What are some tips for bathing cats?

The correct way to bathe your cat is as follows:

1. Prepare two pots. A basin of foam with a rich shower gel, a basin of water. The water temperature in the basin is 38-40 degrees Celsius, and the water standard is not over the cat's chin.

2. Put the cat in gently, if the cat is very repulsive and does not want to go in with the basin, put the hind legs in first, and then put the front legs in after it gradually adapts to the touch of the water.

3. When washing, use your hands to pry the water in the basin on the cat's body, and stroke the back of the cat's neck every time the water is wet, and rub it from the neck to the tail along the direction of fur growth. If the cat is more cooperative, pinch the back of the cat's neck with the left hand, gently press it, and wet the hair with a towel soaked in water or bath flowers, which will be faster.

4. Squeeze out an appropriate amount of shower gel one by one, press and rub its whole body like a massage, and pay attention to cleaning the tail, the cat's tail is easy to get dirty. You have to act like you're stroking and combing its hair, and it doesn't feel like there's anything special about bathing before it relaxes.

5. Turn on the bath bomb, and the temperature loss will not be too fast. Scrub the back of the cat's head, neck, back and tail, abdomen, and limbs in turn, and the action should be fast, and wash it in a short time to avoid catching a cold.

6. When cleaning up the foam, use a water cup to pour water on the cat's back to rinse. Grasp the cat's crossed forelimbs with your hands, this control is especially useful when you want to rinse your cat's belly and get it up.

7. When washing the cat's face, you don't need to use shower gel, moisten a clean towel and gently wipe the face, head and ears. Persian and heteroshort flat-faced cats should pay attention to cleaning the cat's whisker pads and nose sockets.

1. Comb the cat's hair first and comb the knotted places.

2. Adjust the bath water to the right temperature, about 37-38 degrees Celsius.

3. In order for the cat to adapt to the temperature of the water, it is necessary to start rinsing from the feet.

4. The rinsing sequence should start from the neck and go down to wet the whole body.

5. Pour out an appropriate amount of shampoo on the cat's body, rub it carefully, and be sure to thoroughly clean the hair on the whole body.

6. Rinse off the foam of the whole body with warm water.

7. Wrap the cat in a clean towel and dry it.

8. Use a hair dryer to dry the cat, remember that the temperature of the hair dryer should not be too high.

9. After blow-drying, please remember to comb your cat's hair.

10. The dirt in the cat's ears and the corners of the eyes should also be cleaned.

11. Special attention: the bath should be used in a special one. There are various options, we can make different choices according to the needs of cats, if you are too troublesome, you can also use an all-in-one hair wash and shower soap.

To bathe the cat, first prepare the tools to be used in the bath, and then dredge the hair for the cat, and then start washing, after washing, use a towel to absorb the water, and then use a hair dryer to dry, and then help the cat comb the hair again, the specific steps are as follows:

1. Tools prepared before the cat bathes: comb, toenail clipper, hot water at 38 degrees Celsius, special shampoo for cats, towels and hair dryers.

2. Use a comb to dredge the cat's hair first, in case some hair is knotted, and the hair knot is not easy to open after wetting. Trim your cat's toenails so they don't slip too much or hurt yourself during the bath.

3. Carefully pinch the back of the cat's neck with your left hand, gently put the cat into the water, press it a little harder, and take a small cup or nozzle with your right hand to wet the cat's coat and neck.

4. Rub an appropriate amount of shampoo into the cat's hair, from top to bottom, as fast as possible, do not procrastinate. Rinse off with water as soon as possible after lathering, be sure to rinse it off and don't leave any residual foam on your cat.

5. You can use a sponge to wet the cat's head with water to prevent too much water from being left on the head and flowing into the eyes. If you don't have a sponge, you can wet your cat's head with water and pour a small amount of bath liquid to rub gently, being careful not to get the water into your cat's eyes and ears. Flat-faced cats should pay attention to cleaning the cat's whisker pads and nose sockets.

After washing, use a sponge to absorb water to remove the foam.

6. After taking the cat out of the water, quickly use an absorbent towel to absorb the water on the body. Use the lowest heat setting of the hair dryer to blow the cat's coat, if the cat is more comfortable with the sound of the hair dryer, you can gradually increase the air volume of the hair dryer, but be careful not to let the hot air burn the cat.

7. When the cat's hair is dry, you can use a comb to comb the hair, and then part of the hair that falls off will be combed off.

8. Help the cat clean the ears, wrap the bath towel so that the cat can sleep in the warm house, bathing is a laborious thing for parents, and for cats, it is also a very physically demanding thing.

The correct way to bathe the cat is to first wet the cat, apply shower gel, rinse it clean, and finally dry the cat. First of all, prepare the ingredients: warm water, body soap, towels, and hair dryer. Lay out the non-slip mat, put a layer of shallow water in the bath, feel the water temperature with your hands, slightly higher than the body temperature, put the cat in, soak the cat's feet, and get used to it before starting.

Cat Bathing Skills Extension

Put the cat in a confined place to bathe, a small basin, a corner of the bathtub so that the cat will feel safe. Put an end to rude forced cat bathing, especially cats bathing for the first time, because they are always scared because they are unknown, so cats must be very nervous, have more understanding of cats, and take your time.

Don't leave a bad impression on the cat about the bath, the first bath, the short time is not easy to make the cat too disgusted, it is best to give the cat some favorite snacks as a reward after bathing.

When bathing a cat, it's best to turn on all the bath bombs in the bathroom. After rinsing the cat, prepare a few pieces of cat, slowly wipe the water clean, until it can no longer be dry, you must pay attention when blowing, try to be gentle, to be honest, the cat is most afraid of blowing, because the sound of the hair dryer is easy to scare the cat, if you often bathe the cat, you can consider preparing a high-power silent dryer for the cat.

Prepare a basin that can hold the cat and have space for the cat to lie down, fill the water, and control the water temperature to within 39°.

Slowly put the cat into the water basin, gradually adapt to the water step by step, pay attention to the need to avoid the face and head when wetting the cat, this position of the cat can especially be wiped separately at the end.

After the cat's body is wet, you can squeeze an appropriate amount of shampoo on your hands, rub the foam and wipe it all over the cat's body, rubbing the nest, paws, belly and other places that are not easy to clean. Be gentle!

The time to bathe the cat should not be too long, preferably within half an hour. After washing, dry it with a dry towel. Again, be gentle.

After the cat is bathed, it is necessary to completely dry the hair inside and out, otherwise it is easy to breed bacteria and cause diseases. Therefore, it is important to use a hair dryer to dry further.

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