How to wash a cat – quite often those at whom there lives a fluffy pet at home ask a similar question. And though the animal differs in cleanliness, and every day licks itself, situations are different. The cat can accidentally be stained, overturn on himself a bowl with food, be caught in the rain on walk, etc. At the same time it is necessary to consider that he can refuse water procedures flatly: it will bite, be scratched, can seriously wound the owner. Successfully to solve a problem how to wash an aggressive cat, it is necessary to prepare the bathroom in advance, to stock up with necessary stock and to adopt several useful recommendations.
How to wash a cat in the bathroom - preliminary preparation
First of all it is necessary to prepare the place for water procedures and to stock up with necessary stock:
- old towels – to wrap in them already clean cat and also to lay on a floor – for protection against water splashes;
- detergent – special shampoo which can be bought in pet-shop or veterinary drugstore usual soap or human shampoo is not recommended to be used;
- two small basins – one actually for washing, another, with warm water, for rinsing of the pet; it is undesirable to put a cat directly in a bathtub, it can frighten him even stronger;
- mug or bucket, it will be convenient to them to scoop water;
- the vatu – from it will need to roll accurate balls and to close them the pet's ears as it is well known that this most weak spot of cats where water should not get at all.
If before you there was a problem as it is correct to wash a cat, then it is worth thinking in advance and own safety: to put on comfortable clothes with a long sleeve, it is possible to tie atop a dense apron, to bring to the bathroom a plaster and antiseptics – in case the animal nevertheless will scratch you. It is worth removing far away objects which the pet can overturn. It is desirable, to ask someone from members of household about the help as it will be all the same a little difficult to be engaged in washing alone.
If the animal is an owner of long wool, previously he needs to be combed out carefully, having removed all koltuna because after bathing it will be much more difficult to make it, and you can hurt the pet inadvertently.
How it is correct to wash a cat who is afraid of water?
Contrary to common opinion, many cats quietly transfer bathing and do not show concern. It is not so difficult to wash them, the main thing not to drag out process more than for 10 minutes. But to solve a problem how to wash a cat if he is afraid of water, happens sometimes not so simply. In this case it is necessary:
- To close a door that the pet did not run away at the most inappropriate moment.
- To lay a towel and several toys which will distract a cat on a basin bottom and will give it the chance to calm down.
- Starting directly process, it is necessary to stroke several times a cat and tenderly to talk to it. Then it is necessary to take an animal on hands and to lower slowly in a basin where you poured warm water in advance.
- If the pet begins to escape, try not to release him, then a free hand take a bucket, scoop water and water with it an animal. Such gesture will make sober a cat and will allow to continue.
- It is necessary to soap an animal accurately, avoiding hit of detergent on a muzzle.
- Carefully wash away shampoo, several times rinse a cat, then get it from a bathtub and turn in a towel.
If your pet flatly appears from bathing, do not force it, then wait a little, let's it calm down. Violent acts can only anger an animal and cause hostility to the owner. It is better to try to achieve the desirable caress.