Christina Websell wrote:
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He got poopie stuck in the fur under his tail again. He was almost as good
as his sister in the bath. Only difference is he cried a little bit and
made a few small moves toward getting out of the tub, but he never put out
a claw.


What a good boy. I can't even imagine what it would be like to bath KFC,
she would slash me to pieces.
I would like to bath her actually as her coat looks greasy because she's so
old she doesn't look after it properly now. I groom her regularly two or
three times a week but this doesn't make her fur look any better.
I tried a "spirit shampoo" a while ago, and it looked ok for about a day.
Any ideas for caring for the coat of a very old cat without distressing us
both by bathing her? I'm not really up for being slashed to pieces which is
definitely on the cards if I attempt to put her in water.

Tweed

That sounds like Yoda. He is so old now, and he doesn't groom himself.
He just looks dirty. I wipe him down with a wet washcloth sometimes
(warm). He doesn't seem to mind. He's shorthaired, so that makes it
easier.
My old Cherokee didn't mind a bath at all. I'd just plop him in the
sink, lather him up, rinse him with the sprayer. Then set him on the
cabinet and dry him with the blowdryer. I never bathed him until he,
too, got old and nappy-looking because he didn't groom himself very
well.

Sherry