So I gave my kid a dog...

You all remember Christa McAuliffe, supposed to be the first tacher in space.

You know she had 2 blue eyes?

One blue left and one blue right.....

 

I thought it was a bad, yet a funny joke.

Since we are in to YouTube now, here is a video of my roomie's cat (Felipe) being bathed by her and myself with a nice commentary by a friend. Feel free to comment.

 

Most cats do not need to be bathed unless they have a skin problem such as fleas, ticks, miliary dermatitis, seborrhea, etc.

Most cats do not have an odor from not being bathed. If you think your cat smells abnormal, don't jump to a bath. Have a check up with your veterinarian. Most of the time the odor is NOT skin related, but has some other cause, and you may go through an unnecessary bath, which may not be much fun for you or your feline pal.

Tips for bathing cats

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]There are some dissenting views on this issue but in general there is usually no reason to bathe your cat especially a shorthaired indoor cat. Cats spend a large percentage of their days grooming themselves and they are experts at it.

[/FONT]Bathing a cat.

In general there is no reason to bathe a cat unless they have a medical condition requiring it or they've gotten in to something you don't want them to ingest through their normal self-grooming.

 

Thanks. Felipe only gets one bath per year during winter because she gets a lot of dandruff.

 

Bad!

 

I can do better...er...worse.

What kind of wood doesn't float?

Natalie Wood.

 

What did Christa McAuliffe send her parents?


A blown up picture of herself.

 

seriously, where is the cruelty in getting a cat wet? i've known dogs who hated baths too.

with our pair of nutcases, er, cats, we either have to wear full body armor or have an ambulance waiting when we bathe them... but sometimes it's a fact of life that they need a bath.

some cats LIKE water.
farm cats get rained on all the time.

so? they don't melt...

 

Needing it is one thing.

Doing it for amusement at the expense of the cat is another.

 

When volunteering for a local animal shelter, I learned how to properly bathe a cat, without a lot of bloodshed (we'd get cats that were so neglected, filthy, and vermin-infested that the only thing that could be done was bathe them, before we could get them healthy).

I agree, most healthy cats do not need baths, and baths can strip essential protection from their skin. Also, cats' skin is very porous, and they can be easily poisoned by shampoos, etc. It's best to just not, unless it is necessary for their health.

I add a little extra olive oil to my cat's food in the winter, to alleviate the dry skin dandruff issue. Works just fine.

 

Back to tasteless and insensitive jokes.

This one can be altered to the heritage of your choice. I'm Italian.

"What's the difference between an elephant and an Italian widow?"

"Five pounds and a black dress."