I had to take Fluffykins to the vet yesterday, due to the large number of hairballs she has been spewing out onto the carpet over the last few days (Question #1: Why don’t cats ever throw up on linolium?).
I’ve got the anti-hairball cat food, the tube of hairball medicine, and the new metal comb. I’ve got a nice list of things I can add to her food (pumpkin - who knew?), but I have no idea how to give the cat a bath.
This cat has a history of being abused by the children of her first owner, so she doesn’t really trust people and she’s not fond of being touched. She hates to be brushed.
Chuck the cat. (Just kidding!) There’s a type of mitt with little teeth on it. You put it on and proceed to pet your cat, while at the same time brushing it’s fur. Works pretty well and is fairly unexpensive.
You know those plastic things to wash baseball caps in the dishwasher? Made out of thick, hard, plastic “wire”? Once saw a thing similar to that into which you shoved your cat (while wearing Kevlar gloves, I assume). It supposedly keeps your cat still-ish and your hands gore-free while you soap up the pissed-off kitty from outside the form-fitting cage.
The first and last time I bathed a cat (why, I can’t remember) I did the following: Put on really heavy gloves and a jacket with thick sleeves. Wrapped the cat in a towel, & lowered it into a basin of warm water. Cat got free, scratched my chin, and became a hairy, wet, soapy pissed off feline projectile. Hours later I recaptured the poor cat & rinsed it quickly.
There are groomers who bathe cats; I’d go that route if you can!
