Sep 21, 2006 12:08
GOOD IDEA: wash stinky animals
BAD IDEA: giving fiesty cats a bath, even if they stink
VERY BAD IDEA: trying to get them in the shower while you're taking one
Yeah, I decided my cats needed a bath. I thought it might be convenient to wash them while I was already in the shower. Yeah that was bad. Aside from the fact that the noise freaked them out, they scratched me.....
So I got dressed an ran some bath water. Tried to bathe them one at a time. Yappy put a fight, but when I scruffed her, calmed down a bit. Didn't stop her from attaching herself to my forearm. Got her out and put Lucy in. Oh my dear God. That was a nightmare. Yappy cried, but Lucy had a cow. She cried and fought. Manage to grab a hold of my shoulder and crawl over my back.....TWICE. that was painful. And one of them, I'm not sure which, put two claw punctures in my arm and two scratches there as well.
I gave them a can of wet food as a peace offering after I dried them off.
Note to self......bathing cats is probably a bad idea.