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Does your cat love baths?

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From the lens How To Bathe a Cat.

  • resumeformat May 19, 2012 @ 4:23 am | delete
    I wouldn't be able to get my caat near a bath! Jolly funny!
  • Oosquid May 17, 2012 @ 11:54 am | delete
    It's a brave soul that bathes a cat :0) Sometimes it just has to be done and your information can prove most useful.
  • LivRiley May 15, 2012 @ 12:46 pm | delete
    Poor little cuties...they look terrified.
  • hotsytotsy29 Apr 30, 2012 @ 12:40 am | delete
    Such funny pix and helpful advice! Love your work. My fat Persian cat however, would not. He needs a bath from time to time and dopey as he is, he knows when it's coming....lol. Thanks for a great read.
  • themeanviolets Apr 23, 2012 @ 8:28 pm | delete
    this is the best lens I've seen all day. Had me and my daughter laughing.... I think even my dog let out a giggle. Fabulous.
  • rantheman1 Apr 9, 2012 @ 11:50 pm | delete
    She doesn't "love" them, but she doesn't mind them anymore. Very informative lens!
  • bwet Apr 3, 2012 @ 9:08 pm | delete
    Loll.. i find this lens really funny somehow :D
  • jercow75 Apr 1, 2012 @ 3:47 pm | delete
    Oh these poor poor cats. Our cat hates us after he gets a bath, but is fine when his next feeding comes around.
  • Parfumi_sLOVEnia Mar 23, 2012 @ 6:34 am | delete
    Cute! Love the lens :))
  • richman2553 Mar 21, 2012 @ 4:39 am | delete
    I like this your post.

    Thanks.
  • Steve_Kaye Mar 16, 2012 @ 11:37 pm | delete
    I once gave a bath to a one-pound kitten. It was an experience that I'll never forget.
  • awelldressedbullet Mar 15, 2012 @ 9:50 pm | delete
    OMG, I totally loved this!

    Sprinkled with Angel Dust!
  • jordanmilesbasketballstuff Mar 11, 2012 @ 7:38 pm | delete
    love those cats..so cute!
  • MeowCyn Mar 8, 2012 @ 12:01 pm | delete
    I once had a neutered male cat, Petey, who begged to come into the shower stall with me. He enjoyed getting sprayed with warm water. When he'd had enough, he knew how to push open the magnetic latch door and let himself out. One morning he repeated the routine THREE times. Quite a character...
  • drozer Mar 4, 2012 @ 8:43 am | delete
    Wow chucked full of valuable information. Well done.
  • kristine100 Feb 18, 2012 @ 11:16 am | delete
    Nice lens. I have never had the need to bathe one of my cats - thank goodness for that!
  • naheedahsan Feb 18, 2012 @ 9:12 am | delete
    great lens, Thanks for the information....
  • SongDog Feb 3, 2012 @ 8:19 pm | delete
    Fabulous lens on a very tricky subject! I have a special needs cat who must have a partial bath every day. Also, I've worked in the veterinary field for 10 years and have even seen some professional groomers balk at bathing cats! Thanks for compiling all this great advice and doing it in such a humorous way!
  • JohannaBaker Feb 1, 2012 @ 9:48 pm | delete
    Great lens! My cat Elmo is now in his 15th year and he is an angel to bathe..not that he used to be but I would always speak softly to him, and make sure I had everything ready before hand and gave him a cuddle in a dry towel after until his growling told me he has really had enough of my attentions, lol! Now he sits in the bath still with me holding him, but he doesn't struggle and wail now...
    Good advice, I do that and I can confirm that it works incredibly well!
  • charlino Jan 29, 2012 @ 1:20 pm | delete
    OUTSTANDING! This information is very helpful, and much appreciated for all who love their kitties. Thank you for sharing.
  • Lynnzee Jan 29, 2012 @ 1:07 am | delete
    I have 5 cats. The one I thought would be the the terror to bathe, was the only sweetheart of the bunch . She really enjoyed it. The one I thought would be real easy to bathe nearly tore me up! You just never know! I have a gentle way about me but that did very little to soothe them. Bath time has not been fun therefore it does not happen very often.
  • GrannyAlice Jan 28, 2012 @ 7:40 pm | delete
    wonderful!
  • Pastiche Jan 28, 2012 @ 5:06 pm | delete
    Our cats do NOT love baths, but we've learned to follow the same steps you recommend when they do need bathing. Our older male cat is more likely to hold still for the indignity, howling only a few times at the outset. Our younger cat, well, she'd fly if possible to escape the bath. It's definitely a two-person task to bathe a cat. The treats afterward to seem to entice forgiveness, until the next time ...
  • JanezKranjski Jan 28, 2012 @ 3:52 pm | delete
    None of my cats liked to take bath. It was always a big battle for me and them.
  • fanfreluche Jan 28, 2012 @ 4:43 am | delete
    I love those photos of bathing cats. I am one person who tought Tomato juice was the way to get ride of skunk odor. I know better now. I love cats!
  • cleanyoucar Jan 28, 2012 @ 1:55 am | delete
    Hahaha... I never knew you can bath a cat. Love the photos... hilarious!
  • ErnestBoehm Jan 27, 2012 @ 10:26 pm | delete
    I like the page
  • navalava Jan 27, 2012 @ 7:22 pm | delete
    Haha, great pictures. Original idea. Geat work!
    It seems, bathing a cat is a lot worse job that bathing a bunny. :)
  • Love_Cats Jan 27, 2012 @ 8:22 am | delete
    lol The funnest pictures of cats I have seen in ages a great lens I laughed for ages. When I finally stop I might get around to being able to read it. I could just imagine my cat being bathed p no chance she goes nuts if she dips a paw in the water!
  • TheHealthCabin Jan 27, 2012 @ 5:30 am | delete
    Great, informative and funny lens, Thank you.
  • Dimplefree Jan 27, 2012 @ 3:39 am | delete
    Ha! You should try bathing a ferret, I've still got the scars.
  • intermarks Jan 26, 2012 @ 2:45 pm | delete
    I never know that cat like to be bath. This lens is really awesome and really input me more information on cats.
  • KathyT Jan 26, 2012 @ 10:21 am | delete
    Just HAD to come back and bless now that I've earned my wings! :)
  • Edutopia Jan 26, 2012 @ 6:02 am | delete
    Funny lens. My friend had a joke on how to best give a cat a bath: Put some shampoo in the toilet bowl, place cat in toilet, close lid, flush. Good for a joke but never to actually be done in real life!
  • canoz Jan 26, 2012 @ 2:17 am | delete
    A very well written and useful lens! Entertaining and educational. We always bathed our cats when I was younger. My mum did it regularly from when they were kittens and although they didn't like it they didn't fuss too much. My cat is a rescue cat and already full grown when I got her. I can't imagine putting her personality any where near water!! ;-)
  • Pmona Jan 25, 2012 @ 11:50 pm | delete
    Calming music would not have been heard over the amount of noise my cats made while being bathed. Enjoyed this lens.
  • flycatcher Jan 25, 2012 @ 10:25 pm | delete
    One of my old cats looked like a bowling ball on toothpicks when she got wet - but these cats are even funnier! Great lens, and very sound advice!
  • SRitchieable Jan 25, 2012 @ 6:41 pm | delete
    Wow! Thanks for making a lens on this; I thought my family was the only family that ever had to wash a cat. Actually cats - 20+, all rescues. A 'first bath' is essential to exterminate all the fleas - if only because the water and shampoo drive them from their hiding places allowing them to be abolished. (Down with fleas!) We usually use the kitchen sink, which has the advantage of curtains which the cat can 'claw' (rather than us) whilst being washed. And a GIGANTIC TOWEL is a must afterwards, large enough to wrap their tail too. Otherwise the water drips down their tail and everywhere. Cats are great, and they're still great even though they hate being washed. But they nearly always forgive you afterwards, or if not immediately the next day. Love the cat-bathing-pics! Thanks!
  • Lindrus Jan 25, 2012 @ 2:16 pm | delete
    Hilarious photos! Funny! Our cat happened to love water, so there never was a problem. Enjoyed your lens!
  • Jolene_Belmain Jan 25, 2012 @ 2:14 pm | delete
    Such a cute and informative lens... Love the bit about how to bathe skunk off of a cat. We have quite a few skunks in our neighbourhood, and there are usually at least one dog each week with it (I have a cat, so it is nice to know in my case as well).
  • marciag Jan 25, 2012 @ 8:00 am | delete
    This is way too funny. I don't have cats but always enjoy watching pics, especially when they give me a giggle.
  • imaginemdd Jan 24, 2012 @ 6:28 pm | delete
    When my cat was in his twenties, I had to bathe him and he seemed to appreciate it, but you did have to be gentle and aware of how you were doing it. Good page on bathing cats.
  • MariaDSk Jan 23, 2012 @ 8:18 pm | delete
    For the skunk spray shampoo idea... surely if your cat is one that tries to demolish the whole house during bath time in an attempt to escape then hydrogen peroxide is rather dangerous for it? If it doesn't sit still it could get into its eyes, mouth, earths :/
  • Frankster Jan 24, 2012 @ 12:06 pm | delete
    Thank you so much for reminding me of 3 other items I should have -- and now have -- put on the recipe: 1) put cotton balls in cats ears, 2) put drop of olive oil in cats eyes to prevent irritation 3) wear clothes to protect your hands. Bear hugs, Frankster
  • MariaDSk Jan 24, 2012 @ 3:46 pm | delete
    No problem at all :). I just remembered my own "experience" with peroxide... not so pleasant. Otherwise love the article , though doubt would help my grandmas cat. The thing in an attempt to escape managed to climb, claws and all, all over my mums back who was holding her .
  • Moonbeam973 Jan 23, 2012 @ 7:41 pm | delete
    None of my cats ever liked baths. (I was owned by one who liked to go for car rides though). Great lens!
  • megabu717 Jan 23, 2012 @ 6:24 pm | delete
    Awesome pictures! Great lens.
    I just recently gave a shower to my neighbor’s cat accidently. It was sitting outside under the pipe from where the cold water came out and I heard the laud grrrrr meow, that’s how I came to know that the cat was there. Before I read your lens I had been convinced that the cats do not take bath. Thanks.
  • TravelingRae Jan 23, 2012 @ 4:07 pm | delete
    I had a cat once who loved the water. She'd come lie on my tummy in the bath, keeping head above the water, and she'd purr if I scooped water in my hands and gently poured it over her back. My other cats, though, don't like the water and have never been bathed.
  • canoz Jan 26, 2012 @ 2:21 am | delete
    Rae your comment is delightful and almost beyond belief except we too owned a cat who loved water. He would lay on the side of the bathtub and paddle his paws in it when my dad bathed each night. When it rained he would go out to play by walking up and down the drain way in the run off. Big smiles here. Thanks for bringing up those special memories.
  • myamya Jan 23, 2012 @ 1:58 pm | delete
    funny lens! :D thumbs up
  • Marcy105 Jan 23, 2012 @ 11:09 am | delete
    Oh please do a tshirt at threadless.com! I want one with that very first pic. I think it speaks for how we all feel these days. Hopefully your design will get selected and you will make tons of money for your kitties!
  • MJsConsignments Jan 23, 2012 @ 9:52 am | delete
    We had a curious kitten that stepped into the basin of motor oil a neighbor had just drained from his truck. He was covered. It took 4 baths in Dawn to get it all off. The kitten was fine through all of it. A few months later, when he got into something else, we figured he would be easy to bathe, that he would be used to it...NOT!
  • niicki Jan 22, 2012 @ 9:35 pm | delete
    My cat does not love baths, but unfortunately there was a point at which she was not bathing her behind, and needed one badly. I didn't follow these steps exactly, but I believe at the end of it she was calm and over her momentary trauma. Next time I need to do it, I'm totally coming back for instructions!
  • Lemming13 Jan 6, 2012 @ 7:50 am | delete
    My cat, who was huge and psychotic, was best friends with a pig in the local park and one day fell into her pen; obviously the stuff he had all over him was extremely nasty and he could never have washed it off himself. It took three adults to hold and bath him, and all of us wound up needing serious bandaging, but he did wind up clean. Then he went outside and hunted water rats in a drainage ditch... Great lens, very funny and very informative, blessing this.
  • SudokuNut Dec 10, 2011 @ 9:36 pm | delete
    My wife tried to bath our main coon once. I guess it finally ended up with all four of his feet painfully clamped onto her head...and no bath. Lol
  • favored1 Nov 15, 2011 @ 6:12 pm | delete
    Unfortunately some of those "how not to's" were my early cat bathing days. Guess you learn by experience.
  • WriterJanis Nov 11, 2011 @ 2:44 am | delete
    OMG! You have such great photos! By the way, my cats hate baths.
  • Lifeboost Nov 4, 2011 @ 4:32 pm | delete
    Gosh, I didn't even know you could bath a cat! Really glad I never had to bath mine.
  • alteredkat Nov 2, 2011 @ 12:02 pm | delete
    poor kitties...they all look positively miserable!
    p.s. thank you for blessing my LOTD "bottlecap pendant" lens...I sincerely appreciate it!
  • AsFarAsTheEagleFlies Oct 30, 2011 @ 11:42 am | delete
    Haha! No one has a cat like me!
    My cats practically love baths
    I have two cats, one Maine Coon and a Turkish Van, handpicked by none but me
  • genglo Oct 23, 2011 @ 10:32 pm | delete
    No, my cats hate baths!
  • brucem77 Oct 18, 2011 @ 9:32 am | delete
    Thanks for a very informative post

    Caring for cats
  • _Hana_ Oct 14, 2011 @ 3:21 am | delete
    God no, my cats hate water almost as much as they hate having no food :)
  • JoshK47 Oct 4, 2011 @ 9:31 am | delete
    My first thought: put on a suit of chain mail...
  • Frankster Oct 4, 2011 @ 10:04 am | delete
    LOL Chain mail might work. I just had to bathe a large cat in my FIV Cat Rescue, Harley. He is so big that he can't clean himself and so stuff sticks to his long hair in the worse place. lol I actually had 2 friends help me because I also had to shave him. Lots of fun.
  • Tia2 Oct 3, 2011 @ 6:43 pm | delete
    I never tried but it's good to know there's a less stressful way to bathe a cat.
  • aardvarkapparel Sep 13, 2011 @ 7:01 pm | delete
    my arms have many scars from bathing cats!
  • MyAroma Sep 13, 2011 @ 3:08 pm | delete
    I've really enjoyed this lens with all the cute cat pictures!
  • annaovd Sep 12, 2011 @ 9:51 am | delete
    my cat hates baths it scratches, nites, and moews loudly, then it looks like a skeleton lol great lens!
  • scarlettohairy Sep 7, 2011 @ 11:26 am | delete
    Great information here! My cat doesn't hate baths but doesn't love them either. I use the bath wipes and she seems to like that and they really do remove dirt and oil.
  • KimGiancaterino Sep 6, 2011 @ 3:53 pm | delete
    Our cats do not like baths, but I'm glad to have your skunk shampoo recipe on file -- just in case. We've had a few close calls this summer.
  • LaraineRose Sep 5, 2011 @ 3:05 am | delete
    I've never given a cat a bath. It looks like a tough job in most instances. This is a wonderful lens. I am not surprised it has won the purple star award.
  • Kylyssa Sep 4, 2011 @ 11:26 am | delete
    I used to have a cat who loved baths. He was of Siamese extraction. Thank you for these great tips for bathing cats. "Blessed" by a Labor Day SquidAngel.
  • EchoTarpeian Aug 31, 2011 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    LOL!!! great pix and captions, love this Lens;)
  • Kate Aug 17, 2011 @ 7:58 pm | delete
    We need to bathe our rather large feline right away and are wondering if anyone has any tips for washing a big fella. He had an accident that has resulted in some mess in his fur, so I'm hoping we can manage a spot cleaning of some kind!
  • Frankster Aug 18, 2011 @ 12:53 pm | delete
    I've had to bathe the rear end of a very large cats several times for the same reason. You do need another person to help. You can wrap a towel around the front legs and body, leaving the rear end and legs exposed. The put warm, soapy water in a tub or bowl in the sink, and use a cup to pour the water over him and a rag to get the stuff out. When you are done, put warm water in the bowl and rinse him off using a cup. Dry him good with several towels. Make sure to talk to him while you bathe him, and when you are done, give him a treat and keep him warm.
  • MiaBellezza Aug 17, 2011 @ 5:42 pm | delete
    None of my cats liked getting a bath. Romeo hasn't had a bath yet and hopefully I won't have to give him one. Fun cat bath photos!
  • NAIZA Aug 12, 2011 @ 10:39 pm | delete
    I totally love cats and bathing them is really what a hassle every time it struggles.. I enjoyed the cat photo captions.. and I can just imagine how my cats are feeling every time. Terrific lens!
  • tandemonimom Aug 11, 2011 @ 8:44 am | delete
    I've never tried bathing a cat, I admit. Great lens, love the caption contests!
  • Tipi Aug 10, 2011 @ 8:17 am | delete
    The cats of the world send their, 'purrfect bath' compliments to you for your stress free bathing methods! Very sensitively done to relieve all of these traumatic times.
  • flowergardener Aug 9, 2011 @ 10:16 pm | delete
    Hilarious images! I've tried to bathe a cat by myself before - unsucessfully - you definately need another 2 hands helping.
  • TravelingRae Aug 1, 2011 @ 4:54 pm | delete
    I had a cat 10 years ago who loved baths. She come and lie on my stomach when I had a soak and would purr and purr and purr. When we were done, she'd go lie on her towel and wait for me to wrap her up and hold her until she was dry. I didn't have her for long, but she sure was memorable! (the photos in this lens are too funny!)
  • AddaptAbilities Jul 31, 2011 @ 4:44 pm | delete
    We had to flea-dip Piglet when she came home, and she purred the entire time. At one point I *tried* to bathe CC because she had gotten a spot of what looked like motor oil on her back. The experience taught me that holding onto a cat that doesn't want to be held is nigh impossible. She left puncture wounds on my neck, scalp, and ears as she politely escaped from the situation. I realized that she was more than capable of ripping off my face, she was simply choosing not to do so.

    Fortunately, when I described the oil spot to the vet, he said it was too small to really cause problems. Since she's now 17 years old and still healthy and active, he appears to have been right.
  • bejeezers Jul 19, 2011 @ 4:26 pm | delete
    Just love these photo's...so funny...
  • ArtByLinda Jul 12, 2011 @ 10:51 am | delete
    Oh my goodness those photos are hilarious!
  • ellagis Jul 1, 2011 @ 6:53 pm | delete
    I think my cat likes water, she likes to drink from my hands with running water! Great lens, full of useful suggestions. I especially apprecciate the section that helps people to understand if their cat needs a bath or not. Like you said, most of times cats don´t need baths!
  • pramodbisht Jun 25, 2011 @ 12:50 am | delete
    great pictures, vee\ry fuuny too
  • cinstress Jun 10, 2011 @ 12:03 pm | delete
    great pictures! Only had to bath a cat once in my life. That was enough. Although we had cats that liked to drink from the bathtub once
  • pawpaw911 May 2, 2011 @ 7:14 pm | delete
    Just did a lens about our cat that died at 20 years old. Thought I would check out some other cat lenses. Nice topic.
  • SilvaraWilde May 1, 2011 @ 6:25 pm | delete
    Both of mine hate being bathed. They're almost 9, and I started bathing them at 4 months just in case I ever had to when they got older. I've had to a few times over the years, and they both let me, but Kaylynn will sit in the bathtub and scream at the top of her lungs like I'm killing her. She even moves around until she finds the best echo, and then sits facing that way. This has not made us very popular when I used to live in an apartment!
  • momsfunny May 1, 2011 @ 8:40 am | delete
    The pictures are just so funny and adorable. I've never seen a cat having so much fun with water, she is like having a great time in a bathtub, so cute! I know someone who is having a hard time giving her cat a bath and I think she will love this! Very helpful and beautiful lens.
  • heehaw Apr 25, 2011 @ 12:37 pm | delete
    yup, she does , i normally uses luke warm water and pour on top of my cat's body using my hand bit by bit , then rubs slowly with a wet soak cloth , and shampoo my cat , next i dry my cat with a dry cloth and use hair dryer at a low speed and after the furs begin to dryoff , i will leave my cat under the morning sun which they normally enjoys
  • pinkrenegade Apr 22, 2011 @ 9:36 pm | delete
    I don't think you should bathe your cat. Because majority of the cats don't like it and actually they clean themselves. But probably if your cat smells bad and dirty, that's the time to bathe your cat.
  • KathyT Apr 10, 2011 @ 2:43 pm | delete
    Although my own Kitty is no longer with us, she DESPISED having a bath. She was beautiful - a white furball (and when I say "ball" ... well, let's just say that we spoiled her a bit too much!). :) This is a great lens. As helpful as it is entertaining. You did a great job of balancing the education content w/ the humor (although I'm guessing that the kitty models were not finding humor in their situations! lol!)
    :) Kath
  • CruiseReady Apr 5, 2011 @ 4:14 am | delete
    Very cool lens - lots of gret pics. I am not brave enough to try to give mine a bath!
  • katiecolette Mar 27, 2011 @ 1:39 pm | delete
    My cat used to hate baths!
  • EveStock Mar 25, 2011 @ 5:26 pm | delete
    LOL)))))) this lens made my day))))
  • ClassyGals Mar 17, 2011 @ 12:20 pm | delete
    Lucky Leprechaun Angel Blessings!
  • ColorPetGifts Mar 14, 2011 @ 2:26 pm | delete
    Too cute- very useful lens with a lot of humor- loved it, thanks! Squid Angel blessed -:)
  • DogToys Feb 23, 2011 @ 9:02 am | delete
    Not the easiest task!
  • yourgoldenfuture Jan 17, 2011 @ 2:36 pm | delete
    seems like the same fights i have with my lil girl to get her bathed:-)
    sweet pictures
  • skiesgreen Jan 11, 2011 @ 5:11 am | delete
    LOL at those videos and pics of wet cats. I once had to bath my cat because we lived in an apartment and I was worried about fleas. But he took it rather well except for the day he escaped and raced across the corridor, through the neighbours flat and tried to hide under their bed. Never had to bath a cat since. Great lens and featured on Star
  • magicgeniewishlist Jan 7, 2011 @ 8:39 pm | delete
    Great lens, I took mine in the shower with me when he was little. I just pinned him down and there was no-where to run! He was ok with that until I let go of him :)
  • StephenC Jan 5, 2011 @ 8:47 am | delete
    I always wanted to know how to do this! Never had the nerve and owned lots of cats. Nice lens.
  • Ladymermaid Jan 4, 2011 @ 2:37 pm | delete
    Poor kitties....they have my sympathy...lol
  • SquidooKimberly Dec 22, 2010 @ 12:17 pm | delete
    Ohhhhh I remember some semi-traumatic baths with my cats. In fact, someone once told me they keep trying to give their cat a bath but they kept getting fur all over their tongue...

    Thanks for the tips, you crazy cat person you. :)
    http://www.squidoo.com/monsterboards/crazycatpeoplewelove
  • chabaum Dec 16, 2010 @ 5:06 pm | delete
    I picked up a couple cats today, only one will let me hold her and she feels like she has dirt everywhere, you know how a dog is when they haven't had a bath in a while and you get that stuff on your hands? That's what it is....she smells like dirt to. I have never bathed a cat before, she seems sweet and is declawed in the front, any suggestions?
  • Frankster Dec 19, 2010 @ 3:52 pm | delete
    First, I am sorry to hear that the cat was declawed and hope that you are aware that s/he should be kept indoors only for her safety.

    Now, about a bath. You need to have someone else help you, preferably someone who knows how to scruff a cat (hold it behind its neck like the momma cat would. They need to place their other hand under her bottom otherwise a cat hanging can be too heavy on its body and hurt it.

    Before they scruff the cat, get everything prepared as I mention above. If they are scruffing her right, the cat is pretty immobilized and can be washed. Make sure afterward to reward her with a treat.

    Let me know how it goes. Bear hugs, Frankster
  • lovelylashes Dec 10, 2010 @ 12:45 pm | delete
    I've showered my cat with the sprayer and he likes it better than being dunked into the bath.
  • Frankster Dec 11, 2010 @ 2:30 am | delete
    I have a couple of cats that like the sprayer too and it works well for them. Most people just don't know how to use a sprayer well enough so I tend not to recommend it. They have it on too high, they don't use it long enough and many end up spraying the cats face and eyes and the cat freaks.
  • TheMonsterToyShop Dec 7, 2010 @ 3:16 pm | delete
    Wish my cat's were like that last one.. lol
  • petsandvets Nov 30, 2010 @ 8:54 am | delete
    Love the cat that's enjoying it. Why can't they all be like that?!
  • kathysmith Nov 23, 2010 @ 10:00 pm | delete
    Helpful and funny... I will share with my friends that have cats! I laughed at all of the creative captions. This is a purr-fect lens :-)
  • stu Nov 7, 2010 @ 5:14 am | delete
    great website full of handy tips for bathing cats! thanks!!
  • Squidster Oct 27, 2010 @ 11:45 am | delete
    I used to have a water loving kitten once. He'd jump on the sink every time the water was running and put his paws under. After someone took a shower he jumped in and tried to catch the drops from the shower head. When I was taking a bath in the tub he jumped in and lay on my tummy. That was way before YouTube though (or even the Internet) and I don't think we have any pictures of it, sadly. Awesome lens, Frankie!
  • Frankster Oct 27, 2010 @ 12:15 pm | delete
    I would have loved to see that. I have a couple of cats that will walk around the tub but heaven forbid they fall in! lol Thanks for visiting my lens. Bear hugs, Frankie
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Oct 23, 2010 @ 12:14 pm | delete
    It has been a long, long time since I have had a cat, but I do remember with horror trying to bath them for various reasons. Its even impossible to give them medicine.

    Great lens and some of the best pictures I have seen.
  • Stazjia Sep 17, 2010 @ 7:00 am | delete
    A must-read for anybody who might have to bath a cat. Blessed by an Angel.
  • Frankster Sep 18, 2010 @ 9:06 am | delete
    Thank you for the blessing. Bear hugs, Frankster
  • Janiece Sep 16, 2010 @ 9:32 pm | delete
    Oh, me, the poor cats! But I do have to admit, the photos are pretty funny! Thanks for the tips on cat bathing! We did have to give our cat a bath once - and it wasn't a fun experience for either of us!
  • jptanabe Sep 8, 2010 @ 1:38 pm | delete
    Oh dear, memories of my failed attempt at giving one of our cats a bath! Next time (if absolutely necessary) I'll follow your advice.
  • WeddingZazzle Sep 1, 2010 @ 1:47 pm | delete
    Blessed by a SquidAngel :)
  • KathyT Jul 1, 2010 @ 2:09 pm | delete
    This is a terrific lens! Unfortunately, we lost our own Kitty almost 2 years ago (and miss her terribly). I so wish I had seen this lens when we had her - this excellent information would have come in VERY handy! A big "thumbs up" to you, Frankster! Nice job!
    :) Kath
  • HorseAndPony Apr 14, 2010 @ 10:51 am | delete
    I'm back for a visit. This is such a great lens. Many years ago I had two cats that loved a good bath. The two cats I have now hate it. I love the images and the videos. Blessed by The HorseAndPony Angel. http://www.squidoo.com/horseandpony-squidangel
  • Frankster Apr 16, 2010 @ 11:39 am | delete
    Thank you for visiting again and for posting a note on Facebook about it. Bear hugs, Frankie
  • TheWhistler Mar 3, 2010 @ 10:53 am | delete
    Only attempt to bathe a cat if absolutely necessary. Had to once, got him in the bathroom, closed the door, got him in the bath, had to hold him so tight in the water I eventually noticed I was drowning the poor thing, dried him, opened the door to let him out and his sister was sitting there, she attacked him since he didn't smell the same. Poor thing ended up sitting under the dinning room table. As I said only if absolutely necessary. Thanks for the fun lens.
  • OhMe Feb 19, 2010 @ 4:11 am | delete
    Wow, I have never attempted to give a cat a bath. Very useful information if I ever get brave enough. Those photos are too funny! Lensrolling to Squidoo Pets and Squidoo Pets Two and Pet Talk.
  • eclecticeducation Feb 13, 2010 @ 9:40 pm | delete
    This reminds me of my first and only encounter with trying to give a cat a bath. My friend and I when we were 4 years old thought my cat needed a bath. She didn't like it!!! Great lens! Blessed by a Squid Angel.
  • Alexzzz Jan 22, 2010 @ 7:09 pm | delete
    enjoyed this lens to bits

    thank you so much, Frankster. it's absolutely captivating reading and viewing

    three cheers ;-)
  • arncyn Jan 11, 2010 @ 9:35 am | delete
    I loved this lens so much that I came back and *blessed* it (now that I am able to!). (:
  • arncyn Nov 26, 2009 @ 12:12 am | delete
    I love love love this lens! I once made the novice mistake of leaving the water running while bathing our kitty - the result? Painful scratches on my forearm - so it's indeed a no-no. Bookmarking this for future reference. (:
  • Janet1 Nov 17, 2009 @ 1:44 pm | delete
    I had to use the skunk shampoo recipe and it worked like a charm. My poor Bootsy is now a very brown cat but she's still beautiful. Thanks!
  • jgelien Nov 13, 2009 @ 8:38 am | delete
    My cat hates water in any form so when I want him bathed he ends up going to the groomer. He even freaks if you accidentally drip water on him! Loved your lens, 5*****
  • admiralglass Nov 12, 2009 @ 6:29 am | delete
    What a great lens,and just love your pics:)
  • Frankster Nov 4, 2009 @ 7:12 pm | in reply to Flynn_the_Cat | delete
    Thanks for the kudos. The banner shows up fine for me and the link works so I don't know what to say. I fixed the typo. Thanks for letting me know. And a big bear hug for the Angel blessing! Frankie
  • Flynn_the_Cat Nov 3, 2009 @ 3:43 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens!
    Oh, your 'Entirely Pets' banner is missing and you have a small typo in the 'tomato juice' sentence. Also you've been blessed >.>
  • HorseAndPony Nov 3, 2009 @ 2:29 pm | delete
    This was so funny. The images are great. We give our cats baths when necessary. They hate it. However, years ago I had two Siamese and they loved water. Anything filled with water and they were in.
  • susannaduffy Oct 26, 2009 @ 8:14 pm | delete
    In this lens you explain clearly how NOT to bathe a cat. Most of the photos are from people who don't have the good sense to treat a cat with respect. I love the photo of the Siamese in the hand basin. Now, there's a well treated moggy!
  • Frankster Oct 26, 2009 @ 6:33 pm | in reply to susannaduffy | delete
    Susanna, I don't think they were meant to be cruel. Hopefully the cats were bathed because they needed it (skunk spray, oil, etc.). And the photos taken as an afterthought and the cats were dried and cuddled a bunch afterward. Bear hugs, Frankster
  • susannaduffy Oct 26, 2009 @ 5:50 am | delete
    What dreadfully cruel photos. What were those people thinking?
  • kezan98 Oct 24, 2009 @ 8:50 am | delete
    Thanks for joining the Cat Party Group, We've given you a top rating for this cat lens
  • Aug 13, 2009 @ 8:49 pm | delete
    This lens is AWESOME - SO Funny!!! One of the best I have seen :-)

    Congrats on Summer School Graduation!
  • Frankster Aug 1, 2009 @ 7:01 pm | in reply to Janet1 | delete
    Thanks Janet. BTW, Janet is a friend of mine. She called me last week saying Bootsy had been skunked and what would get rid of it. I gave her the info I shared above but at the time I didn't have 1st hand knowledge that it would work. Now I do so I added the module to cover it.
  • Janet1 Aug 1, 2009 @ 6:55 pm | delete
    I can vouch for the skunk removal shampoo. My Bootsy just had a run in with a skunk and I guess lost. Anyway, I tried your recipe and it worked! Thank you for sharing.
  • Slothlover Jul 30, 2009 @ 3:36 pm | delete
    This is soooooo funny! Made me smile. I loved all the hilarious caption contests! Thanks for joining my group Best Pet Info! :)
  • NKenge Jul 13, 2009 @ 2:25 am | delete
    Thank you for sharing. I adore cats even when they look like these pictured. 5***** (~_~)
  • KarateKatGraphics Jul 12, 2009 @ 11:35 pm | delete
    omg! this is hilarious, 5*
  • spirituality Jul 12, 2009 @ 7:51 am | delete
    Great lens. Blessed and featured on my Summerschool lensography. http://www.squidoo.com/summerschool
  • Ramkitten Jul 5, 2009 @ 11:37 pm | delete
    Oh my gosh, these photos are hilarious! And a bit pathetic at the same time. :) I had two cats for 18 years apiece, and I must admit, I never attempted to bathe either one. Then again, they never really seemed to need it. And if they had .... hm. Well, I would have made my husband do the deed.
  • Superwife Jul 2, 2009 @ 5:42 am | delete
    total riot! super cool lens, completely entertaining and very informative! :)
  • daoine Jun 23, 2009 @ 9:29 pm | delete
    Oh this lens made me laugh so much! I've had two of my cats accidentally land in the bath with me due to curiosity (one jumped in, not knowing there was wetness inside, and the other slipped while showing off on the rim of the bath). The third cat loves to climb in the bath when it's dry as it is nice and cool.
  • Janet1 Jun 21, 2009 @ 4:44 pm | delete
    Funny and also very informative. Thanks. I'll bookmark this page for when I have to bathe my cat again.
  • Jimmie Jun 21, 2009 @ 12:31 am | delete
    What fun! I adore cats, and you've got some fabulous photos!
    (blessed)
  • Teddi14 Jun 20, 2009 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    This lens is GREAT. I have given many baths to my cats over the years and I have seen many crazy looks out of them just like in the pictures. 5*'s for sure!
  • CrypticFragments Jun 19, 2009 @ 3:55 pm | delete
    bwahahahaha OMG those pics are hilarious! I have bathed some cats easily while other baths have been torture tests (for me AND the cat).

    Linking you to Communicating with Cats
  • mysticmama Jun 19, 2009 @ 3:49 pm | delete
    OMG! too funny!
  • KimGiancaterino Jun 19, 2009 @ 1:45 pm | delete
    When I saw this title I just knew it had to be you! These expressions are priceless (and make me so thankful my cats are self-cleaning) Squid Angel Blessings to you.
  • daria369 Jun 18, 2009 @ 9:29 pm | delete
    These photos are priceless - I don't think they were easy to take. Really funny lens!! :)
  • mulberry Jun 18, 2009 @ 8:37 pm | delete
    Poor babies!
  • Vladi Jun 17, 2009 @ 7:26 pm | delete
    What were those people thinking to torture a cat in that way? That poor chap hanging on to the taps in the first photo broke my heart. Thank heavens you explain the way to bathe a cat, I only hope that the ignorant people will read how to do it. Personally, I enjoy my bath time, the woman who feeds me must have read your lens before.
  • CreativeArtist Jun 16, 2009 @ 7:06 pm | delete
    Nice lens. Luckily our cat stays pretty clean. Once in a while, I wipe her off with a pretty damp paper towel.
  • kiwisoutback Jun 16, 2009 @ 11:36 am | delete
    That hairless cat in the video doesn't seem to mind taking a bath at all. I remember bath time was pretty traumatic for my Mom's cats, so it was only when-necessary occurrance. Great work on this caption lens, one of the best I've seen! Squid Angel blessed!
  • GypsyPirate Jun 16, 2009 @ 8:39 am | delete
    lol - My cats did not like this lens nearly as much as I did.
  • spirituality Jun 16, 2009 @ 5:45 am | delete
    Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :) It hurts just to see these poor cats...
  • stargazer00 Jun 15, 2009 @ 8:56 pm | delete
    GREAT Photos! Poor kitties!
  • Oosquid Jun 15, 2009 @ 3:08 pm | delete
    Oh my, bathing a cat is not a job to be taken lightly! Your tips should come in very, very handy. Great lens, 5 stars.
  • bdkz Jun 15, 2009 @ 10:59 am | delete
    These are SO funny!
  • Irenemaria Jun 15, 2009 @ 7:16 am | delete
    What a lovely lens! I love cat is my lens called. I will lensroll you to it! Thank you!
  • rms Jun 15, 2009 @ 7:13 am | delete
    Oh my. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! Great photos!
  • RinchenChodron Jun 15, 2009 @ 6:54 am | delete
    Hilarious and well written Five Stars and a Fav.

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