Re: Cat shampoo to recommend...

2005-12-05 Thread PEC2851
Chris, I feel for you... Bathing a cat is not my idea of fun. Have to go along with you on the drink body armor! I don't care what the experts say, it's an ordeal for both guardian and fur-kid. Unless you have a Maine Coon who LOVES water! Like my Cornelius. He's just s big, and at

Re: Cat shampoo to recommend...

2005-12-05 Thread TenHouseCats
i'm a coward when it comes to certain things--and bathing fractious cats is definitely one of those things. therefore, my best answer to this question is, whatever the really experienced cat groomer wants to use! we have a self-serve dog/cat wash facility an hour or so away: fully equipped spaces

RE: Cat shampoo to recommend...

2005-12-05 Thread Chris
, I'll try the reintros again but its tough! Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TenHouseCats Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 10:01 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Cat shampoo to recommend... i'm

RE: Cat shampoo to recommend...

2005-12-05 Thread Chris
: Re: Cat shampoo to recommend... Talk alot. It calms them id you talk to the soothingly while you bathe them. Give lots of reassurance. I don't deal with mats here much, and I usually comb them out BEFORE any bath, because once you get mats wet, they get tighter, and more difficult

Re: Cat shampoo to recommend...

2005-12-05 Thread Lewis Faye
Tropiclean also makes a spray on shampoo for flea dermatitis that is really a great product. It leaves their coats fluffy, white and clean smelling. It also heals those nasty flea sores too.[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Talk alot. It calms them id you talk to the soothingly while you bathe

RE: Cat shampoo to recommend...

2005-12-05 Thread catatonya
@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: Cat shampoo to recommend...i'm a coward when it comes to certain things--and bathing fractiouscats is definitely one of those things. therefore, my best answer tothis question is, "whatever the really experienced cat groomer wantsto use!"we have a self-serve do

RE: Cat shampoo to recommend...

2005-12-05 Thread catatonya
: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: Cat shampoo to recommend... Talk alot. It calms them id you talk to the soothingly while you bathe them. Give lots of reassurance.I don't deal with mats here much, and I usually comb them out BEFORE any bath, because once you get mats wet, they get

RE: Cat shampoo to recommend...

2005-12-05 Thread Chris
. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of catatonya Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 7:01 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Cat shampoo to recommend... Chris, I don't remember. Does your cat have

Re: Cat shampoo to recommend...

2005-12-05 Thread felv
A great tool to use to safely cut out mats is a letter opener like this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007844NO/qid=1133837289/sr=1-14/ref=sr_1_14/002-6508072-7664811?%5Fencoding=UTF8v=glancen=1064954 You can slip it under the mat, and slide it through the mat, with the plastic back