MEOW: I got a Butt Bath
Eva Quesnell
Hey, all yews kitties! My mom did the most awful thing to me yestiddy.
I was in my cupboard minding my own business when that monster cat Splash
came runnin' in dere to pick on me. My mom chased him outta dere and
then came to give me luvs & sympathy. Then she noticed I was so skeered
I "pooped in my skirts." Well, she tried to clean me up with her litter
paper, but it was too messy by then. You won't believe what she did.
She putted wadder monsters in da sink and made them *stay* there. She
picked me up and ackshewally had the *nerve* to put me in there so they
could eat me up. I tried as hard as I could to stay outta dat sink. But
she put my butt in the sink and swooshed me around in the water! I still
can't believe she did that to me! I was so mad! What do you kitties
think about this kinda abuse? Should I call the animal police?
Chick
P.S. (from mom) Always the lady, Chick didn't even scratch me. :)
barbara pattist
Eva Quesnell <eque...@unm.edu> wrote:
>Chick
Youze lucky U jus got Ur behind wet. I found a big bag of soft brown
stuff to play in, in the garden shed an my meowmie filled up the whole
tub in de litter box room an shut de door an dunked me in. Den she
pored bubbly stuff in an rubbed my tummy. I clawed up her shoulder an
ran behind de litter box an got litter stuck all over an she
had to start from scratch so to speak hee hee.
Pierre La Feet
Peat moss makes an awful mess
barbara- voting 'no' on a separate meowchat group.
Karen and Guy Parker
In <Pine.A32.3.91.960805...@pegasus.unm.edu> Eva
Quesnell <eque...@unm.edu> writes:
>
>Hey, all yews kitties! My mom did the most awful thing to me
yestiddy.
>I was in my cupboard minding my own business when that monster cat
Splash
>came runnin' in dere to pick on me. My mom chased him outta dere and
>then came to give me luvs & sympathy. Then she noticed I was so
skeered
>I "pooped in my skirts." Well, she tried to clean me up with her
litter
>paper, but it was too messy by then. You won't believe what she did.
>She putted wadder monsters in da sink and made them *stay* there. She
>picked me up and ackshewally had the *nerve* to put me in there so
they
>could eat me up. I tried as hard as I could to stay outta dat sink.
But
>she put my butt in the sink and swooshed me around in the water! I
still
>can't believe she did that to me! I was so mad! What do you kitties
>think about this kinda abuse? Should I call the animal police?
>
>Chick
>
>P.S. (from mom) Always the lady, Chick didn't even scratch me. :)
>
Oh Chick dats hurrible! I hates wadder, as mos uv yoo noz an i wuldnt
tall-urr-ate no bafs...my gudness, I kint beleev yurr meomy did dat ta
yoo...Defunutlee cal da polees! Its da onlee solushun!
Tigger
Cheryl L. Rankin
Eva Quesnell <eque...@unm.edu> wrote:
>Hey, all yews kitties! My mom did the most awful thing to me yestiddy.
>she put my butt in the sink and swooshed me around in the water! I still
>can't believe she did that to me! I was so mad! What do you kitties
>think about this kinda abuse? Should I call the animal police?
>
>Chick
I fink yew needs a kat lawyer fer shore! I wish our new
bruvver wuud be skared of us, but it seems to be werkin' da
uther way 'round in ours house. :( All free if us kats
dat waz here in dis house FURST an' shuud be treeted wif
respekt by dis li'l intruder iz bein' terrorized by him.
My pawz almos' never hits da floor ennymore -- I allwayz
haz to hide up hi where he kan't see me or klimb up.
No fair.
But it ain't nowhere as horrifyin' az havin' wadder monsters
eatin' at yer butt! I hopez yew don't have nitemares about
dis. Yer hoomin owez yew an apology an' sum kinda
kompensation fer yer mental angwish an' sufferin.'
While yew iz at it, yew shuud sue yer big bruvver fer
kauzin' yew such hoo-mill-eee-ay-shun.
Bobbie
Diane Stapley
barbara pattist wrote:
>
> Eva Quesnell <eque...@unm.edu> wrote:
>
> >Hey, all yews kitties! My mom did the most awful thing to me yestiddy.
> >came runnin' in dere to pick on me. My mom chased him outta dere and
> >then came to give me luvs & sympathy. Then she noticed I was so skeered
> >I "pooped in my skirts." Well, she tried to clean me up with her litter
> >paper, but it was too messy by then. You won't believe what she did.
> >She putted wadder monsters in da sink and made them *stay* there. She
> >picked me up and ackshewally had the *nerve* to put me in there so they
> >could eat me up. I tried as hard as I could to stay outta dat sink. But
> >can't believe she did that to me! I was so mad! What do you kitties
> >think about this kinda abuse? Should I call the animal police?
>
> >Chick
>
>
> stuff to play in, in the garden shed an my meowmie filled up the whole
> tub in de litter box room an shut de door an dunked me in. Den she
> pored bubbly stuff in an rubbed my tummy. I clawed up her shoulder an
> ran behind de litter box an got litter stuck all over an she
> had to start from scratch so to speak hee hee.
>
> Pierre La Feet
Bonjour, Pierre et Chick,
Y'all are BOTH lucky. MY Maman makes me play the BathGame on a
*regular* basis. She says I'm a grubbykitty, but I'm NOT, I tell you.
I don't even get to go out and play inna dirt anymore, I guess
Katifornia doesn't have dirt like New Orleans does. But Maman gets my
front feet in one of her hands and my back feet in the other, tips me
into the tub FULL of water and sneezysoapbubbles and DUNKS moi
vigorously! When she's done she lets the watermonsters out of the
shiny-thing-in-the-wall-that's-sometimes-HOT and makes me sit under it
while they run down my back and eat the sneezysoapbubbles out of my fur.
One of these days they're gonna eat the bubbles all up and then eat my
fur, or I'm gonna get sucked down the drain with them like Maman was
always afraid of when she was a hoominkitten {maowhaha, told on you
Maman!}.
Gotta go, my tuna's getting warm.
A bientot, Chance
Haakon Lugiesson
Eva Quesnell wrote:
>
> Hey, all yews kitties! My mom did the most awful thing to me yestiddy.
> I was in my cupboard minding my own business when that monster cat Splash
> came runnin' in dere to pick on me. My mom chased him outta dere and
> then came to give me luvs & sympathy. Then she noticed I was so skeered
> I "pooped in my skirts." Well, she tried to clean me up with her litter
> paper, but it was too messy by then. You won't believe what she did.
> She putted wadder monsters in da sink and made them *stay* there. She
> picked me up and ackshewally had the *nerve* to put me in there so they
> could eat me up. I tried as hard as I could to stay outta dat sink. But
> she put my butt in the sink and swooshed me around in the water! I still
> can't believe she did that to me! I was so mad! What do you kitties
> think about this kinda abuse? Should I call the animal police?
Meow, I think you should call Commandante Meow Meow on your momma so that
she doesnt put ya in dat bad ole sink for enny more butt baths.
John & Melinda Sheridan
Removing cross-posts. -Melinda
Lynne Dancer
Eva Quesnell wrote:
>
> Hey, all yews kitties! My mom did the most awful thing to me yestiddy.
> I was in my cupboard minding my own business when that monster cat Splash
> came runnin' in dere to pick on me. My mom chased him outta dere and
> then came to give me luvs & sympathy. Then she noticed I was so skeered
> I "pooped in my skirts." Well, she tried to clean me up with her litter
> paper, but it was too messy by then. You won't believe what she did.
> She putted wadder monsters in da sink and made them *stay* there. She
> picked me up and ackshewally had the *nerve* to put me in there so they
> could eat me up. I tried as hard as I could to stay outta dat sink. But
> she put my butt in the sink and swooshed me around in the water! I still
> can't believe she did that to me! I was so mad! What do you kitties
> think about this kinda abuse? Should I call the animal police?
>
>
> P.S. (from mom) Always the lady, Chick didn't even scratch me. :)
Lucky you Chick. We all got put in the tub and soaked with the
wadder monsters. Mellon was so skeered she tried to bite the little
hoomin helping (my 2 yr old tried to help and made things worse). She
ended up biting Meowmie pretty good but still got soaked. WE HATE BATHS!
Yeuck. Call the police and have them arrested for improper treatment of
their betters.
Bandit
With Harry and Mellon in full agreement
Toby Lee Spiegel
Wow! After reading about all your experiences with baths I was feeling
like I should post some information for all you cat lovers.
I learned a long time ago, that cats, like dogs can be given a bath. The
trick is to start when they are very little, like about 2-3 months. I do
mine in the kitchen sink. Here is the routine:
Find enough large towels to dry cat and hide them. Remove the collar and
tell the cat it is Bathy Time. Gather cat in your arms and talk sweetly
to it while warming up some water that is in a rubbermaid type dish
container. This is about the size of a litter box. Place kitty inside,
with nice warm water and be careful not to get any water on it's face.
Use any kind of shampoo that is gentle (I use my shampoo, that is for
color-treated hair), and lather up kitty, all the time talking to how nice
she/he will feel when they have had a bathy. Be sure to hold securely
underneath the tummy and not let it escape.
After the kitty is soaped up well, just give it a nice massage to loosen
any fur, and start the rinsing process. This must be thorough, I am sure
you know. The rinses may last for a long time, until you see no more
soapy water. I use a sprayer from the sink, to force water onto her, and
this activates the process of soap elimination. Be careful not to get
water or soap in the eyes, or nose or ears. (To clean the ears I use a
q-tip once a week, with hydrogen-peroxide.) The kitty then should be
wrapped in towels and rubbed and loved up a lot. I make sure she is
pretty dry and then let her do her own thing.
Some cats will let you blow dry them. (Mine won't)
Once the cat grows, you can eventually figure out ways to wash their face.
I would recommend just rinsing it off with a washcloth when they are very
small.
I groom my cat every night, with a curry brush and comb. She enjoys the
attention and I think it makes her feel good too. For further
instructions on bathing, I am sure the books tell you more hints. BTW I
would do this with an indoor cat, also, because this does help with
allergies getting the dander off the cat. It also removes all that funny
little kitty hair and a nice coat grows that is clean. I wouldn't
recommend the bath more than once a month in the winter if you live in a
cold climate. In the warmer months I do the bath once a week.
--
Take good care of yourself,
Toby Lee tspi...@nb.net
Susan Edkins
In article <01bb8998.6ef365e0$7785...@tspiegel.nb.net>,
"Toby Lee Spiegel" <tspi...@nb.net> wrote:
Toby:
Your method sounds great, but I've never heard a vet. or another cat owner
recommend weekly or even monthly bathing for cats. Really, these little guys
are genetically programmed self-cleaning machines! My gut feeling is that
this could be bad for kitties--I have absolutely no proof, and I haven't
researched it . . .like I said, just a feeling, and maybe I'm off the wall
on this one.
By the way, you and I are trespassing in "meowchat" territory here--note the
"meow" that begins the header. I apologize to the kitties for butting in,
but Boris and Natasha haven't figured out how to use the computer! Yet.
Regards,
Susan Edkins
>Wow! After reading about all your experiences with baths I was feeling
>like I should post some information for all you cat lovers.
>
>I learned a long time ago, that cats, like dogs can be given a bath. The
>trick is to start when they are very little, like about 2-3 months. I do
>mine in the kitchen sink. Here is the routine:
><snip>
John & Melinda Sheridan
Toby Lee Spiegel wrote:
>
> Wow! After reading about all your experiences with baths I was feeling
> like I should post some information for all you cat lovers.
>
> I learned a long time ago, that cats, like dogs can be given a bath. The
> trick is to start when they are very little, like about 2-3 months. I do
> mine in the kitchen sink. Here is the routine:
>
> recommend the bath more than once a month in the winter if you live in a
> cold climate. In the warmer months I do the bath once a week.
> --
> Take good care of yourself,
> Toby Lee tspi...@nb.net
Didn't lurk quite long enough, did you? Sanctimonious little #$%^!
-Phantom little grey paws just clamped over my mouth. -Melinda
Barbara Turner
Boris wrote:
>
> Hey guys . . . com'ere. There's another Boris and Natasha!!! I wonder if
> the other Natasha is a black princess/priestess kitty like 'tash. Do ya
> think the other Boris is a Maine Coon like me?!?!?!? Does this mean
> there's another Ashley for the other Boris to winkwink with? Does he have
> a bushysquirrel tail???? Do i hafta share everything with him??? Are we
> related????
>
> Im sooooooooooo confused.
>
> Boris
Hey Boris.. I dont fink yu hafta share wif him. Unless, uv corse, yu want to.
den Dat iz anuver madder. Uv corse, meowmy is muttering sumting about a
pair a lel werld, but I cant figger dat wun at awl!
She sez dat sumtymes she finks de kitties frum dat werld come ofer to owr
werld to make trouble fur de kitties heer, an den dey leev. I haf nefer
seen dem kitties, so I fink she is 'maging it. Of corse, dat wude explane
de trash beeing noked ofer an all de stuff onna floor. hmmmmmmmmmmmm......
Trouble
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Cheryl L. Rankin
John & Melinda Sheridan <jshe...@direct.ca> wrote:
>Toby Lee Spiegel wrote:
>>
>> Wow! After reading about all your experiences with baths I was feeling
>> like I should post some information for all you cat lovers.
>> little kitty hair and a nice coat grows that is clean. I wouldn't
>> recommend the bath more than once a month in the winter if you live in a
>> cold climate. In the warmer months I do the bath once a week.
>> --
>> Take good care of yourself,
>> Toby Lee tspi...@nb.net
>
>Didn't lurk quite long enough, did you? Sanctimonious little #$%^!
>-Phantom little grey paws just clamped over my mouth. -Melinda
Do a baf wunce a week? Why fer? We katz, 'specially katz
dat don't go in the Out, don't need a baf wunce a week.
'Less we gits into sumfing bad fer us, we don't need no bafs
at all 'cept a flee baf wunce in a bloo moon. We iz furry,
furry good at keepin' ourselfs kleen, fank goodness!
Our TED sayz dat too many bafs mite irritate ourz skin.
Bobbie
Gypsy Rose
Furrst, to Chick - at leest yu got a baf! I was owtside the uther day an
went inna flowerbed an didn't quite finish, an was walkin arownd with two
tayls, sed Meow-my's Daddy, so he picked me up, held me owt in frunt of him,
walked to the edge of the grass, rite by the flower bed, an set me down, an
moved me from one side to the uther, till the stuff came off. Meow-my, who was
getting sum twigs outta the huge waterbowl, started laffin so hard she fell IN.
Both Gypsy Rose an I got FLEE BAFS last nite. It was my furrst one heer. I
wasn't too upset; Meow-my was very nice an rubbed me gud, an the watur was
nice-warm... I did spook when I was stuck under the fawcet to rinse off, but
Meow-my had trimmed my claws beforehand, so I cudn't clime up her to get owt.
Getting brusht dry, after being snuggled inna towel, was WURTH gettin a baf.
Now my fur is reely soft an glossy.
Gypsy put up a fuss (aparently she was the one who made Meow-my decide to
give us the bafs)... she was durty - left a big big ring in the tub. Gypsy was
not too happy when I walked up to her wile she was being brushed to see how she
was doin'. Meow-my had had enuf of Gypsy's "attitude", so she got owt this...
this... growlmonster! It was red, with a long blak tayl, an it whines an
screems (not unlike Gypsy) an she POINTED it at Gypsy... I was scared, an
bounced up onto the bafrume counter to huddle in feer and wach all this. Gypsy
got dry alot quicker than I did, which is amazin, cawse she has medium length
fur, an mine is reely short. She looks a lot bettur aftur her baf... cleen,
shiny, soft, an her fur isn't wavy frum slippin into the smaller waturbowl a
few weeks bak. Meow-my showed me the red screemer, an I snift it, but then it
screemed at me, an the fur on my bak went all over an got warm, an I hisst an
scrambled to get away an fell into the bafrume sink (which was empty,
thankfully).
Sparkle
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Boris
In article <4utofk$n...@dfw-ixnews7.ix.netcom.com>, Susan Edkins wrote:
:Toby:
:
:Your method sounds great, but I've never heard a vet. or another cat owner
:recommend weekly or even monthly bathing for cats. Really, these little guys
:are genetically programmed self-cleaning machines! My gut feeling is that
:this could be bad for kitties--I have absolutely no proof, and I haven't
:researched it . . .like I said, just a feeling, and maybe I'm off the wall
:on this one.
:
:By the way, you and I are trespassing in "meowchat" territory here--note the
:"meow" that begins the header. I apologize to the kitties for butting in,
:but Boris and Natasha haven't figured out how to use the computer! Yet.
Hey guys . . . com'ere. There's another Boris and Natasha!!! I wonder if
the other Natasha is a black princess/priestess kitty like 'tash. Do ya
think the other Boris is a Maine Coon like me?!?!?!? Does this mean
there's another Ashley for the other Boris to winkwink with? Does he have
a bushysquirrel tail???? Do i hafta share everything with him??? Are we
related????
Im sooooooooooo confused.
Boris
K.J. Haught
I know there are lots of Ashleys around - Pierre's winkwink is an Ashley
- but you don't have to share me cuz you're the only one who's CAT enough
to handle me!
Ashley (Boris's devoted winkwink)
John & Melinda Sheridan
You tell him, Bobbie! -Melinda
Boris
:> Hey guys . . . com'ere. There's another Boris and Natasha!!! I wonder if
:> the other Natasha is a black princess/priestess kitty like 'tash. Do ya
:> think the other Boris is a Maine Coon like me?!?!?!? Does this mean
:> there's another Ashley for the other Boris to winkwink with? Does he have
:> a bushysquirrel tail???? Do i hafta share everything with him??? Are we
:> related????
:>
:> Im sooooooooooo confused.
:>
:> Boris
:
:I know there are lots of Ashleys around - Pierre's winkwink is an Ashley
:- but you don't have to share me cuz you're the only one who's CAT enough
:to handle me!
:
:Ashley (Boris's devoted winkwink)\
Ohboyohboy. I dont have to share Ashley with the other Boris/Natasha
Boris. He has to find his own winkwink frend!
Boris <proud to be ASHLEY'S WINKWINK FREND!!!!>
K.J. Haught
Boris...this is nothing to be glad about...
Pip
Phhhhht...Pip, go chase that nice little burrdie off the roof!
Ashley (Boris's winkwink)
Jaeger
Susan Edkins <bor...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>Your method sounds great, but I've never heard a vet. or another cat owner
>recommend weekly or even monthly bathing for cats. Really, these little guys
>are genetically programmed self-cleaning machines! My gut feeling is that
>this could be bad for kitties--I have absolutely no proof, and I haven't
>researched it . . .like I said, just a feeling, and maybe I'm off the wall
>on this one.
>By the way, you and I are trespassing in "meowchat" territory here--note the
>"meow" that begins the header. I apologize to the kitties for butting in,
>but Boris and Natasha haven't figured out how to use the computer! Yet.
It's OK Susan, we don't mind the occasional tresspass by a hoomin into
meowchat, especially a nice, sweet, kind hoomin like you who says cats
shouldn't be bathed. You can post this type of important, useful
factual knowledge as often as you want.
Can you shout it very loud at our meowmie, too? Yesterday she took us
all to TED who coated us with this icky, smelly stuff called Frontline
because we all have these things called furrrrrrrrmites. It tastes
disgusting, and we haven't wanted to groom much since. Meowmie sez
she's gonna b*th us tomorrow to clean us up. We think it's not fair.
If she hadn't let TED put the stuff on us in the first place, we
wouldn't need b*ths.
Jaeger, Ebony and Sheba