Higgins and Miggins Take a Bath
November 26th 2007 21:03
My neighbour seldom bathes her cats as there’s no need to and also she is afraid the constant miaowing might disturb the neighbours. But it had been several months since Higgins and Miggins had had a bath and my neighbour thought it was about time they got one. With me as the observer and assistant, she filled her kitchen sink with several inches of water and grabbed Miggins, the smaller of her two Bombay cats. Using a firm grip, she put him into the sink. With one hand on the scruff of his neck, she used the other to gently pour water from a jug over his back. Almost immediately, Miggins started miaowing loudly, over and over again. He tried several times to escape, scratching my neighbour in the process.
My neighbour gently shampooed him for a few minutes, all the time speaking softly to Miggins. “It’s okay,” she whispered over and over again to calm the panicking cat. He still tried to escape but after a few minutes, she rinsed the shampoo off his back, rubbed him dry vigorously with a towel and then released him. Miggins ran into the living room and shook all the water off his body like a dog does after a bath and sat outside in the sun to relax.
My neighbour repeated the same process with Higgins, the larger Bombay. The only difference was Higgins miaowed much more and more loudly than Miggins. He also bit my neighbour on the hand. He was harder to control so I helped by pouring water over him.
Seeing them wet was a weird sight because the water flattened their fur, making them look skinny. But when they were dry their fur sprang back to life and they looked normal again.
Check out the link below for a picture of a cat getting a bath:
phynx_taking_a_bath.jpg" target="_blank">cat bath photo
My neighbour gently shampooed him for a few minutes, all the time speaking softly to Miggins. “It’s okay,” she whispered over and over again to calm the panicking cat. He still tried to escape but after a few minutes, she rinsed the shampoo off his back, rubbed him dry vigorously with a towel and then released him. Miggins ran into the living room and shook all the water off his body like a dog does after a bath and sat outside in the sun to relax.
My neighbour repeated the same process with Higgins, the larger Bombay. The only difference was Higgins miaowed much more and more loudly than Miggins. He also bit my neighbour on the hand. He was harder to control so I helped by pouring water over him.
Seeing them wet was a weird sight because the water flattened their fur, making them look skinny. But when they were dry their fur sprang back to life and they looked normal again.
Check out the link below for a picture of a cat getting a bath:
phynx_taking_a_bath.jpg" target="_blank">cat bath photo
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