Sphinx, perhaps, the most contradictory cat in the world. In someone she causes disgust, and in someone delight. If you are the happy owner of this "alien" miracle, then know that care for it has a number of features. Bathing as compulsory hygienic procedure concerns one of them.
It is required to you
- Children's shampoo with neutral PH a factor or special shampoo with a mark "for naked animals", a big terry towel, the thermometer for a bathtub.
Instruction
1. Prepare all necessary: shampoo with which you will wash the pet, a big towel. Gather to the bathroom or a basin of hot water. Remember that the body temperature of a sphinx is much higher than the body temperature of the person therefore water has to be much warmer, than usually you use for yourself, is optimum - 36-38 degrees. Gather a bathtub approximately to the middle of a breast of a sphinx. Surely switch off water before bathing as its noise can frighten a cat. That the pet did not slip and felt in water surely, put to him under pads a rubber rug.
2. Slowly lower a cat in water, let's get used. During process tenderly talk to her. Soap all body, especially polluted sites can be washed with use of a soft sponge or bast. You watch that soap did not get into eyes and ears of a sphinx, the muzzle does not need to be wetted absolutely. Well wash away shampoo, track that it did not remain on the pet's skin as it can cause irritation.
3. When the procedure of washing is ended, take out a sphinx from water and at once wrap it in a big towel. Very carefully blot moisture and you hold on hands until the cat completely does not dry. Do not let out the pet earlier as he can easily catch a cold. Do not use the hair dryer for drying at all, it can frighten a sphinx and burn it.
4. If skin at your pet is inclined to dryness, after bathing smear it with low-fat oil. Light baby massage oil or the special moisturizing cream from pet-shop will approach. For completion of hygienic procedures wipe ears and eyes of a cat with sterile cotton wool and cut claws.