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

[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.

[Catty1]

I thought it was the automatic cat bath video. My bad.

Would hate if I had to bathe mine...though they are pretty much mama's boys, it might be ok.

[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.

[jennielynn1970]

Ok, when people start to question why she's giving the cat a bath, this is getting out of hand. Maybe it had fleas. Maybe they just adopted the cat. Who knows.

She wasn't abusing the cat. She's washing it. Cats don't like water. That is known by most people. The cat is letting everyone know it doesn't like water or appreciate the bath.

There's no reason to condemn her for doing something that many people do all the time to their pets. Geez! Do we not all have better things to do?!

[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.

[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.

[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.

[Taz_Zoee]

I have had to bathe Taz twice in his life. We had a flea problem and had to. But my friends (use to be my neighbors) always bathe their cats. I'm not sure why, but obviously they have gotten use to it.
I didn't see anything disturbing in the video. Although, I did not watch all of it and I watched it without sound. But I could see the kitty meowing it's head off. Hey, it must have needed a bath. It's not going to kill it to get a bath. She wasn't beating it to get it to sit still. (at least in the part I saw)
Yes, I don't think cats need bathes, except for medical or emergency reasons. They bathe themselves just fine.

[CultureJunky]

Okay okay, so some people bathe their cats, I did say that. I personally found the clip not nice, I don't like the stress the cat is going through, I did say that I know a lot of people bathe their cats and they're good owners didn't I?
You have to accept that some people find the clip not nice, and I'm one of them, I'm entitled to my opinion am I not?
I welcome a debate but there's no need to lambast me for not agreeing with what's going on in the clip.
And thank you lvpets2002 for also stating what I did, that the way Sandra bathes her cats is okay, I'm just thinking of the well being of the cat that's all. Sure some cats may like the attention and being bathed, or tolerate it, then that's fine, this cat obviously didn't. All I was saying is that.
I just hope the next time they decide to bath their cat that they do it better so the poor thing isn't terrified.
It hurts me to think of the cat being terrified and scared that's all, and surely no animal lover wants to see any animal frightened, even if only for a few minutes?

[slick]

That cat has nothing over my Max. When I have to give him a butt bath because of the runs, you'd think I was torturing him. He never scratches or bites but man can he be vocal. One time my neighbour knocked on my door just to see if everything was OK.

The last time he was at the groomers I arrived to pick him up early and he drew a crowd. He wan't in the bath but under a dryer and getting combed and there were about 5 people all standing around listening to him and laughing. Needless to say, I joined in. Some cats are just more vocal than others.

I found nothing disturbing about that video, in fact I chuckled all the way through it because I've been there, done that. Well, I don't wet Max's head or lay him down in the sink all the drama and more resides in my house.

I did wonder about the amount of shampoo used. I don't think I would use that much, but you never know. Maybe it was a case of ringworm or something that needed that much. Let's try and not judge, OK.....and I do respect other people's opinions.

[Freedom]

Yeah, I don't like seeing them frightened, and ESPECIALLY not by something the owner is doing. Our pets learn to trust us, and to betray that trust may have lasting consequences in the pet - owner relationship. On those occasions when one of mine does get vocal in the bath, I give it a hug and cuddle (getting soaked in the process) and then move through the rinsing whether I was ready or not. "Time to be done!" is what all the vocalizing means in this house! And I try to accomodate.

[Lizzie]

I didn't watch the video because I doubted that I would find it funny, although I didn't think I'd be horrified either. I never bathe my cats, although I do wash areas of their fur when it's needed. I also use wipes quite often and they rather like being "washed" that way, I think because it's like their mom-cat grooming them. Perhaps people in the U.K., except those involved in showing, are less likely to bathe their cats (I'm a Brit ex-pat).

[RICHARD]

Ahem,

White cats do not necessarily hide dirt well........
So looking at a dingy off white cat breaks my heart.



Ed, Time for your bath?

[Taz_Zoee]

Okay okay, so some people bathe their cats, I did say that. I personally found the clip not nice, I don't like the stress the cat is going through, I did say that I know a lot of people bathe their cats and they're good owners didn't I?
You have to accept that some people find the clip not nice, and I'm one of them, I'm entitled to my opinion am I not?
I welcome a debate but there's no need to lambast me for not agreeing with what's going on in the clip.
And thank you lvpets2002 for also stating what I did, that the way Sandra bathes her cats is okay, I'm just thinking of the well being of the cat that's all. Sure some cats may like the attention and being bathed, or tolerate it, then that's fine, this cat obviously didn't. All I was saying is that.
I just hope the next time they decide to bath their cat that they do it better so the poor thing isn't terrified.
It hurts me to think of the cat being terrified and scared that's all, and surely no animal lover wants to see any animal frightened, even if only for a few minutes?

I hope this wasn't directed toward me, because my statement had nothing to do with anything anyone else posted. Everyone IS entitled to their opinion. And as I stated, I didn't even finish watching the whole video. The short amount I watched seemed harmless, but then I saw that it was over 5 minutes long, so I stopped it. My comment was just in general about bathing cats. I apologize if you misunderstood me. I did not mean to offend anyone.
And I agree with your last statement (that's why I didn't watch the whole thing).

[CultureJunky]

Tazz_Zoee, no nothing I said was directed at you or anybody else. I was just expressing some more thoughts. I'm a very placid person honestly! Don't say boo or baa to anybody ever!
I haven't been offended by anything anybody said.
I was just upset somewhat from seeing the cat so scared, and felt sorry for it.