cat bathing

[eliyes]

Well, it's not even 9:30am and I have given the cat a bath. Yes, I'm really that hard-core a procrastinator. I should be finishing my paper that's due today. But her mewling was especially piteous today, adn then she shed flea eggs on me, and that was sort of the last straw.

I was smart and took all the books out of the bathroom before we started.

Things I learned:
1. Next time, trim her claws first. Amusing as it was to see a cat hang off bathroom fixtures and climb the shower tiles, what she did to my arms wasn't worth it.
2. Invest in flea shampoo. >_< Soap does kill them, and they can drown, but this is a struggling long-haired cat. I know I killed at least thirty (!!!) fleas, but I also know I still saw at least half that on her paler patches when we were done.
3. She really, really hates the rinsing part.
4. Next time, put the towels on the floor first.

I hate fleas.

Comments

[taichara]

So we bathe the cats more often, and we'll take care of the problem nicely.

It's easier with two people, trust me.


... did you soap up her belly well?

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

I soaped her belly twice. She hated that quite a bit. I also discovered it was easier to shampoo her if I let her get out of the water for it.

Of course, then I made her stand under the tap, so she hated that.

At least she seems to have forgiven me, if her repeated attempts to climb into my lap while I was putting on socks are any indicator. Maybe she's smart enough to realise that there are less fleas now?