Much know that practically all cats avoid direct contacts with water. This instinctive fear is put still during this period when animals lived in the wild nature. But what to do if the favourite pet was soiled, unpleasantly smells and he urgently is required to be bathed? It is possible to carry out water procedures at observance of some rules.
Instruction
1. The animal should not be afraid of water noise. For this purpose regularly you bring a cat on hands in a bathtub and for a while discover water that the animal saw and heard everything that occurs. The more often it will occur, the better. If your favourite strained it is not necessary to hold him by force, release, but after a while repeat the procedure of stay in the bathroom. The cat should be calmed, stroking on the head thereby having let it know that it under protection. If the first point is passed by successfully next stage acquaintance of an animal to the bathroom.
2. Lower a cat, in an empty, dry bathtub. Most likely she will want to escape, try to constrain this rush, slightly stroking and calming the pet. You should not hold and try to wet paws and wool by force, it will only frighten the favourite more. For the greatest comfort on a bottom of the bathroom or a basin put a towel, or a rubber rug.
3. Cats do not love bright light therefore it is worth thinking in advance of the muffled lighting for the bathroom it will help to carry out adaptation of an animal more comfortably.
4. It is worth understanding that it is much more difficult to accustom to water an adult animal, than a kitten. Therefore you should not waste time and if you got the fluffy kid, regularly once a week you carry out easy washings of pads. This procedure will become habitual in several weeks, and further the cat will not be afraid of water.
5. Do not try to tie an animal, thereby trying to expiate it by force, in case of panic the cat can do herself serious harm. For protection of hands against scratches at first when the cat did not get used to water yet, it is possible to put on rubber gloves. When bathing use a soft sponge and also brushes for wool. Apply only specialized shampoo acquired in pet-shop. Do not use souls at all - it can frighten a cat. It is the best of all to wash away foam from wool using small capacity.
6. During bathing all hair of an animal except for a muzzle and ears has to be wet. After bathing wrap a cat in a soft bathing towel and wait that it slightly absorbed water. After an easy obsushivaniye it is possible to start easy combing of wool a crest with the large rounded-off teeth.