I don't think it's that bad. If I were going to have to bathe Corkscrew I think I would use one of those. My tub has one of those shower head that is on a hose you can take it down and move it around. Because I know if I had to bathe Corkscrew he would attack me, I've bathed Tibby because and she's no problem. And I wouldn't want to take Corkscrew to a groomer because he would attack the poor groomer. My friend works for a grooming place and she said that's she's seen groomers go to the ER because cats have torn them up so bad. And I know that Corkscrew would be one of those cats that would send someone to an ER. I think as long as the cat isn't being dumped into the water then it's not that bad.