Lamey The Cable Guy wrote:
Some people have the misconception that cats never have to be bathed.

Well, unless they have a serious mess, I guess I'm under that
misconception too.


That somehow they "lick" themselves clean. Well contrary to this
popular belief, cats do NOT have some enzyme in their saliva that
resembles Tide (with or without bleach).

What makes you think your cat needs Tide?


Cats, like their nemesis, the dog, do get dirty and have a variety of
odors, from smelling like the outhouse where you camped last year to
the same odor as your dog's breath.


Sorry, but my cat doesn't stink.


(Remember, your dog will try to
eat anything.)

So will my cat - I keep her away from things she shouldn't eat - and I
keep things she shouldn't eat away from her.

What do dogs have to do with my cat?


Now we all know that cats HATE water.

Actually, mine doesn't hate water.

Almost every morning, she jumps in the bathtub, often before I turn the
shower on. She doesn't want to get soaking wet, but she loves to sit in
it after it's done - she does get quite wet - but not soaking wet.

On the one occasion that I did have to bathe her (due to an excretory
problem when she was young and recently rescued from the streets, she
didn't seem to mind at all).

And we know that
giving the cat a sedative to ease this process of a bath is out of the
question.

I prefer to take the sedatives myself.


So, the best approach is both sneaky and direct. Remember now, this is
not the dumb dog who can be led to tub with lies and a trail of
Kibbles and Bits.


You've never bathed a dog, have you?

After reading the rest of your post, I must admit I made the mistake of
taking you seriously.