Kitty Bath

One night last week Kitty was out stalking mice and came back inside with something stuck to her back leg. Upon close inspection I realized she must have rolled around on the ground on top of a… worm. Said worm was stuck in her fur to such a degree that I could not just pull it off. So I thought I’d soak her leg in some warm water then - wait a minute - I’ll just give her that bath I’ve been meaning to!!!!!!!!!

And she really did surprisingly well! I filled up the sink with warm water and added the cat shampoo directly into the stream of water making a perfect Kitty Kat Bubble Bath. Secretly I think she kind of enjoyed it, but she didn’t want us to know. On the other hand, she may have just been petrified and forgot how to move, but she let me suds her up and rinse her off with a cup. Unfortunately, the rinsing was what led to her undoing, and I had to call for reinforcements from Gary to get her rinsed off as she climbed up the front of my fleece jacket and was nearly over my shoulder by the time we got her (and me) fully rinsed off. I was not able to get her head soaped up or even wet for that matter, but I’ll try the next time.



Bless her little heart - with her winter coat being so full and fluffy, soaking wet she looked like an entirely different cat. Her skinny little legs were like toothpicks, and her tail like a string - totally different from how she looks dry. I wrapped her up in a towel for a few minutes and just held her close, rubbing her little neck and shoulders trying to get her to relax… but she really preferred to do her own drying, by licking every inch of her little body. I tied to capture her funny, skinny legs, but she wasn’t much in the mood for posing.

She was completely dry within a couple of hours, and the next morning was back to being full and fluffy again. Such a good kitty!