital/grooming place. I found the safest way was to get a piece of closetmaid rack, put a leash on the cat and pull the leash through the rack. The cat would hunker down on the rack and would not move until the bath was over. Also submersion is not necessary, a hand sprayer is all you need.
- edilclyde, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5@bekeleven
i dont know which to concentrate on,, the girl or the cat. - okokitsme, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@ Williebee: That is one cat you can't wash without giving him a pill!
God, how it reminds me of a cat I knew!! - bekeleven, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3That is from the Cat Bath series, available here:
http://files.kavefish.com/pictures/collections/cat_bath/_index-list.html
My favorite in the series:
http://files.kavefish.com/pictures/collections/cat_bath/cat_bath_32.jpg - djgroovyslug, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3The instructions on the end remind me of something...
Like this post from the Best of Craigslist: http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/van/238094636.html
Except not as funny. - XISUPERMANIX, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4http://bp0.blogger.com/_ySCIT3KO9Zc/RdXWElWHtFI/AAAAAAAABjA/8sPlpwmxNwE/s400/wetcat12.jpg
he looks like he is on something
http://bp2.blogger.com/_ySCIT3KO9Zc/RdXVhFWHtBI/AAAAAAAABig/P1hALlC_ULI/s400/wetcat16.jpg
this one is so cute he reminds me of Gizmo - master_of_fm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3picture of my rabbit marvin getting a bath...
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q167/masteroffm/marvin_bathtime005.jpg - greatkingrat85, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Well it's better than the washing machine.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6193557.stm - Kentdigg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3The cats are worth the Digg.
- joeTaco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3most confusing spam ever.
- unicronband, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Digg, the internet's #1 resource for funny pictures of cats.
- VhaidraU, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@ihusoi "its only funny if stupid people do these things to other stupid people, not animals"
No, because humans > animals, to you animals > humans which is ***** up! - molecool, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I agree - only bathe your cat if it has a run-in with a skunk or gets into motor oil, has an acute flee infestation, etc. Cats are pretty clean animals and one shouldn't bathe them just because of allergies. It's in the same department with declawing your cat, which is a horrible thing to do. If you are allergic to cats don't get one. On the other hand, there was a poster who said that his wife was allergic and it was either the weekly bath or bringing it to the pound. In this case I'd of course condone the lesser of two evils - I'm sure the cat would agree ;-)
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