Medicated or Apple Scented, eh Kitty?

The Miserable Soggy Cat

I bathed my unwilling one year and two months old cat this evening. My cat, Artemis II Kikuraides @ Kiki (domestic long hair calico) has freshly returned from loan and the last time I bathed her... was maybe 5 months ago. Ok, ok, hold your horses cat lovers, she stays inside at all times and my house and her cage are rather clean, thank you very much.

Cats are rather intelligent animals and she recognized the bathroom and refused to go near it. So I had to put a towel over her head, stepped into the bathroom, close the door and then put her down. Kiki stiffen when she realized what she got herself in, but was quite cooperative when I pour water on her fur before shampooing. She followed me around the small room, hoping for me to pick her up from the nightmare :)

So I decided to use medicated shampoo to keep the bad bugs away from my cat. Will try the apple scented shampoo for cats the next time. I have a friend who bathed his cat every week. Or every time he (my friend, not his cat) is depressed or unhappy. Wow, you must have a squeaky clean Persian cat, I told him. I do not know if this practice is safe for the cat. Tell me if you know.

After about 15 minutes for the shampoo to work, I rinsed my miserable cat and then plumped her into a very thick towel. Good cat! She enjoys being cuddled like a baby in a towel. I dried her the best I could and put her into the cage for natural drying (as my sister had stolen my hair-dyer from me). No, she will not shiver as the room the cage is in is quite warm. And Kiki has the ferret duo (Kaos and Disco) to accompany her tis evening.

.... my other cat, the blue eyed female kitten newly named Persephone Kikora @ Kiko stays in a huge tub for guinea pigs outside (with complete amneties, ok?). I will bring her in to join Kiki when she grows bigger.