This morning I wiped Cassie's sides, back and tail with a Kitty Wipe while she was lying on the foot of my bed, in the warm draft from the space heater. She didn't protest at all - Yay! Catlady711, thank you for the info about fleas. I'll look closely to make sure she doesn't have them. I'm not sure how she'll respond to either canola oil or vitamin E, but it's worth a go.