Let’s get Friday over with

by Meg on April 14, 2006

I wish this week/bath was over and we could all enjoy the weekend. Hold on tight!

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John K. and Nikita K., brillo submission! :) Beautiful photos from H.Y.C.!

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1 Jen 04.14.06 at 2:33 pm

I can almost hear a purr coming from the last pic.

2 emily 04.14.06 at 2:33 pm

This cat has such an expressive face!!

Definitely cute or sad.

3 rachel 04.14.06 at 2:34 pm

holy moly, i just had the biggest spaz attack from this one!!! I AM HAVING A CUTE OVERLOAD!!!! AHHHH!!!!!

4 Terpsichore 04.14.06 at 2:39 pm

1. Cute
2. Uber-f%*&ing adorable
3. Cute but kind of creepy
4. HOMYGOD THAT’S TERRIFYING

and so on…

Overall: Yay!

5 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 2:39 pm

that’s a mellow cat haha musta been use to baths since a kitten
good ole kitty :)

6 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 2:39 pm

that’s a mellow cat haha musta been use to baths since a kitten
good ole kitty :)

7 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 2:39 pm

that’s a mellow cat haha musta been use to baths since a kitten
good ole kitty :)

8 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 2:39 pm

that’s a mellow cat haha musta been use to baths since a kitten
good ole kitty :)

9 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 2:39 pm

that’s a mellow cat haha musta been use to baths since a kitten
good ole kitty :)

10 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 2:39 pm

that’s a mellow cat haha musta been use to baths since a kitten
good ole kitty :)

11 adorababy 04.14.06 at 2:42 pm

kitty has such expressive eyes! i am laughing in the office & people think I’m even weirder now

12 adorababy 04.14.06 at 2:43 pm

super cute ears

13 Sandra K. 04.14.06 at 2:44 pm

i never wash my cats. am i missing something here? is that supposed to happen?

14 jia 04.14.06 at 2:46 pm

OMG! That looks just like my cat when it is bath time

15 cosmiquemuffin 04.14.06 at 2:47 pm

The definition of “Nyerrrrhe”!

Very forgiving kitty!!! Awwww

16 toddspal 04.14.06 at 2:48 pm

what the :( This strikes me as the “cute but sad” portion of our week.

HE DON’T WANT NO TUBS.

17 Lola O. 04.14.06 at 2:50 pm

this was such a cute to sad scrolldown. cats don’t need to be bathed, and pictures of the terror in their eyes as it happens is so not cute.

18 adorababy 04.14.06 at 2:53 pm

i must concur with LO

19 sunnykat 04.14.06 at 2:54 pm

true, it’s sad, but sometimes you have to bathe them! it gets rid of excess hair (otherwise mine throws up hairballs way too often) and makes their hair extra soft. for several weeks! plus they smell nice.

20 Theo 04.14.06 at 2:55 pm

Eau Mon Dieu!!!!

FANTASTIC! He’s so droopy! It’s like Photo Bonus Friday all in one über-entry!

Milk ROCKS!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyc/122646486/in/set-72057594097798552/

(Lola — this cat did need the bath, for some kind of skin condition.)

And by the way? FIRST POST. Nyahh.

21 Sonja 04.14.06 at 2:58 pm

Awesome! I love the little open-mouth kitty panic with big wide eyes.

22 Amikit 04.14.06 at 2:59 pm

Actually according N.Y.C. (the cat’s owner), the cat has some sort of skin disease. So, it needs a special bath in order to get better.

23 Ayani 04.14.06 at 3:03 pm

AWWWWWWW POOR KITTY!! lol! Zee kitty is so cute though!!!! <3<3 ^_^ *huggles zee cute kitty :3*

24 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 3:07 pm

to Sandra K.
yes my vet recommends to either bring the cat to the groomer’s once every month, or try washing her myself.
Although cats can clean themselves sufficiently, brushing them frequently, and bathing them does, like sunnykat says, get rid of the excess hair, hairball issues; too much hair in the digestion system is not exactly great for them; and plus the groomer or you can be in touch of what’s going on in your cat’s body,…
you’ll be able to see any oddities of your cat’s health such as ticks, fleas, bumps that may suggest cancer or skin issues, ear infections etc

25 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 3:07 pm

to Sandra K.
yes my vet recommends to either bring the cat to the groomer’s once every month, or try washing her myself.
Although cats can clean themselves sufficiently, brushing them frequently, and bathing them does, like sunnykat says, get rid of the excess hair, hairball issues; too much hair in the digestion system is not exactly great for them; and plus the groomer or you can be in touch of what’s going on in your cat’s body,…
you’ll be able to see any oddities of your cat’s health such as ticks, fleas, bumps that may suggest cancer or skin issues, ear infections etc

26 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 3:07 pm

to Sandra K.
yes my vet recommends to either bring the cat to the groomer’s once every month, or try washing her myself.
Although cats can clean themselves sufficiently, brushing them frequently, and bathing them does, like sunnykat says, get rid of the excess hair, hairball issues; too much hair in the digestion system is not exactly great for them; and plus the groomer or you can be in touch of what’s going on in your cat’s body,…
you’ll be able to see any oddities of your cat’s health such as ticks, fleas, bumps that may suggest cancer or skin issues, ear infections etc

27 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 3:07 pm

to Sandra K.
yes my vet recommends to either bring the cat to the groomer’s once every month, or try washing her myself.
Although cats can clean themselves sufficiently, brushing them frequently, and bathing them does, like sunnykat says, get rid of the excess hair, hairball issues; too much hair in the digestion system is not exactly great for them; and plus the groomer or you can be in touch of what’s going on in your cat’s body,…
you’ll be able to see any oddities of your cat’s health such as ticks, fleas, bumps that may suggest cancer or skin issues, ear infections etc

28 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 3:07 pm

to Sandra K.
yes my vet recommends to either bring the cat to the groomer’s once every month, or try washing her myself.
Although cats can clean themselves sufficiently, brushing them frequently, and bathing them does, like sunnykat says, get rid of the excess hair, hairball issues; too much hair in the digestion system is not exactly great for them; and plus the groomer or you can be in touch of what’s going on in your cat’s body,…
you’ll be able to see any oddities of your cat’s health such as ticks, fleas, bumps that may suggest cancer or skin issues, ear infections etc

29 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 3:07 pm

to Sandra K.
yes my vet recommends to either bring the cat to the groomer’s once every month, or try washing her myself.
Although cats can clean themselves sufficiently, brushing them frequently, and bathing them does, like sunnykat says, get rid of the excess hair, hairball issues; too much hair in the digestion system is not exactly great for them; and plus the groomer or you can be in touch of what’s going on in your cat’s body,…
you’ll be able to see any oddities of your cat’s health such as ticks, fleas, bumps that may suggest cancer or skin issues, ear infections etc

30 Joanna 04.14.06 at 3:09 pm

According to the kitty’s photo album, he had a skin disease…poor kitty, i hope he wasn’t too itchy.

31 David 04.14.06 at 3:09 pm

Where’s the terrifying “Psycho” music when you need it. Those eyes, THOSE EYES!!

32 abazoe 04.14.06 at 3:16 pm

Eee! I posted this a while back, I’m so glad to see it got submitted and made it. I love Milk!

I think that last face is the grudge face. That cat is completely filing this incident away in his mental files. Human’s got something unpleasant coming, soon.

33 Jough Dempsey 04.14.06 at 3:22 pm

Is the cat peeing in the penultimate photo? A lot of cats will involuntarily pee when they’re scared or upset.

And yes, that last picture isn’t contentment, it’s “I’ll get you for this! Mark my meows!”

34 m in athens 04.14.06 at 3:24 pm

I’m thinkin’ kitty’s maybe been declawed, or else you wear long sleeves. (Or armor, if you’ve got it). Very pretty kitty– he looks like a sweetie. (I hope I’m wrong, and he’s just exceptionally docile and has a very tidy manicure.)

35 Beccabear 04.14.06 at 3:27 pm

That is the most pitiful thing I’ve ever seen – I got teary eyed…poor kitty. :(

36 jaypo 04.14.06 at 3:29 pm

This is so freakin’ HIGHlarious I couldn’t stop laughing at my desk! And he looks so relieved that it’s over. What a little booboo!

37 A thinker 04.14.06 at 3:33 pm

Poor witty. This is one of the saddest but funniest series of photos I have ever seen.

38 Lola O. 04.14.06 at 3:35 pm

ok, if a cat needs a bath for a skin condition, who am i to argue. but i still have to say that traumatized kitty eyes are too sad. and not cute. p.s. sunnykat there are these rubber brushes that are really effective for eliminating tons of excess hair which might help. my cats can’t get enough either – they love it.

39 SuperEdo 04.14.06 at 3:37 pm

So close to a Cats ‘n’ Racks entry… yet so far.

40 mariser 04.14.06 at 3:39 pm

I’m not going to get in the “cute or sad” or “baths: evil torture” discussions, which are doing great without my input.
I’m just here to say this cat is a “scottish fold”, which, added to the fact that he is a yellow tabby, makes him the Greatest.Cat.In.The.Universe.

peace out, y’all

41 abazoe 04.14.06 at 3:47 pm

Nope, this kitty isn’t declawed. In the full set, you can see all 10 claws, out and fierce. He’s just apparently well used to being handled.

My boy cat, Nemo, would be like that (though we’ve never had to bathe him). He never, ever, EVER scratches or bites, even when you accidently hurt him (like clipping the claws and getting a little too close to the nerve) — he struggles a bit, but no claws or teeth.

42 Rachel 04.14.06 at 3:49 pm

nothing funnier than a wet cat!

43 abazoe 04.14.06 at 3:49 pm

See: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyc/122649493/in/set-72057594097798552/
for proof of his claws. That is one well-behaved cat.

44 johnny dollar 04.14.06 at 3:50 pm

you beat me to that comment, SuperEdo! :) nyu! >^._.^<

45 Meg's Stalker 04.14.06 at 3:54 pm

I’ve had to wash my cat 2 times. Once, when she knocked over a bowl of raw chicken breasts, splattering raw chicken juice all over herself. And once when she got motor oil on her self from underneath the car. Her yowling during the bath haunts my nightmares, and she made sure that the experience was 10 times worse for me than it was for her. The claws…The claws…

46 Meg's Stalker 04.14.06 at 3:54 pm

I’ve had to wash my cat 2 times. Once, when she knocked over a bowl of raw chicken breasts, splattering raw chicken juice all over herself. And once when she got motor oil on her self from underneath the car. Her yowling during the bath haunts my nightmares, and she made sure that the experience was 10 times worse for me than it was for her. The claws…The claws…

47 Meg's Stalker 04.14.06 at 3:54 pm

I’ve had to wash my cat 2 times. Once, when she knocked over a bowl of raw chicken breasts, splattering raw chicken juice all over herself. And once when she got motor oil on her self from underneath the car. Her yowling during the bath haunts my nightmares, and she made sure that the experience was 10 times worse for me than it was for her. The claws…The claws…

48 Meg's Stalker 04.14.06 at 3:54 pm

I’ve had to wash my cat 2 times. Once, when she knocked over a bowl of raw chicken breasts, splattering raw chicken juice all over herself. And once when she got motor oil on her self from underneath the car. Her yowling during the bath haunts my nightmares, and she made sure that the experience was 10 times worse for me than it was for her. The claws…The claws…

49 Meg's Stalker 04.14.06 at 3:54 pm

I’ve had to wash my cat 2 times. Once, when she knocked over a bowl of raw chicken breasts, splattering raw chicken juice all over herself. And once when she got motor oil on her self from underneath the car. Her yowling during the bath haunts my nightmares, and she made sure that the experience was 10 times worse for me than it was for her. The claws…The claws…

50 Meg's Stalker 04.14.06 at 3:54 pm

I’ve had to wash my cat 2 times. Once, when she knocked over a bowl of raw chicken breasts, splattering raw chicken juice all over herself. And once when she got motor oil on her self from underneath the car. Her yowling during the bath haunts my nightmares, and she made sure that the experience was 10 times worse for me than it was for her. The claws…The claws…

51 hashi 04.14.06 at 3:56 pm

Poor kitty! I I wanna lick those big beautiful eyes!

52 Meg's Stalker 04.14.06 at 3:59 pm

“The royal pussy is clean, your highness.”

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyc/122637994/

/Coming to America ref.

53 Meg's Stalker 04.14.06 at 3:59 pm

“The royal pussy is clean, your highness.”

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyc/122637994/

/Coming to America ref.

54 Meg's Stalker 04.14.06 at 3:59 pm

“The royal pussy is clean, your highness.”

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyc/122637994/

/Coming to America ref.

55 Meg's Stalker 04.14.06 at 3:59 pm

“The royal pussy is clean, your highness.”

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyc/122637994/

/Coming to America ref.

56 Meg's Stalker 04.14.06 at 3:59 pm

“The royal pussy is clean, your highness.”

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyc/122637994/

/Coming to America ref.

57 Meg's Stalker 04.14.06 at 3:59 pm

“The royal pussy is clean, your highness.”

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyc/122637994/

/Coming to America ref.

58 m in athens 04.14.06 at 4:07 pm

Re: declawing– thanks for posting the link. I’m very glad to see kitty’s toesies are intact. That officially makes him one of the most well behaved kitties in the world, as he is clearly not enjoying himself. (But I have to say, it’s pretty funny, even though I do feel bad for the guy.) Kitty cat bathtime is usually not fun for anyone involved, but they’re sooo funny looking when they’re wet!

59 Tigger 04.14.06 at 4:21 pm

We bathe our cats about once a month. Aside from the excess hair, they seem to get oily. (They are indoor kitties, so don’t have the bonus of bushes to help them shed – and they hate brushes) If you have someone in the house who is allergic to kitties like we do, bathing them helps out a lot with that. People who are allergic are actually allergic to kitty saliva – which is all over their fur from them cleaning themselves!

Now…one of my kitties will tolerate being washed, but she hates being dried. My siamese sounds like he’s being killed (although he doesn’t struggle too much), but loves to be dried. Go figure!

As for this kitty – he’s so cute! I love the ears on a Scottish Fold – and his eyes remind me of “Puss N Boots” from Shrek2!

60 Jude 04.14.06 at 4:27 pm

Oh. Oh. Oh!!! What is there to say? This is the ultimate.

One of my cats fell into a mud puddle once and had to be washed. He looked so pathetic and adorable, and the other cat just snarked at him from the other corner of the bathroom.

61 daynz 04.14.06 at 4:30 pm

the sequence of these photos is BRILLIANT.

62 Theo 04.14.06 at 4:35 pm

Uhm. The sequence is pretty much defined by the bathing process… I mean, you can hardly dry a kitty *before* you dunk him.

63 punkpie 04.14.06 at 4:40 pm

hooray! these are great pics.

boo! I just remembered I need to give my cat her semi-annual bath.

64 sunnykat 04.14.06 at 4:42 pm

HEY! this kitty looks like the cat-in-boot from Shrek 2! sooooooo cute. i knew this kitty looked familiar!

65 A Fine Morsel 04.14.06 at 4:43 pm

The pupils! Gigantic!

66 Michele 04.14.06 at 4:45 pm

poor baby. his eyes look so terrified. and then in the last one he looks hella mad

67 Amanda 04.14.06 at 4:52 pm

CATS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE BATHED – so this attempt to get cute pictures is just darn right cruel.

68 sunnykat 04.14.06 at 4:54 pm

Tigger, you beat me to that comment about puss n boot. ;) Lola O: thanks for the rubber brush advice, i was actually going to switch my current wire brush to something that feels less rough, though my kitty seems to love it nonetheless. we’ll give the rubber ones a try!

69 Holly 04.14.06 at 4:56 pm

I know lots of people have given legitimate reasons why cats should be washed, but honestly I think it’s so unfair. Our cats don’t have problems with hairballs and we’ve never washed them. I also suspect cats hate the smell of our idea of being clean, they probably prefer their own kitty smell. I’d never put my cat through that kind of stress… And if someone’s allergic to cats, why have one?!

70 abazoe 04.14.06 at 5:04 pm

Guys. The cat had a skin allergy, and the vet recommended bathing. No one is being cruel to the cat in question. In some of the pictures in the full set, you can see he has some sores as a result of the allergy; clearly the owner is trying to help the poor thing.

Of course we shouldn’t be bathing cats every week. An occasional bath is not going to hurt a cat, and is not being cruel to the creature. I love cats. I have two of my own. I don’t have to bathe them because they are indoor cats and also because they keep each other groomed. But I’m aware that there are times bathing might be neccesary.

Oi, drama. Let’s look at how adorable and beautiful Milk is :)

71 Michele 04.14.06 at 5:06 pm

I’d say that having a skin condition, or ticks, or anything else that can be painful to a kitty, is a good reason to give him or her a bath. This cat has a skin condition. He’s being given a medicated bath.

72 hedgedog 04.14.06 at 5:09 pm

ooh myyy!!! pooooooooawwr theeeng!!! He looks SO catatonic with loathing… and sighing with relief and cuddling delight in the last one… reminds me of my own rosita when she fell headlong in the bathub. ^_^ another kitty of mine wanted to follow me in the shower, though… I thought they were auto-cleansing…

73 Subhangi 04.14.06 at 5:32 pm

Cute kitty, he really does remind me of Puss in Boots in Shrek.

74 Ponygirl 04.14.06 at 5:35 pm

Its water! I have never understood why a cat will sleep in a sink under a dripping faucet, will slap his paw on the water in his bowl, will shark around the bath tub when I am taking a bath but acts as though I am the devil for getting him wet. PEOPLE REMEMBER: ITS ONLY WATER and kitty is over-reacting and just enjoy the pictures.

75 HollyKim 04.14.06 at 5:37 pm

Oh, poor kitty! It’s wet, but it’s quick.

My mother and I had to bath the family cat years ago because he was allergic to fleas and had managed to catch a few. Bruce was not happy with it, but he didn’t fight. Just stood stiff legged in the tub. Actually, I think he liked the “after” because his skin felt good afterward. Bruce just did not like getting wet and looking funny.

As to cats not liking baths- some do. Some cats even like to swim. Just depends on the cat.

76 Patricia 04.14.06 at 5:40 pm

I think it’s irresponsible of an owner to not bath their cat if it’s in his best interest and for his health. This cat has a skin disease. Not bathing him when it is necessary for his health would be the same as not giving him medicine when he needs it. Some times being a responsible pet owner means doing things the animal and you don’t necessarly enjoy doing, much the same as with being a parent.

77 s 04.14.06 at 5:44 pm

bathing a cat is not some form of cruelty people and trust me it hurts me more than them, i don’t have claws and powerful hind legs. kitties get feeelthy sometimes or haqve skin conditions or major flea probs, just a fact of life. this kitty is very beautiful and i imagine she’s chanting some sort of mantra between images 7-10 just to get through to the end.

78 Sylvia 04.14.06 at 5:53 pm

I’m sorry, but who are these morons saying cats are not supposed to be bathed? My dad is a vet and so is my brother. I’ve had cats all my life.

Cats CAN’T stay TOTALLY clean if you don’t wash them. They CAN’T. And sometimes they’re really dirty and need to be washed. And guess what? They RELISH in the fact they’re clean. They do seem to thank you afterwards.

Cats LOVE being clean. Put this info in your little heads before trying to sound so self-righteous, “oh my God that is soooo cruel”. That is not cruel.

Sorry about the tone, but I had to let that out. Can’t stand people who say shit about things they know nothing about.

79 Zach 04.14.06 at 5:59 pm

Damn strait Sylvia. Cats are the opposite of dogs in that respect. That cat has wonderful facial expressions. I’m going to go spray a cat-friend with a hose.

80 Rafael 04.14.06 at 6:00 pm

OMG! Those EYES! They most be photshoped! Poor kitty. But I have heard of cats that require a bath once in awhile (motor oil stains are the worse!). And yes, some cats even like water, I know tigers do.

81 Theo 04.14.06 at 6:00 pm

Sometimes it amazes me what people will latch onto, in the absence of actual controversy. Other times, it doesn’t.

82 abazoe 04.14.06 at 6:06 pm

Theo, the internets and all things on them are serious business!

By the way, you actually had me cracking up with the sheepish/goatish comments on the next entry up :) Nice.

83 BENTONG 04.14.06 at 6:26 pm

Frick! It looks so shock… funny. : )

84 morgab 04.14.06 at 6:32 pm

Not the least bit cute.

85 abazoe 04.14.06 at 6:40 pm

Didya all see the photoset of Milk playing ball? Much less controversial. http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyc/sets/72057594096029113/

86 lola 04.14.06 at 6:41 pm

fine. this cat has a skin issue and thus needs to be cleaned. but it is still terrifying for the cat. and NOT cute but sad to watch.
some of the pics in the last month+ are definitely not cute. and really disappointing on this site.

-and just because someone is a vet doesn’t mean they are the be all end all of knowlege and authority. all cats have to be cleaned? right. without us, like all the other creatures on this planet, they’d wither away into horrible messes.

87 Theo 04.14.06 at 6:44 pm

Anybody else feel like singing some Kinks, all of a sudden?
“…where they drink champagne and it tastes just like Coca-Cola…”

88 OM 04.14.06 at 6:46 pm

Oh, lola. It’s not cute to you, it is cute to me. Po-tay-toe, po-tah-toe.

I should shut up, I know I should. But just because an animal is equipped to clean itself naturally doesn’t mean it has already evolved to clean itself against human pollutants.

That cat is not traumatized. It’s getting a bath. It doesn’t love it, but it isn’t scarred for life, I’m pretty sure. The pictures are cute to me. Please don’t decide for anyone but yourself what is cute and what isn’t, thanks.

89 Theo 04.14.06 at 6:47 pm

Abazoe — I dunno for sure, but I think the overpowering peach tone in that Flikr set is bound to whip the masses into a frenzy.

90 Abazoe 04.14.06 at 6:48 pm

Oh, no. Oh, Theo, no! Now that’s in my head forever and ever. . . even the pictures of Milk aren’t enough to dislodge it! Help!

91 Theo 04.14.06 at 6:49 pm

I am the earworm.
I am the walrus.

92 TheIdleReceptionist 04.14.06 at 6:53 pm

Sweet Christ, the Japanese are at it again!

93 anony 04.14.06 at 7:04 pm

It’s not terrifying for a cat who is bathed regularly enough to realize that it’s a short experience and nothing to be scared of.

As for allergies and why get a cat? I had two cats for 3 years BEFORE I had any allergic symptoms to them, but when I did, they were fierce enough to almost warrant hospitalization a few times. So- kitties got bathed once a month. I also got allergy shots and despite my allergists concerns that my cat allergy was “too strong” they have worked beautifully. My cats are now 7 and 6, get bathed once a month (a few days before their monthly flea medications) and it’s a great way for me to see if one has gained or lost weight, keep track of moles or odd bumps, and dare I say bond with each one.

They don’t just stand there- no, but they don’t fight either. Bathing a cat isn’t always necessary, but some cats and some people warrant it. If the cat is healthy, clean, and happy- what’s the problem?

anony

94 C.M. 04.14.06 at 7:05 pm

Why do there always have to be a couple of jerks who declare the post “OMG sooooo not cute!!!11one” Other people like it, not everything here has to be tailored to your tastes.

95 Abazoe 04.14.06 at 7:10 pm

Good for you, agony, for doing what it took to keep your cats. I know it’s not always possible, but it’s impressive when people really do as much as they can to fufill the committment they made when they adopted their animal :)

96 icyb 04.14.06 at 7:16 pm

I hated to be bathed when I was a kid. And guess what, my parents bathed me anyways. Does that mean my parents were cruel to me?

97 Liz 04.14.06 at 7:16 pm

My kitten loves water! I actually freaked out the first time I was showering and had a psychotic kitten jumping in and out of the shower with me. I’m used to it now, but I do warn guests to make sure she’s locked out if they’re going to shower!

As for this kitty, well, he seems to not be enjoying himself, exactly, but he doesn’t look like he’s giving his people the hell that often accompanies feline bathing :-) Definitely cute! I love the massive eyes!

98 Ams 04.14.06 at 7:17 pm

Awww! His eyes are all huge and whatnot.

99 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 7:52 pm

all for a longer, healthier, happier life~

hehe abazoe, thanks for the link! those are such a cute set too~

just fyi TheIdleReceptionist, hehe the owner’s a Taiwanese hehe

the wash cat thing…
just want to add again, (my pet education 2c) too much hair inside their digestion system isn’t really good for them, and well that’s why they spit hairballs, but some cats can’t seem to spit out the hairballs sufficiently or eject them :3 perhaps also because some cats have been so domesticated or overbred, they have lost their natural wild abilities and born with some lacking abilities…

def exposing kittens when they are old enough yet still young will help them get use to the water if they aren’t already hydrophilic :)

check with your vet bout your cat; but definitely keeping your cat regularly groomed, either brushed or bathed, (of course all up to personal judgements, and how much you want to expose/teach your kitty) will keep you in touch of any early problems that may arise

keeping in touch w/ ur kitty i found is especially helpful in detecting early cancer and preventing any sadness in the too near future :)

100 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 7:52 pm

all for a longer, healthier, happier life~

hehe abazoe, thanks for the link! those are such a cute set too~

just fyi TheIdleReceptionist, hehe the owner’s a Taiwanese hehe

the wash cat thing…
just want to add again, (my pet education 2c) too much hair inside their digestion system isn’t really good for them, and well that’s why they spit hairballs, but some cats can’t seem to spit out the hairballs sufficiently or eject them :3 perhaps also because some cats have been so domesticated or overbred, they have lost their natural wild abilities and born with some lacking abilities…

def exposing kittens when they are old enough yet still young will help them get use to the water if they aren’t already hydrophilic :)

check with your vet bout your cat; but definitely keeping your cat regularly groomed, either brushed or bathed, (of course all up to personal judgements, and how much you want to expose/teach your kitty) will keep you in touch of any early problems that may arise

keeping in touch w/ ur kitty i found is especially helpful in detecting early cancer and preventing any sadness in the too near future :)

101 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 7:52 pm

all for a longer, healthier, happier life~

hehe abazoe, thanks for the link! those are such a cute set too~

just fyi TheIdleReceptionist, hehe the owner’s a Taiwanese hehe

the wash cat thing…
just want to add again, (my pet education 2c) too much hair inside their digestion system isn’t really good for them, and well that’s why they spit hairballs, but some cats can’t seem to spit out the hairballs sufficiently or eject them :3 perhaps also because some cats have been so domesticated or overbred, they have lost their natural wild abilities and born with some lacking abilities…

def exposing kittens when they are old enough yet still young will help them get use to the water if they aren’t already hydrophilic :)

check with your vet bout your cat; but definitely keeping your cat regularly groomed, either brushed or bathed, (of course all up to personal judgements, and how much you want to expose/teach your kitty) will keep you in touch of any early problems that may arise

keeping in touch w/ ur kitty i found is especially helpful in detecting early cancer and preventing any sadness in the too near future :)

102 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 7:52 pm

all for a longer, healthier, happier life~

hehe abazoe, thanks for the link! those are such a cute set too~

just fyi TheIdleReceptionist, hehe the owner’s a Taiwanese hehe

the wash cat thing…
just want to add again, (my pet education 2c) too much hair inside their digestion system isn’t really good for them, and well that’s why they spit hairballs, but some cats can’t seem to spit out the hairballs sufficiently or eject them :3 perhaps also because some cats have been so domesticated or overbred, they have lost their natural wild abilities and born with some lacking abilities…

def exposing kittens when they are old enough yet still young will help them get use to the water if they aren’t already hydrophilic :)

check with your vet bout your cat; but definitely keeping your cat regularly groomed, either brushed or bathed, (of course all up to personal judgements, and how much you want to expose/teach your kitty) will keep you in touch of any early problems that may arise

keeping in touch w/ ur kitty i found is especially helpful in detecting early cancer and preventing any sadness in the too near future :)

103 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 7:52 pm

all for a longer, healthier, happier life~

hehe abazoe, thanks for the link! those are such a cute set too~

just fyi TheIdleReceptionist, hehe the owner’s a Taiwanese hehe

the wash cat thing…
just want to add again, (my pet education 2c) too much hair inside their digestion system isn’t really good for them, and well that’s why they spit hairballs, but some cats can’t seem to spit out the hairballs sufficiently or eject them :3 perhaps also because some cats have been so domesticated or overbred, they have lost their natural wild abilities and born with some lacking abilities…

def exposing kittens when they are old enough yet still young will help them get use to the water if they aren’t already hydrophilic :)

check with your vet bout your cat; but definitely keeping your cat regularly groomed, either brushed or bathed, (of course all up to personal judgements, and how much you want to expose/teach your kitty) will keep you in touch of any early problems that may arise

keeping in touch w/ ur kitty i found is especially helpful in detecting early cancer and preventing any sadness in the too near future :)

104 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 7:52 pm

all for a longer, healthier, happier life~

hehe abazoe, thanks for the link! those are such a cute set too~

just fyi TheIdleReceptionist, hehe the owner’s a Taiwanese hehe

the wash cat thing…
just want to add again, (my pet education 2c) too much hair inside their digestion system isn’t really good for them, and well that’s why they spit hairballs, but some cats can’t seem to spit out the hairballs sufficiently or eject them :3 perhaps also because some cats have been so domesticated or overbred, they have lost their natural wild abilities and born with some lacking abilities…

def exposing kittens when they are old enough yet still young will help them get use to the water if they aren’t already hydrophilic :)

check with your vet bout your cat; but definitely keeping your cat regularly groomed, either brushed or bathed, (of course all up to personal judgements, and how much you want to expose/teach your kitty) will keep you in touch of any early problems that may arise

keeping in touch w/ ur kitty i found is especially helpful in detecting early cancer and preventing any sadness in the too near future :)

105 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 7:55 pm

ooo hahaha
i Also think meg’s photo sequence and the eclectic choice of photos from the photo stream was a brilliant stroke of editing genius :)

106 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 7:55 pm

ooo hahaha
i Also think meg’s photo sequence and the eclectic choice of photos from the photo stream was a brilliant stroke of editing genius :)

107 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 7:55 pm

ooo hahaha
i Also think meg’s photo sequence and the eclectic choice of photos from the photo stream was a brilliant stroke of editing genius :)

108 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 7:55 pm

ooo hahaha
i Also think meg’s photo sequence and the eclectic choice of photos from the photo stream was a brilliant stroke of editing genius :)

109 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 7:55 pm

ooo hahaha
i Also think meg’s photo sequence and the eclectic choice of photos from the photo stream was a brilliant stroke of editing genius :)

110 an old yorkie's mom 04.14.06 at 7:55 pm

ooo hahaha
i Also think meg’s photo sequence and the eclectic choice of photos from the photo stream was a brilliant stroke of editing genius :)

111 BenPanced 04.14.06 at 8:14 pm

The last pic looks like a combination of relief/plotting its revenge.

112 Stephanie 04.14.06 at 8:14 pm

Guys, it’s water. Water isn’t going to kill a cat.

113 --MC 04.14.06 at 8:28 pm

Well, I for one was disappointed .. first picture, cat; second, cat’s terrified face; third, cat’s terrified face closer; fourth, cat’s terrified face right up against the camera lens .. I hoped the fifth picture would be inside the cat’s mouth, but instead we switched to a paw view. Boh!

114 Thea 04.14.06 at 8:40 pm

Is it just me… or is that a fairly larger than normal sized cat?!

I could almost hear the showdown theme in the first pic. *weowweowwow… wa wa wa*

115 dcb 04.14.06 at 8:48 pm

I was told there would be no water involved in this procedure!

116 acm 04.14.06 at 8:57 pm

ah! it’s another one of those bug-eyed earless freak cats! NOT CUTE!!!

(runs shrieking from the screen)

117 Jaeby 04.14.06 at 8:58 pm

Cute to sad indeed! Im tearing up, the EYES! SO BIG!

118 moptopmouse 04.14.06 at 9:15 pm

HERE COME THE WARM JETS loff yirpal MtM

119 moptopmouse 04.14.06 at 9:20 pm

in the next to last one is the girl brecking ‘its’ arm/reg l y p mtm

120 Megan V 04.14.06 at 9:23 pm

I was lookin’ at the 2nd and 3rd pics and all I could think was “Puss in Boots!!” So cute!

121 moptopmouse 04.14.06 at 9:28 pm

I dunno in the other one did she wash sadly ‘orange ripple’ in the commode.. ypmtm

122 The Guy Over There 04.14.06 at 9:29 pm

The coolest ears EVER. I have yet to see a cat with ears like those.

123 moptopmouse 04.14.06 at 9:33 pm

SITZ BATH IN THE CHEAP BLUE TUB< THEN 'Rinsing" by flushing the por orangol' in the porcelain recepticle.. aka commode

124 sarah 04.14.06 at 9:58 pm

Am I the only one impressed with the high quality of those pictures?

God DAMN that must have been a fat email.

125 kristina 04.14.06 at 10:12 pm

OMG I looked at this while I was at work and burst out laughing in the middle of a phone call. That has got to be one of the most adorable cats on EARTH.

Besides by baby boy of course ;-) , who has always struggled but never ever clawed when I gave him a bath.

For the record…if he’s traumatized he sure doesn’t show it. He cuddles with me immeadiatly after a bath and he goes into the bathroom and teeters on the edge of the tub when I shower…and he willingly dunks himself in the toilet to drink some water (odd cat… he always has plenty of water in his dish).

Great, great photography too. I was wowed. What catches!

126 HollyKim 04.14.06 at 10:13 pm

Ya know, the more I look at that first photo of the cat looking at the pan of water and the water all over the floor, the more I think that is the *final* photo. The one take after the cat was all dry again and the humans hadn’t a chance to wipe up the splashes.

The attitude of the cat back says “Next time, Waterpan, I shall be ready! I shall win!”

127 Amanda 04.14.06 at 10:17 pm

Why do people insist on giving cats baths?

128 Serra 04.14.06 at 10:18 pm

Yea, the high quality of these pictures is stunning. Now I want to go out and buy a new spiffy camera. What a beautiful cat! A Scottish Fold, I think? He/she’s got the ears. But boy, does that cat look pissed. And pissing, possibly, in one of the last shots. Poor thing. I want to snorgle it all better.

129 faye 04.14.06 at 10:19 pm

Its cute but a bit creepy…

130 Edward 04.14.06 at 10:29 pm

Awe! Such a cute kitty with such big beautiful eyes!

I think my next cat will have to be a Scottish Fold just for those awesome eyes.

131 Netherland Dwarf rabbit, owner! 04.14.06 at 10:43 pm

Totally awesome series of cat bathing shots! Tells the story from beginning to end! My fave though of all these is the eyes closed one…Just Great!

132 Jelly 04.14.06 at 10:49 pm

The eyes look so photoshopped to me, expeically in #4 and #6.

Other than that, Wet kitty! I love it.

133 Shannon 04.14.06 at 10:58 pm

I agree completely- those eyes are Ay-May-Zing!

Amanda- do you actually read the other posts or do you just like to repeat the same thing over and over so you can see your name in print being pompous? The cat needed the bath because of a SKIN CONDITION.

134 The Cat Herder 04.14.06 at 11:03 pm

Before they invented those drops that you put on the back of a cat’s neck, you had to either dust the cat with pyrethrin and bomb the house with Siphotrol or bathe the cat in flea dip and bomb the house in Siphotrol.

I had, at one point, five cats. I did not have Advantage or Program. I had flea shampoo. My elderly cat could not groom her back near her tail, so believe you me, she was grateful when bathtime was over. She hated bathtime for the most part, but one summer, she had such itchy skin, she actually purred in the bath.

What those photos show is a swift and well-done cat bath. She had a helper to assist in controlling Milk, and he appears none the worse for the wear.

Cats are very good at drama – oh, the yelling and yowling and mewing and growling. But once they are dry and fluffy, they waltz around, tails aloft like, “I hope you enchoyed da show. I think my performance was Maaaahvelous!”

135 Holly 04.14.06 at 11:11 pm

Washing is good to improve the skin condition … Would have thought vets or whoever invents the treatments might have thought of something that doesn’t involve dunking kitties in water though!

We’ve never washed our cats and never will … Lol our cats are outdoor cats aswell but they don’t seem to get dirty much. Anyway they’re moggies and not inbred so capable of cleaning themselves quite nicely.

136 ka9q's wife 04.14.06 at 11:16 pm

I used to bathe my cats. If you start young they are pretty good. My cat would act terribly hurt during and leap for any opening. He once leapt over the shower curtain without touching it. I would give them their bath after shedding their garments and never ever got a scratch until after i had to bathe my totally freaked out neurotic cat. That was not fun. Ah the smell of wet fur in the morning it smells of..prolly a scented gift in your shoe later.

137 ka9q's wife 04.14.06 at 11:16 pm

I used to bathe my cats. If you start young they are pretty good. My cat would act terribly hurt during and leap for any opening. He once leapt over the shower curtain without touching it. I would give them their bath after shedding their garments and never ever got a scratch until after i had to bathe my totally freaked out neurotic cat. That was not fun. Ah the smell of wet fur in the morning it smells of..prolly a scented gift in your shoe later.

138 ka9q's wife 04.14.06 at 11:16 pm

I used to bathe my cats. If you start young they are pretty good. My cat would act terribly hurt during and leap for any opening. He once leapt over the shower curtain without touching it. I would give them their bath after shedding their garments and never ever got a scratch until after i had to bathe my totally freaked out neurotic cat. That was not fun. Ah the smell of wet fur in the morning it smells of..prolly a scented gift in your shoe later.

139 ka9q's wife 04.14.06 at 11:16 pm

I used to bathe my cats. If you start young they are pretty good. My cat would act terribly hurt during and leap for any opening. He once leapt over the shower curtain without touching it. I would give them their bath after shedding their garments and never ever got a scratch until after i had to bathe my totally freaked out neurotic cat. That was not fun. Ah the smell of wet fur in the morning it smells of..prolly a scented gift in your shoe later.

140 ka9q's wife 04.14.06 at 11:16 pm

I used to bathe my cats. If you start young they are pretty good. My cat would act terribly hurt during and leap for any opening. He once leapt over the shower curtain without touching it. I would give them their bath after shedding their garments and never ever got a scratch until after i had to bathe my totally freaked out neurotic cat. That was not fun. Ah the smell of wet fur in the morning it smells of..prolly a scented gift in your shoe later.

141 ka9q's wife 04.14.06 at 11:16 pm

I used to bathe my cats. If you start young they are pretty good. My cat would act terribly hurt during and leap for any opening. He once leapt over the shower curtain without touching it. I would give them their bath after shedding their garments and never ever got a scratch until after i had to bathe my totally freaked out neurotic cat. That was not fun. Ah the smell of wet fur in the morning it smells of..prolly a scented gift in your shoe later.

142 ka9q's wife 04.14.06 at 11:49 pm

oopps that is shedding my garments. Doh. The cats had no garments.
Bathing cats does not hurt them just gives them something to be upset about.

143 ka9q's wife 04.14.06 at 11:49 pm

oopps that is shedding my garments. Doh. The cats had no garments.
Bathing cats does not hurt them just gives them something to be upset about.

144 ka9q's wife 04.14.06 at 11:49 pm

oopps that is shedding my garments. Doh. The cats had no garments.
Bathing cats does not hurt them just gives them something to be upset about.

145 ka9q's wife 04.14.06 at 11:49 pm

oopps that is shedding my garments. Doh. The cats had no garments.
Bathing cats does not hurt them just gives them something to be upset about.

146 ka9q's wife 04.14.06 at 11:49 pm

oopps that is shedding my garments. Doh. The cats had no garments.
Bathing cats does not hurt them just gives them something to be upset about.

147 ka9q's wife 04.14.06 at 11:49 pm

oopps that is shedding my garments. Doh. The cats had no garments.
Bathing cats does not hurt them just gives them something to be upset about.

148 Andee 04.15.06 at 12:46 am

If bathing Milk keeps him this beautiful, I say, keep at it! He may not like the sensation of water on his skin, but it’s like anything else you have to do for a cat, like putting drops in its ears, that they don’t necessarily appreciate but that its human knows has to be done.

149 Lick My Pickles 04.15.06 at 1:36 am

Ohhh so bwediful!

150 Meretrice 04.15.06 at 1:38 am

This cats eyes are unreal. If I didn’t know better, I would think that they were bathing a stuffed animal.

151 Jennie 04.15.06 at 1:39 am

The looks on the cat’s face go from sheer horror…to damp resignation…to a squinty desire for revenge. Fabulous. The fourth photo down is priceless.

152 E. Collison 04.15.06 at 1:46 am

Grrrreat photo sequence (purrrrrr)…

153 ElfOwl 04.15.06 at 1:59 am

Man, and i thought the 100+ posts would be all about the amazing photo quality, the color composition, and the adorableness of Scottish Folds. Glad to see at least some of them were. Many of my dogs looked just as pathetic and nervy during baths, but I don’t hear anyone defending them!!!

I’m strangely allergic to flea collars (even when *I’m* not wearing it ;-) , and as a college student couldn’t afford the then prices of topical flea applications, so as a courtesy to cats and cat-allergic guests, bathing it was, once a month, vacuuming bi-weekly and even more obsessive litter box duty. Cats got used to it. Milk probably will too, and never underestimate the drama of a Fold’s already-humongous eyes.

SAD was six two-week-old kittens who were being literally sucked dry by the 200 or so fleas per tiny body. Baths and hand-picking were a less sad alternative. Z’matter of fact, my college kitties might have been from that litter . . .

154 an old yorkie's mom 04.15.06 at 3:41 am

The Cat Herder

hehe well worded, cats really do love to perform drama, that Is SO True :)

155 an old yorkie's mom 04.15.06 at 3:41 am

The Cat Herder

hehe well worded, cats really do love to perform drama, that Is SO True :)

156 an old yorkie's mom 04.15.06 at 3:41 am

The Cat Herder

hehe well worded, cats really do love to perform drama, that Is SO True :)

157 an old yorkie's mom 04.15.06 at 3:41 am

The Cat Herder

hehe well worded, cats really do love to perform drama, that Is SO True :)

158 an old yorkie's mom 04.15.06 at 3:41 am

The Cat Herder

hehe well worded, cats really do love to perform drama, that Is SO True :)

159 an old yorkie's mom 04.15.06 at 3:41 am

The Cat Herder

hehe well worded, cats really do love to perform drama, that Is SO True :)

160 Care 04.15.06 at 3:43 am

ElfOwl, I agree– People really do need to focus more on the cuteness factor. It pretty much doesn’t matter what situation a Foldie is in, he’s going to be adorrrable.

161 Fwuff 04.15.06 at 3:48 am

Those eyes! I’m sorry, but they look a little too big to be believable. Is there no possibility they’ve been photoshopped in some way?

162 Carolyn 04.15.06 at 4:09 am

That is SOOO cute.
When my old cat was unwell (we were told by the vet she was dying for about 5 years, she’d get ill then you’d give her “human tuna” and she’d be fine) but towards the end she couldn’t wash herself any more and I’d have to bath her. Which I did very sucessfully in the kitchen sink, cause she was small and old and couldn’t fight back.

When I got my new cat I noticed some fleas on him and I thought that washing him would be just as easy. But he was 1 year old and a big strong boy. Long story short I still have a scar.

163 Gillian 04.15.06 at 4:41 am

Bathing a cat doesn’t hurt it, and there are a number of reasons why a cat might need a bath.

My cats get monthly baths with wheatgrass shampoo and conditioner. To prevent hairballs, to keep their skin soft (it’s superdry where I live) and to keep allergens at bay.

Neither of them is declawed. I don’t normally wear long sleeves. They get their Mani-pedi before the bath, and they’ve also gotten accustomed to regular bathing since they were quite young. They don’t mind it. I have a hard time keeping one of my cats out of the bathtub.

In other news, does anyone think this cat looks *exactly* like a naked Puss in Boots from Shrek2?

164 rainey 04.15.06 at 5:27 am

OH, THE DRAMA. IT MAKES MY HEAD HURT.

So if your cat was itching violently all over because of a skin condition, you wouldn’t bath him to relieve his discomfort?

Why can’t we just ALL GET ALONG. Simple as that.

165 Michelle 04.15.06 at 5:32 am

I doubt the eyes are photoshopped. I’ve seen plenty of cats with eyes like these. Usually purebreds of some sort. Humans don’t NEED baths either, for what it’s worth. Just because some cats don’t like being bathed does not mean it’s cruel. Most cats don’t like being pilled either. Sometimes it’s necessary.

166 ally 04.15.06 at 5:55 am

i love the second pic – i keep on looking at it! you all are right – definitely puss in books in shrek 2!!!

167 Andee 04.15.06 at 7:53 am

That last photo in the Flickr series, with Milk bundled up in the towel, is just awwwwwsome! He might be the most stunning kitty I’ve ever seen! (And in the other photos, he doesn’t look especially like he’s fighting the bath, the look on his face looks more “OK, let’s get this over with” than “I’m going to scrape your face off” to me.)

168 gnarlykitty 04.15.06 at 7:56 am

I can totally feel that kitty’s pain… poor thing.

169 Carlisa 04.15.06 at 1:32 pm

Beautiful vibrant color and markings! I’ve never seen a cat that orange. I wish I could take pics like this. And it’s another Scottish Fold (sp?) Saw my first here on CO a few weeks ago. They’re so cool!

As far as the “cat bath debate”— It’s up to the owner of the pussy whether to wash it or not. sheesh!

170 Nikki 04.15.06 at 2:18 pm

wow i didnt think cute pics of a clean cat can bring in so much controversy!i mean its a bath not a torture chamber!!tell me whts worse getting a cat clean and see it terrified/suffered for 10 mins or not getting it clean and let it go about dirty and get risk of being infected and suffer for life???i know its sounds beyond but its just my opinion.but to think of it itll look cute when its dried up.all puffy and fluffy!

171 Theo 04.15.06 at 2:35 pm

I, for one, welcome our new cat-shampooing overlords.

172 s 04.15.06 at 3:20 pm

and am willing to toil in their underground sugar mines

173 Emu 04.15.06 at 3:26 pm

Theo – I lurve you.

174 fawn lust 04.15.06 at 4:57 pm

that cat is so beautiful! aww. poor skin-diseased baby.

175 AnnieC 04.15.06 at 7:53 pm

I’ll agree that cat’s shouldn’t be bathed as a matter of course, but sometimes they need it for medical reasons.

I brought home a little, white kitten once, from the school where I was teaching. Some boys had caught it and were trying to dye it orange with their breakfast drink. The principal dealt with the boys, but the only way to get the drink and the resulting ants off the kitty was a good bathing. He was so pathetic that yes, it was cute. Now he’s a full grown (fixed) tom, pure white, and regularly gets his tummy rubbed by my Mom.

Our place cat has also had a few baths in his life. Once he knocked one of those melted wax tarts all over himself (and I had it set where he shouldn’t have been able to get to it too). That time the bath didn’t help, and he ended up losing some fur to the clippers. The other time he was way too curious while my husband was in the bathroom…

The moral of my stories, sometimes you just *have* to bathe a cat.

176 an old yorkie's mom 04.15.06 at 7:58 pm

perhaps meg can rename this website as cuteoverload MD for all the knowledgeable pet owners ard hehe :) I for one really have learned quite a lot of stuff bout pets at CO

and sometime’s it’s not too bad to read about the controversy so we can all read bout the diff takes and feel we are making the better judgement or not,

but course the cute reactions should probably come first in the comments hehe :]

this site has def inspired me to keep up photo memory collections~ thanks CO!

177 an old yorkie's mom 04.15.06 at 7:58 pm

perhaps meg can rename this website as cuteoverload MD for all the knowledgeable pet owners ard hehe :) I for one really have learned quite a lot of stuff bout pets at CO

and sometime’s it’s not too bad to read about the controversy so we can all read bout the diff takes and feel we are making the better judgement or not,

but course the cute reactions should probably come first in the comments hehe :]

this site has def inspired me to keep up photo memory collections~ thanks CO!

178 an old yorkie's mom 04.15.06 at 7:58 pm

perhaps meg can rename this website as cuteoverload MD for all the knowledgeable pet owners ard hehe :) I for one really have learned quite a lot of stuff bout pets at CO

and sometime’s it’s not too bad to read about the controversy so we can all read bout the diff takes and feel we are making the better judgement or not,

but course the cute reactions should probably come first in the comments hehe :]

this site has def inspired me to keep up photo memory collections~ thanks CO!

179 an old yorkie's mom 04.15.06 at 7:58 pm

perhaps meg can rename this website as cuteoverload MD for all the knowledgeable pet owners ard hehe :) I for one really have learned quite a lot of stuff bout pets at CO

and sometime’s it’s not too bad to read about the controversy so we can all read bout the diff takes and feel we are making the better judgement or not,

but course the cute reactions should probably come first in the comments hehe :]

this site has def inspired me to keep up photo memory collections~ thanks CO!

180 an old yorkie's mom 04.15.06 at 7:58 pm

perhaps meg can rename this website as cuteoverload MD for all the knowledgeable pet owners ard hehe :) I for one really have learned quite a lot of stuff bout pets at CO

and sometime’s it’s not too bad to read about the controversy so we can all read bout the diff takes and feel we are making the better judgement or not,

but course the cute reactions should probably come first in the comments hehe :]

this site has def inspired me to keep up photo memory collections~ thanks CO!

181 an old yorkie's mom 04.15.06 at 7:58 pm

perhaps meg can rename this website as cuteoverload MD for all the knowledgeable pet owners ard hehe :) I for one really have learned quite a lot of stuff bout pets at CO

and sometime’s it’s not too bad to read about the controversy so we can all read bout the diff takes and feel we are making the better judgement or not,

but course the cute reactions should probably come first in the comments hehe :]

this site has def inspired me to keep up photo memory collections~ thanks CO!

182 kochou 04.15.06 at 8:11 pm

too freaking cute! that’s one docile cat. my Cory would turn into a raging Cuisanart if we tried to give him a bath! Claws of fury!

183 Amma7 04.15.06 at 8:15 pm

You can tell we’re all pet lovers from all the sympathy for this kitty. But honestly, it’s not torture. there’s a million worse things, Right?. Kitties can be unhappy for 20 mintues for the sake of their health. What’s bad is the kitties with horrible fleas who live on the street and never get washed.

184 VaCKo 04.15.06 at 8:26 pm

A friend told me once that she had to bathe her cat because kitty had halitosis! The usual feline self-cleaning spread the stinkiness from breath to fur.

This kitty looks so resigned! But then it’s all “mmm, towel.”

185 kittymaster 04.15.06 at 10:04 pm

KITTENS DO NOT LIKE WATER! the only time the kitten is happy is when she is being dried off! i cant believe who ever did that!
~kittymaster

186 Theo 04.15.06 at 10:33 pm

Kitty “Master” — read first, then write.

187 molly 04.15.06 at 11:33 pm

AWW!! Look at the lil’ big eyes! Wait…. did that make sense?

188 Miglet 04.16.06 at 12:06 am

“It’s up to the owner of the pussy whether to wash it or not.”

Carlisa, you are my hero. You should stitch that on a pillow.

And seriously people, you should take a good look at animals that really *have* been abused before you start spouting off.

It’s water – and besides, the cat will have forgotten about it 2 minutes later. Just show it something shiny.

189 Hammy 04.16.06 at 12:16 am

Now heres torture:

http://funnies.com/cp10.htm

190 Hammy 04.16.06 at 12:23 am

Just so every body who voted for “Ying Yang Kittens” heres the real deal:

http://funnies.com/cute2.htm

191 Hammy 04.16.06 at 12:31 am

Another torture pic:

http://funnies.com/cp44.htm

192 vigilant20 04.16.06 at 12:50 am

That’s too cute! Poor kitty has the biggest most expressive eyes too…awww.

193 falnfenix 04.16.06 at 2:40 am

Anie, we got the point.

194 Carlisa 04.16.06 at 4:53 am

Miglet—— Thanks for the suggestion! maybe I can get Martha to help market it, LOL

195 Bioflux 04.16.06 at 5:56 am

MAN! Tons of comments on this one! First off, grrrreaaaat photo quality! Props to the foetog! Second, beauuuutiful cat! Those eyes are soooooo expressive! (I know, too many exclamation points, sorry, and extra letters in the words, I know, it’s an effect, roll with it). I haven’t read aaallll the posts but it sounds like people are whining about the poooor kitty getting a bath! Jesus Squeezus! Buck Up Whiners! His people love him. Its for his own cleanlines and such and, dear God! Why do such inane discussions arise from a kitty gettin a bath. Stupid whiners. CUTE KITTY! That’s whats important!

196 Winter 04.16.06 at 6:37 am

Awww… Bless her heart… Poor kitty :( The pics are cute but, at the same time, I feel EVER so sorry for her. She looks SO happy in the last photo, though.

197 Mina 04.16.06 at 7:51 am

The cat isnt declawed, why would someone suggest that? Doi.

198 jen 04.16.06 at 8:10 am

awesome camerawork, poor kitty!

199 badmojo 04.16.06 at 1:43 pm

That is the most beautiful kitty I have ever seen. I want him soooo bad. and Im a dog person.

200 Theo 04.16.06 at 2:00 pm

Wait — who’s Thea??

201 Theo 04.16.06 at 2:29 pm

…and here’s a postscript for those who thought kitty’s eyes were too big (or ears too small) not to be photoshopped:
http://www.mr-sheep.com/Gallery3/dks.jpg

(Thank you, Mister Sheep.)

202 anony 04.16.06 at 2:30 pm

Cats (and dogs) don’t like having their teeth brushes either, but it’s really not cruel and it’s for the best.
Some cats need baths. If your’s don’t, that’s fine, but what works for one doesn’t work for all.

203 Carlisa 04.16.06 at 3:03 pm

This is terrible! Look at the way they’re “torturing” this poor kitty. It’s obvious it was premeditated,too. Why LOOK!….shampoo and conditioner sitting right beside the torture chamber, with caps off. And that evil grin on that girls face right before she tried to break the cat’s arm! I can tell she dried him off and went back to do it over to that poor thing. Someone needs to turn here in to the authorities, asap, before she washes another cat!

204 UnGato 04.16.06 at 4:37 pm

wash the cat… so easy and funny! :)

205 ~jasmine~ 04.16.06 at 5:19 pm

omg that was so funny notice how the eyes get huge from fright i guess lol that is funny

206 Anie 04.16.06 at 6:18 pm

Wait — who’s Thea??:

Thea is her:

Is it just me… or is that a fairly larger than normal sized cat?!

I could almost hear the showdown theme in the first pic. *weowweowwow… wa wa wa*

Posted by: Thea | Apr 14, 2006 at 01:40 PM

Read the comment, kid.

207 Sheila 04.16.06 at 6:54 pm

OK, how many people does it take to bathe a cat? Count the arms. Answer: several.

208 Theo 04.16.06 at 6:59 pm

Oh thank you. I never would have bothered to FER FOOKS SAKE CAN YOU PLEASE JUST GET THE STINKIN JOKE YOU RUBBER PUTZ-WHIPPER?? JEEEEZUS RISEN FROM THE DEAD ON EASTER SUNDAY, people….

209 ElfOwl 04.16.06 at 11:43 pm

Heehee. Happy Easter to you too, Theo! :-P

210 Theo 04.16.06 at 11:46 pm

ElfOwl — I’m better now.
[one one thousand, two one thousand, three...]

211 Tyler 04.17.06 at 1:27 am

I absolutely adore this cat! I’m a college guy, and i’ve gotten extremely attached to my outdoor kitties lately, since they’re easier to have than dogs. (i found them as strays, a few years old- there was no way i was taking their happy outside world from them) Milk reminds me of Buster, even bigger than milk (about 22 pounds, actually), with the same looong tail and brilliant soft orange fur, with similar markings. The other cat, Sue, is just a fatter version of Buster. But anyways, Milk is waaaay cuter than either of them, and i am in love with those eyes! the second picture is certainly my favorite, and the photography is amazing as well! kudos the owners for caring well for the kitty, and loving it too! …is it weird for a 19 year old guy to like the cute cat?

~tyler

212 Brak_Silverbone 04.17.06 at 1:56 am

Years ago I worked at a pet store. One day a very well-dressed woman came in with two BEAUTIFUL 6-month-old perfectly matched chocolate-point Siamese–littermates. She handed them to us and said, “I don’t want them anymore. They have fleas.”

We were happy to accept the donation, but as animal care head, it was my job to give the cats baths, as they did have fleas. They were, in fact, absolutely crawling with them. (Kinda makes you wonder about their owner, who plainly had lots of $$ to spend on her own clothing.)

So I gave them baths in our big ol’ sink. They didn’t like it, and neither did I, particularly–they were yowling and they let me have it with the claws a few times, and yes, I do still have the scars, 21 years later. But it didn’t harm them (aside from their dignity, and fortunately that was temporary), and they were gorgeous afterwards. I also think they were relieved to be rid of the fleas.

And we sold them soon thereafter to someone who bought them both and gave them a good home. So–happy ending!

213 SarahK 04.17.06 at 2:31 am

Oh My God~! This has to be one of the CUTEST little kitty I’ve ever seen!! I want him now! What a beautiful little tabby, it makes me weep..

214 greenighs 04.17.06 at 3:08 am

Holy Dialup McDisastersons! I was dying to show my niece and nephling the cute bunny pictures on CO, for Easter, ya know, but this soggy cat sequence ate up alllll the bandwidth on grandma’s AOL dialup connection. Kept timing out. No bunnies. Too sad.

Suggestion …. thumbnails for Biggie McHugersons multiphoto entries? Pweeze?

215 Mona 04.17.06 at 3:55 am

this is the most adorable cat!! his eyes are so big, he’s like the real life puss and boots from shrek 2! too cute!!

216 Maria 04.17.06 at 7:01 am

My cat would absolutely destroy me if I got him anywhere near water. That is a very well-behaved cat. Do Scottish Folds have those huge round eyes? That’s freaky-looking.

217 Lohan Roberto 04.17.06 at 11:08 am

OMG, so cute!!!

218 ariel 04.17.06 at 1:40 pm

awwwww, theo, thea got the drop on YOU and disappeared! whatcha gonna do?

219 Theo 04.17.06 at 1:49 pm

I did? Where’d I go?

(I did think Thea’s comment was clever, straight out of The Good the Bad and the Ugly; I was just the latecomer to the party, so I let it pass. Then there was a troll… and then there wasn’t.)

220 Theo 04.17.06 at 1:51 pm

Wait, I didn’t understand that right. Anyway… hi Ariel. It’s Monday. Steer clear of the ass coffee.

221 Aunt Chrissy 04.17.06 at 8:26 pm

Aw, people who get uptight about giving cats a bath are just … well … uptight! Little kids don’t always like getting baths, either, but we don’t let our babies run around all stinky and poopy, do we? Well, maybe you do. But cats deserve better. ;-)

222 Alice 04.17.06 at 9:25 pm

Poor Cat! :( I don’t understand why you should wash your cat. Our cat was never washed in her whole life and she is very clean and smells even good. Really, really poor cat!

223 Hammt 04.17.06 at 9:31 pm

I sereously think you should take a cat a bath, they can stink up places sometimes.

224 Hammy 04.17.06 at 9:33 pm

Sorry, spelled name wrong!!

225 Chris 04.18.06 at 5:26 am
226 Chris 04.18.06 at 5:27 am
227 Theo 04.19.06 at 4:27 pm
228 Silvia 04.20.06 at 10:32 pm

:S I don’t think cats should be washed unless it’s really necessary. (as in, they get dirty with oily, or smelly stuff, or whatever!) But once a month?! To make it smell GOOD?! We should not judge our pets by human standards!
You can’t compare them to babies, or any other pet. They’re not like humans, not like dogs.
Cats are very clean animals, and they care for their own hygiene.
I’ve had 6 cats and every vet I’ve been to always told me to brush them frequently, but not to wash-it’s really not necessary and it makes the cat nervous.

229 Norima 04.20.06 at 11:54 pm

I had once a cat who didn’t know how to clean himself. He was a rescued cat, well indeed it was not completely rescued: he only went down from the roofs to get his meals and some love, and when it was too mucho, he just jumped back to his beloved slates.

The vet told us that probably he was separated from his mom too early. He gave us some “tricks” to try to teach him to groom himself, like putting some butter or mayonaisse or olive oil on his paws so he will start licking and start from there. But there was no result.

As he was, of course, completely outdoor, and with a very long hair, it was a terrible infection hazzard.

So, we had to bath him every now and then. We tried with an expensive cat shampoo, but he hated the smell; we ended up bathing him using a cheap apple-scented human shampoo the vet said it was okey and the poor kitten liked.

230 lura Taheri 04.21.06 at 2:33 pm

About 25-50% of these pictures, should be categorize as animal abuse. I am always amazed at the lack of senstivity by humans. How can anyone think a cat getting a bath with sad frustraded eyes, and humans contorting the cats body, is remotely cute. Animals startled and possibly tortured into being on it’s hind legs and front paws in the air, is cute!!! No, it is FEAR, and fear is not cute!!!!

Lessons for humans:

1) cats do not need baths, especially kitties, their mothers clean them thoroughly. But again people are self absorbed, selfish and like to remove kittens from their mothers before they are even 8 wks.

2)Cats goom themselves about 10 times a day. Even if they go out side and get muddy.

3) Hair ball solution, brush your catthey love it…
4) Hair ball solution #2, leave olive oil or vegtable oil out all the time, helps with digestion, they love it, litter pan movements are easier, surprisingly, also good for fur.
5) animals forced and contorted into human clothing, is not cute or funny.
6) look at your animals eyes and facial expressions sometimes… their emotional state is obvious.

231 Franz 04.22.06 at 10:31 am

I feel very sorry for this cat… I dont know why people do think that cats need to be washed, they are different from dogs!
This is absolutely unnatural, cats usually hate water (of course there are always some exceptions), but in general: Washing cats is cruelty to animals and in NO WAY cute! Even if you dont think so, you can see in the panic in the cats eyes…

232 C. 04.26.06 at 4:14 am

Lura, Franz — This cat needs to be bathed because of a skin condition. Would you rather let it suffer from that than from a brief bath? No? Then please stop being stupid.

233 tee 04.28.06 at 5:08 am

Cats dont like water..GRRR….hey thats my kity you stole it lol awww kitty kitty kitty I love kittys

234 Erin 05.01.06 at 3:29 pm

That kitty is soo cute. I’ve wanted one like that but i cant find any. Ur so lucky.

235 Franz 05.08.06 at 6:30 pm

I read the point about the bad skin condition and that it needs to be bathed, i understand this. I really dont want to judge you, but for me the point is, that you list these pictures under the topic of cuteness. So – anyway – you have fun with these pictures, though they show your cat in total panic. The suffering of a cat – for me in No way cute, in no way a nice picture story. At least you should be honest to your own opinion – if you do feel sorry for the bathing: Why took a camera to the bathroom to make pictures….

236 Jen 05.27.06 at 5:28 am

omg…such big eyes and tiny ears

237 becky 06.03.06 at 3:41 pm

oh my god what are you doing to the cat your well tite you tite ass its not cute and its not funny

238 amanda 06.10.06 at 1:13 am

It look like the kitty doesn’t want a bath! But he/she is sure enjoying the rub down!

239 rachel 07.09.06 at 6:30 pm

that is the single cruelest thing i have ever seen. shame on you ‘cat lover’

240 Nickole 07.09.06 at 7:25 pm

Count yourself lucky, then, Rachel. You’ve had a singularly sheltered upbringing.

241 hmm 07.22.06 at 5:48 am

thats so mean. you know that if u wash ur cat they get very sick from being to cold and die

242 Pelirroja 08.04.06 at 6:33 am

Drama drama…

It’s true that most cats hate water. However, there are some breeds that love to play in it and will even splash in their water dishes. I’m thinking specifically of the Maine Coon.

When I rescued my kitty from a gas station parking lot, she got a bath as she was covered in motor oil and dirt. In her two years she has received two baths, both necessary. Guess what? She’s not scarred for life, and I may even give her another bath someday! I don’t consider myself, a huge cat lover, to be abusing my cat.

As for the hairballs, she is a half Maine Coon–hates to be brushed even more than she hates to be bathed. She thinks I’m trying to kill her if I try to give hairball meds so I highly doubt she’d go for olive oil!

Chill out everyone. Check out the PETA website for a reality check on animal abuse, not CO.

243 Sarah 08.11.06 at 3:43 pm

THIS IS SOOOO NOT CUTE!!!!
THE CAT LOOKS SO MISERABLE!
THIS IS SO CRUEL

244 Kim 08.15.06 at 3:10 am

Those pictures are SO adorbale! What kind of camera do you have?

245 iwa 09.02.06 at 4:36 am

my ‘norwegian forest cat’ (very similar to maine coon) also loves water. both my kitties insist on being in the bathroom whenever i shower. one sits and sleeps in between the liner and shower curtain on the edge of the bath, and the other jumps in to splash around as soon as i am out. they love to be around all types of water, some cats just like it! but yes, some hate it, but to say baths should be avoided for ALL cats is a little extreme and quite judgemental. animals, like humans, are all different and we don’t know everything about the personalities of other peoples’ cats. and the whining is just annoying. the owners of this beautiful cat obviously have tons of love for their pets. do not judge from a series of 10 pictures, that you know everything about the cat or its humans. things aren’t always just black and white, and to automatically assume one extreme position based on NO true knowledge of the situation is just juvenile.

246 Kim Heggen 09.06.06 at 3:35 am

This is another one of my favorites. You can tell that the owners of this kitty have the bathing down to a science and a routine. Kitty doesn’t like it, no, but looks more resigned than any of mine have ever looked under the same circumstances.

I have a deal with my cats. I don’t wash them if they keep clean. If they need a bath, they get one. Amongst the four of them I think they have had a total of about five baths (one is fastidious and has NEVER needed one) in their lives with me. In each case, it was necessitated by illness or (yuk) incontinence or both (big tough orange kitty pees all over himself when forced to go to the vet…)

247 Hilassy 10.11.06 at 6:03 am

Don’t put the kittypie in the wattypotty! No no no! Kittytums don’t like bathypoos! Dry kittens for the win!

248 Breanne 10.24.06 at 4:47 pm

That has to be the prettiest kitty Ive ever seen. What kind of cat is it? I really want to get one just like him. Please get back to me.

249 Sarah and Tiggy 11.18.06 at 8:09 am

Since when does scared=cute?

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