Yeah, if it going tie-died, it's doctor time. Good luck.

The other piece I forgot to mention with the heavy gloves and jacket is catnip- mine all get really mellow stoned on it. I pad up, carry a drooling pothead outside, and give them a bath while they purr drunkenly.

A video instead of pics, on Americas Funniest Home Videos, could make you some serious bucks...

i forgot how well a harness can work. our cats don't move with one on - not even tied to anything.

mixing a harnessed cat with water might create some motion. then again...?

cats clean themselves - constantly. and quite honestly, after seeing blasts's photos, i'm more than a little hesitant to try to bathe the adults.

My daughter can pick up the wildest cat in the world and sling it over her shoulder to carry if she wants. Gives any a bath, they make a lot of noise, but never ever scratch or bite her. Can't say the same for my wife. And I agree with you, cats lick themselves clean all the time, why interfer with mother nature by throwing them into a tub/shower...

Unfortunately, licking doesn't get rid of fleas.

Of course, it turns out bathing them doesn't either...

-Blast

Cats. Pfffpt. Felix Disgusticus.

The combination of title and content make that one of the funniest posts I think I've ever seen (chalk it up to schadenfreude). Thanks for sharing!

With particularly ornery cats, you can always go to the vet and get something to sedate them. While you will probably still have to give the cat a pill, it can make for a far easier experience for everyone involved.

Sad little kitty...powered by the devil. People in the computer lab are sure to wonder what I'm laughing at. Got to be one of the best ETS forum pictures of all time.

Radiating lines from the bites? Bad news, one of the vets I know had to have IV antibiotics after a serious cat bite.

"Unfortunately, licking doesn't get rid of fleas."

For what it's worth: Our vet told us when you see a flea on an animal you're seeing it at mealtime. It jumps on for a quick meal of blood and jumps off, burrows into carpet (indoors) or grass (outdoors) and lays eggs to make, eventually, more hungry fleas. Pet collars, etc., just make them jump off faster or inhibit them from jumping on the begin with. To get rid of a flea infestation, yes, you treat the animal, but you also treat your carpet and your yard.

Back in the day the treatment of choice was rose dust. We would sprinkle it on the carpet and leave the house for a few hours, then put on paint masks and vacuum thoroughly. Ditto the front and back yard (they were small) except for the vacuuming part. We did this twice about three days apart in order to get the fleas that were hatched after we killed off the first generation.

I haven't seen rose dust on the shelves for a while, so it's probably been determined to be too toxic for home use. I assume there are less poisonous alternatives out there today. However, if you try this approach with any insecticide you need to be EXTREMELY careful how you handle it and clean it up afterwords. Our kids were in their early teens then, so crawling babies weren't a concern, for example.

The thing is, it worked. We never had another flea infestation the whole time we lived in that house with our animals, which was close to seven years.

Frank2135

Frank2135,

You just reminded me of the way a friend dealt with fleas. She shakes ordinary salt on the carpet and then lays down newspaper. The paper keeps the fleas on the floor and the salt does the rest. To something the size of a flea the salt crystal edges are evidently sharp enough. She's had dogs for years and comes from a country farming family.