r/cats • u/IllDoItNowInAMinute_ • 17h ago
Cat Picture - OC Get your kittens used to baths and save everyone the headache
(hope this is the right flair, but I don't know what "oc" stands for 😅)
My 15 year old boy is not bathing himself much these days so I got a storage box and gave him a bath earlier. He hated it but only tried to escape a couple of times vs the almost constant escape attempts and crying when I bathed him twice before with just a shower head.
I wish I'd gotten him used to baths as a kitten, it would be so much easier. The water was disgusting 😭 I feel horrible that he's been walking around like that. He's seen by the vet regularly and was seen recently, he went off his food during the heatwaves but is doing fine now.
So have some pictures of my sweet old man, one before his bath, one after his bath and the last picture he just looked so ridiculous with his legs up like that I had to include it 😂
Also bonus picture with my husky who adores the cats even if they do bully her 😅
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u/Only_Calendar_9830 17h ago
Poor boy! Make sure to give him lots of love. As a small tip, you might try getting a rubber mat for the bottom of his washing tub. The slick floor can make it extra uncomfy, especially for an achey older kitty.
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u/IllDoItNowInAMinute_ 17h ago
He got treats straight after so I'm forgiven!! 😂
I'll look into it!! Thank you for the tip!!
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u/helping_cat 17h ago
My girls grew up feral, they didn't get used to a lot of stuff as kittens. When the time comes we'll handle it somehow
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u/rb_norm 17h ago
https://reddit.com/link/p8eiv45/video/rrgwa0bn85oh1/player
A possible problem with giving your cat a bath is that they will like it so much that they complain every day that they want a shower so you have to take one even when you don’t want to. 😀