This is just what I do and I am not a groomer! I use a good oatmeal pet shampoo or I like Bubbles and Beads Pet Shampoo. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_17?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=bubbles+and+beads+dog+shampoo&sprefix=bubbles+and+beads%2Caps%2C224. It smells nice and leaves their coat conditioned and shiny. You can bathe them as often as once a week but I do it just about once a month or every 6 weeks. It depends on when they get dirty and need a bath. If they are itchy and I know fleas are not the issue I will give them a nice oatmeal bath which is soothing to the skin. I use our kitchen sink in FL and our laundry sink here in MI. All of our Chi's do not seem to mind a bath. They don't like being cold and wet so I try to do it on a warm day when they can dry in the sunshine. Sue
On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 10:40 PM, JD <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > OK so as you can see I am full of questions. Having had cats the past 18 > yrs, I've never had to give them a bath (cept once 16 yrs ago when one of > them got fleas from going to the vet). Other then that, I dont know how to > bath my chi. > > should I take her to be professionally bath, or can I do it at home. > How often do you bath your short/smooth coated chi > If I do it at home, what shampoo do you recommend. > If I do it at home, should I use the tub, or the kitchen sink. > Any tricks to doing it at home so that she doesn't freak out. > Right now I'm wiping her down with doggie bath wipes, every other day. > > I'm also going to get her a T-shirt or two. Not just cause she'll look > cute dressed up, > but because when I start walking her outside, I dont want fleas and ticks > to jump on her. > Less of a chance that way. > > OK thanks > > JD > and Piper > > Sent from my Tardis > >
