Bath Time at the Zimmermann Home (Post-Dated)
Guess what Dan and I got to do?
Bathe our kitties! Yes, all seven!
The good news is I only had blood drawn four times and Dan got away bloodletting-free (thought not unscratched).
What possessed us to do such an insane thing? What else? The vet. Apparently Happy and Ashes have ring worm. Yay. *sigh* So we got a topical spray and pills for the two of them, but were also told that we should be "aggressive" in our treatment to make sure the others didn't get it. Which includes twice weekly preventative baths.
Yeah, that's not happening. Happy and Ashes will get their two-times-a-week baths, but I think we did pretty good with everyone else just to get one bath each.
I bathed Ashes, Happy, Gidget and Cocoa while Dan got Sammy, Chloe and Bitty. There were no pictures of me bathing the kitties (1) because I'm the camera person in our family and 2) because I was not wearing protective gear like Dan was) but I did snap a couple of shots while Dan was bathing them.
And while the bathing was not fun, the aftermath was sort of entertaining. All the kitties looked disgusted with the whole situation and proceeded to turn sulking while re-bathing themselves an Olympic sport.
And in theory, we need to do it again.
In theory. But in practice? Not so much.
Bathe our kitties! Yes, all seven!
The good news is I only had blood drawn four times and Dan got away bloodletting-free (thought not unscratched).
What possessed us to do such an insane thing? What else? The vet. Apparently Happy and Ashes have ring worm. Yay. *sigh* So we got a topical spray and pills for the two of them, but were also told that we should be "aggressive" in our treatment to make sure the others didn't get it. Which includes twice weekly preventative baths.
Yeah, that's not happening. Happy and Ashes will get their two-times-a-week baths, but I think we did pretty good with everyone else just to get one bath each.
I bathed Ashes, Happy, Gidget and Cocoa while Dan got Sammy, Chloe and Bitty. There were no pictures of me bathing the kitties (1) because I'm the camera person in our family and 2) because I was not wearing protective gear like Dan was) but I did snap a couple of shots while Dan was bathing them.
An Unhappy Sammy Getting His Bath
Cocoa Wondering Why the Hidden Chloe is Screaming So
And while the bathing was not fun, the aftermath was sort of entertaining. All the kitties looked disgusted with the whole situation and proceeded to turn sulking while re-bathing themselves an Olympic sport.
Ashes: Must Get the Wet Off!
Chloe: I'm Not Talking To You
And Unladylike Happy
A Delicate but Disgruntled Gidgie
Rat Bitty
A Hedgehog-esque Cocoa
Spikey Post-Bath Sammy
And in theory, we need to do it again.
In theory. But in practice? Not so much.
Labels: Ashes, Bitty, Chloe, Cocoa, Gidget, Happy, Kitties, Sammy
posted by Amanda at
7:33 PM
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1 Comments:
Oh my! This is not a fun thing, although I'm sure I would have laughed til I peed my pants watching you all. Hope the babies get rid of that nasty fungus soon, I don't know how much of this you can take! I wore long sleeves the last time I took the gangster to get his claws trimmed, so I only got 1 blood-draw on the hand - I asked the tech to do a little brushing. Max said DO. NOT. LIKE. Love you wet soggy peeps and kittehs, Claudia
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