cat bath hell from You Tube-not the automated clip!

[CultureJunky]

That is horrid and I hate it. Poor cat, why are they doing this. Cat's do not like baths or water silly woman!
I don't bath mine and would only bath them if they needed it for a medical reason or if they had something on their fur that needed to come off.
If a cat is dirty it will clean itself, cats are clean animals, they don't need baths or perfume or anything stupid like that.

[Pam]

I actually smiled through the video. Call me a meanie but I didn't see where the cat was being hurt at all. Having a bath is not something most cats enjoy but I realize there are a lot of people who, because of allergies, etc., must bathe their cats fairly often. My daughter occasionally bathes her white kitty and she is quite good in the bath. This woman was speaking reassuringly throughout to her kitty and I was grateful to see that she was rinsing thoroughly. That is very important both with cats and dogs. My cats make more noise on the way to the vet's. Thanks for the smiles this morning Richard.

[catnapper]

I watched the video and didn't see anything wrong with it. I also smiled thinking of Allen sounding the same exact way when I bathe him. It is the same exact scene when I bathe allen, only we go to the bath tub because he's so "fluffy" Cats sometimes need baths. I used to bathe Pouncer fairly reguarly because he had a habit of rolling in dirty cat litter. Allen gets butt baths from time to time. Harry's gotten a few dunks because of his pretty white fur looking very dingy -- in fact I've been thinking lately that its time for a bath again. I have never needed to bathe Abby or Flutter.... God grant me the serenity to bathe Abby if the time should ever come! She would think I was a murder and refuse to let me ever touch her ever again! She refused to let me pet her for 3 months after I brushed her last winter

I also had a few kitties crowded around me looking for the screaming kitty, with Flutter walking across the keyboards looking for it.

[RICHARD]

When I first got the Edster I took him for grooming.

He looked wonderful.

The second time I took him in I was greeted by the same groomer.,

Being the 'parent' I am, I was crushed when the kid took the carrier, looked inside and said....

I remember this cat, he freaked out when I clipped him!

This was months later and at a chain pet store, so for this kid to remember MY cat after grooming how many in between?.

When I picked him up he was half way peeled. THe kid told me that Ed 'refused' to have his belly shaved, but, the kid was nice and told me to bring him back later and he'd finish!

Ever since then I have bathed the Edster myself.

While it's a little work, I'd rather do it myself than let someone with no patience or taking the chance that someone would hurt or be hurt by giving my cat a bath.

[sasvermont]

I didn't find it horrible. I suspect the cat didn't enjoy the event, but I didn't notice blood dripping from the washers' arms, like you might see when I try to clip my cat, JuniRose's, nails. Can you imagine a bath?

Lots of folks have pets that howl when they are not in control. Juni acts as though I am trying to kill her when I do anything to her, when she doesn't wish it to happen. It is her personality. Although, I am happy to say that she is good at the Vet's (knock on wood).......

I thought the folks were very gentle with the cat. The woman's voice was very relaxed and reassuring.

The photo of the baby didn't need a bath.....but I bet they figured that out after this event.

Oh well. Different strokes for different folks.

[Fuzzybuns]

Oh good grief, "horrid"??
I will agree that it goes against feline nature to need a bath but sometimes it just has to be done but to call something like this "horrid" doesn't make any sense!

There are so many reasons why somebody might bath their cat...the cat getting something dangerous on itself, a child dumping flour on it, to remove the vet smell which might have been causing kitty to be hassled by others, the people having allergies...who knows why it needed one but I doubt it was to make it smell prettier or maybe it was...have you ever lived with a cat that smells like 3 year old cheese and made your eyelashes curl??

They were very supportive of kitty and I saw no cruelty whatsoever...

[CultureJunky]

Well I'm sticking to my opinion, I don't believe you should bath cats unless they need something to do with flea-ing, or have something on thier coats that needs to come off, such as tar, oil etc.
If you really want your cat to be clean you can buy pet wipes that are easy to use and give them a wipe over.
And to me the video is horrid, to put a cat through such stress just to give it a bath is not right, it could have a heart attack. Such stressful situations is certainly not going to make your cat trust people and will make it timid.
Perhaps it's a US thing, as I have never come across anybody in the UK bathing their cats, I think it's not something we do here or believe in.
I've read a lot on the internet about you should'nt bathe your cat unless it's completely neccessary, as they are clean by nature and have a coating along the fur which is a defence (like the natural oils human hair has to protect it).
I know there are a lot of people on PT that bathe their cats and I know the cats on this site are extremely well looked after, so I'm not saying anything against those people, just that I do not like it personally and would never put Jack or Sunny through any undue stress for the sake of thinking you're pet should look good. They look gorgeous to me and I'm happy with them the way they are, small stains and all.

P.S
Jack does go through smelly periods actually but it soon goes when he goes out in the garden and has fresh air. He's an animal and has a natural animal smell, I'd prefer that, I don't want him to smell like Calvin Klein.

[jennielynn1970]

Well I'm sticking to my opinion, I don't believe you should bath cats unless they need something to do with flea-ing, or have something on thier coats that needs to come off, such as tar, oil etc.
If you really want your cat to be clean you can buy pet wipes that are easy to use and give them a wipe over.

I'm guessing you don't have long haired kitties that are shown professionally.
They happen to go through it all the time.

My first roommate didn't like to bathe either. Didn't mean she didn't need it. She was just lazy and hated showering or bathing. Thankfully she did bathe about twice a week. She also sniffed underwear that were on her bedroom floor to see if they were clean or not. Yeah.... SHE did this. What girl does things like that?!

Anyway, all people believe different things when it comes to bathing, whether it be human or animal, and we're all entitled to our own opinions. We just don't have the right to condemn them for it unless it's compromising the well-being of either member. I don't see bathing a cat falling under that category, even with the worst behaved cat.

[Fuzzybuns]

Perhaps it's a US thing, as I have never come across anybody in the UK bathing their cats, I think it's not something we do here or believe in.

Trust me, if there are show cat owners and licensed breeders, there are cats getting regular baths...even in the UK.

[Freedom]

That is a fairly accurate depiction of bath time. I give my cats a bath every other month. Sometimes Sparkle will howl like that; sometimes Chestnut will.
Sometimes no one howls like that, they jsut grit their teeth and wait for me to finish.

There ARE a few things I do differently than the woman in the video:
1. NEVER get the head wet.
2. NEVER have the cat down in the sink (she does this in the rinse.) I always keep the front paws up on the sink divider or on the counter.
3. SIX MINUTES??? No, mine are in and out in less than 2.5 minutes.
4. Always clear off the ENTIRE area so there is nothing which can come crashing down on the kitty.
5. Don't laugh at the kitty. They know what we mean when we laugh, and they are NOT finding this funny.

I didn't see anything terrible going on, though.

[CultureJunky]

Sandra, I know you bathe your cats, and I know that you would never make them stressed like that poor cat is in the video. The way you do it is good, in that you put the importance of your cats experience first and do not do anything to cause it undue stress. That's a good cat owner, and I know you are a very good owner.

[Fuzzybuns]

Well, I tend to think the best in everybody until proven different. I won't judge them for giving their cat a bath because it could've been any situation that called for it. I don't know why they felt it needed it, maybe it rolled in rat poison??
That video does not show why the cat needed a bath and maybe it was her first time doing it...I didn't think bathing a cat required a permit and resume.

[lvpets2002]

Thank you Freedom.. You have stated the proper way to bath a kitty baby.. I found the video very disturbing & could not watch the whole thing.. If you dont know how to bath a cat then take the baby to a Vet for proffesional help.. Poor poor wittle baby had to go thru such stress due to Morons trying to get a laugh!!!!

That is a fairly accurate depiction of bath time. I give my cats a bath every other month. Sometimes Sparkle will howl like that; sometimes Chestnut will.
Sometimes no one howls like that, they jsut grit their teeth and wait for me to finish.

There ARE a few things I do differently than the woman in the video:
1. NEVER get the head wet.
2. NEVER have the cat down in the sink (she does this in the rinse.) I always keep the front paws up on the sink divider on the counter.
3. SIX MINUTES??? No, mine are in and out in less than 2.5 minutes.
4. Always clear off the ENTIRE area so there is nothing which can come crashing down on the kitty.
5. Don't laugh at the kitty. They know what we mean when we laugh, and they are NOT finding this funny.

I didn't see anything terrible going on, though.

[RICHARD]

a child dumping flour on it

Hmmmm, If Ed stays whiter, longer.....It may be worth a try!