My Carly was abused by her previous owners. They used to throw her in the pool they had. She has NEVER gotten over her fear of water. In fact, if she hears the word bath - she runs and hides under the bed.

We couldn't bathe her without Dick and I both getting clawed badly. She became so stressed that we were really worried about her. We talked to the vet about it and he gave us mild tranquilizers for her. He said to not use them often, so we only bathe her about every 3 months. That's enough trauma for the poor girl.