This video is so great in so many levels:
-The hilarity of bathed!Winston
- The sweetness of the daddy towards him
- The fact that daddy is Tatoo!Guy
- The murderous look Winston shoots at daddy when daddy’s all “good boy, good boy”
- The final snorgling.

I am not so fond of this video. While I realize that cats sometimes need human assistance with bathing, it’s nothing akin to amusing to me to watch an animal in fear.

Awwww, those are the most pathetic mews I’ve heard. Like “Please, daddy, can we stop now?!” LOL – he looks so funny when he’s wet and skinny and his head is all poofy!

And his owner is *really* hot.

Erm, it seems pretty obvious he wasn’t declawed.
Besides, I don’t get the “cruel” thing. Sure, cats can clean themselves, but that doesn’t make it “cruel” to clean them. It doesn’t hurt them at all. Little kids sometimes get scared at the barber’s, but we don’t scream “OH the humanity! Cut not that child’s hair, look at the fear in his eyes!” Give me a break as far as the argument to a cat’s dignity. Cats crap in boxes in the hallway while staring at their owners.
Also, wow, I fear for a world that doesn’t recognize humor (i.e. Nuffington’s post) in its more facetious form.

I stopped reading comments about halfway down, but needed to say:
I know Winston, he was adopted from the rescue group that I foster for (Only Hope Cat Rescue in NYC – plug!).
Winston ALWAYS talks, this is not an indication of bath torture.
Winston is NOT declawed.
Winston at one point had an issue that probably necessitated baths, and while I believe that his “parents” have done special home-made diets to help combat this issue, he may still have problems from time to time and therefore require the occasional bath.
Winston is a sweetie, and his parents are a FANTASTIC home!

I am joining the “I love Winston” fan club. I had my kitty sitting at my feet staring up while watching all his vids, wondering what that noise is. Little does he know that as soon as I work up the courage he’s due for a bath too… I dunno why but he smells -bad-.

All the bathing controversy just makes me think of this video I once saw on youtube. I hope it’s not real, cause it’s just too cruel, but it was a kitty washing machine. Toss the cat in, select if you want suds or just a wash, and then the kitty gets bombarded with these jets of water until its clean. Enclosed area means it can’t escape and can’t claw up the owner.

Now that’s mean. Complain about that, not someone washing their kitty by hand where they can be comforted and reassured.

I’ll take one of each

You need a Winston category!

“I’ve said this before and got pounced on, but I’ll say it again, cats don’t need baths. Unless they have fleas or need a treatment for a skin problem, or are gunked up with stuff. Did that cat look dirty to you? Not to me.”

Ok, straight from Winston’s daddies’ blog:

“he was bought by an affluent couple on the Upper East Side and originally named Jake (actually, he was originally named “Crazy” per his papers we received later). He was over-vaccinated, suffering from IBS and a hernia. Apparently, when said couple’s designer cat didn’t turn out to be as perfect as he looked, they had no more use for him and put in to have him put down. Kris, worked at their vet’s office, rescued him and, after paying for his operation and rehabilitating his IBS to the best of her ability, put him up for adoption.”

You don’t think a cat with that kind of history needs bathing?

OMG Wiston is so TINY!!!! Awwwwww…..