Thread: Well Bathtub D-Day is over with!!

My 24lb ginger tabby HATES baths. I badly underestimated his strength the first time I gave him a bath and he thrashed like an alligator and tore up my arm. Then he started thrashing more and slammed his face into the tub, leaving a huge cut on his lip. Sampson goes outside and needs bathed more often than the others...He's gotten better over time though. He is afraid of the dryer and the one time I tried drying him he escaped to the basement and took a big poo on the floor :( My two Coonies seem to enjoy their baths, and Bengal Brat keeps herself pristine and never needs one ( with her razor sharp claws this is a good thing!)

Neevie didn't like any of it per se, but I think given time she could get used to it - she didn't slash and trash like an aligator, she just meekly tried to come out like "may be I'll get out now... no? ok how about now?..." even when I poured water over her - but I avoided her face, I have to say...

Originally Posted by MandyCoonie

My 24lb ginger tabby HATES baths. I badly underestimated his strength the first time I gave him a bath and he thrashed like an alligator and tore up my arm. Then he started thrashing more and slammed his face into the tub, leaving a huge cut on his lip. Sampson goes outside and needs bathed more often than the others...He's gotten better over time though. He is afraid of the dryer and the one time I tried drying him he escaped to the basement and took a big poo on the floor :( My two Coonies seem to enjoy their baths, and Bengal Brat keeps herself pristine and never needs one ( with her razor sharp claws this is a good thing!)

Just curious: how do the MCs and bengal get on together? Does the fur often go flying?

I usually trim their nails before bath time- makes a big difference!