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  • Lololol... that was so funny.... I laughed so hard I was crying.........but on a serious note I'm gona have to wash my kitty soon and I'm scared to death....lol

  • cat #2 ftw!

  • Lady, this is one of THE best 'honest' vids I've seen on YouTube in my time... I'd give you 5 STARS if this were rated like Newegg or Amazon!!

  • @AXNJXN1 thanks very much. i so glad you enjoyed it.. my cat gracie is no longer alive so it makes me feel good to know that she is still being seen..

  • #12 - admit defeat? NO WAY!

    Cats 'sometimes' need to be told who's more dominant than them ;-)

  • @Blueknightex ha ha, well , the one who wasnt the most dominant had the most scary CLAWS!

  • Hold cat away from body just behind shoulders, cat facing away from you, to get in tub; quickly shift grip of one of your hands to scruff of neck; this establishes domination as it temporarily paralyzes front claws while the hold is in place. Hold cat in tub by scruff of neck so s/he can't scramble out, claw, or bite.

  • Redken is not tested on animals. Just sayin'.

  • Redken is not tested on animals. Just sayin'.

  • omg its hard my cat is gone eat me

  • Aw, gracie's such a sweet calm cat.

    And haha I laughed so hard at the second cat. He's just like my old kitty, REFUSING to take a bath.

  • loll ..Doing it wrong but i like this video :)

  • loll ..Doing it wrong but i like this video :)

  • i dont want to sound like a dick but your cat was saying hell no i aint going in the tub you crazy bitch. but it cailmed down fast.

  • Awesome video! Reminds me not to get a cat :)

  • Lol I've got an easier method....it's called 2 ppl per cat and use the kitchen sink instead of a tub

  • Minky is still nice compared to my cat... oh lord...

  • that would have been funny, except for the fact that you don't know what you are doing, even with jokes. Please use cat shampoo, that sure looks like one of your shampoos, which is toxic to cats.

  • scary

  • My Cat started to jump around and started to make angry hisses at me and my other cat start miaowing sadly and started to claw my arm and i said...

    JUST FORGET IT!

  • This woman is doing it so wrong!

    There is panic on her voice and the cats can sense that! The cats are actually not the problem here... She is the problem!

  • Omg, The "hard" cat really scared me (not really im not a baby) but anyway i don't really have to worry with my cats. They wash themselves, but it still "looks" fun to wash a cat but i bet it's not. But lol i thought it was funny when you said "shit!" lol i thought you lost control of ur cat for a sec. there. good vid.

  • HAHAHAHAHA ok . . I looked on youtube to try to find ways to wash my cat. I'm scared, I have to say that after watching your very funny video (you made me laugh) I am now terrified. How am I gonna do this ?

    lol

  • FLEAS !!!!!!! 2 dogs / 2 cats----been through this before and both cats are not "nice" to begin with.......Tara,we've been bitten,scratched when bathing them ---i wish there were an easier way or that these 2 were acclimated to getting wet--it's traumatic for everybody---some don't mind but these guys are demonic.

  • dhimmicarter, this may not work for fleas but i did discover after i made this video that another option is to wet a wash cloth and add a small amount of biodegradable soap, then scrub the cat down.. most cats will take to this much more easily and you can still clean faces, paws, etc..

  • Your Cats Are SO Cutee, Are The Siamize Or Are They Mixed Breed ?

  • thank you so much sammy, gracie( now sadly deceased) was a tonkinese and minky is a siamese..

  • @taragolden your 2nd cat sounds like my 4 year old lol.

  • HAHA i bet minky tore up your arm! im still trying to find the courage to bathe mine! wish me luck

  • how did you cat washing go?

  • I washed my cat before she almost clawed my arm off

    ~K

  • ur cat so cute

  • I have a cat named Gracie, too. He's fat. (Yes, I realize I said he. There was a mix-up. Long story.)

  • Le gasp! you had to wash your cats i just did Mine and they are 20X worse than yours!

  • send me the video!

  • RIP*Gracie...

  • Laughed 'til I cried Tara! I am NEVER going to wash a cat. Not even a fake one!

    Pippa

  • thats so painful im goign to wash my cat but seen that and my cat might actually kill me i need four people one for hands the other for legs and the other grabs the mouth and one washes

  • Thank you. This was so helpful. I think my cat is gonna act like the second one. =0

  • hhh nice one .. i have one cat... egyptian mau ... the hardest part of the day is when i try to give her a bath..at the end, ppl may believe i've just got out of a bad battle :D ...

    so watchin this vid gave me the strength knowin i'm not alone :P... Still i'm in love with my baby :)

  • I once had a cat I could not only bathe, but use a hair drier on WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS...the little Freak also ate lettuce!! I Loved that cat!

  • That is beyond brave...my experience, if you have a "hard cat", just skip it. I tried it once with a hard cat, the cat sunk it's teeth into my arm and didn't want to let go. I ended up at the emergency room, because it turns out cat saliva is one of the things that kills their prey.  So being her prey in this instance caused an infection that the ER people told me could get really bad. In one day, my arm was getting very infected. Yes, leave the hard cat alone!

  • This brings back memories from when I had a persian. After the third time, I just took her to the kitty beauty shop. You are a brave woman.

    Kathy

  • LMAO this is too funny!!! love the 12 steps...especially create false reassurance!!! lol n sooo funny how minky was meowing!!

  • You are so brave,

    thank you for the laugh, just when I needed it.

    Now I am off to wash my cats!

    Happy New Year,

    Smelly Cats of Jerome

  • very funny..next video should be attitude of cat after bath..

  • thank you so much for the video i wash my kittens for the first time and it made my washing them a lot easier

  • I would just throw it in the washer. it'd be a lot easier.

  • yeah but if i did that it would violate the trust factor.minky and gracie would be clean, thats true, but im not sure they would forgive.

  • yeah this videos funny alright but whenever I watch videos like this it reminds me about my cat who died last Saturday

  • 4 - "Falsely reassure your cat"

    8 - "Move fast"

    11 - "Pray"

    12 - "If necessary, admit defeat"

    XDDDDDDDDD. Fantastic. You made my day =P

  • thanks so much spiral pegasus for writing.. im so glad me and my lovely cats made you laugh.. they are real charactors.

  • haha....Oh man, that looks rough. You did good though, you did good.

  • OMG! That was funny! Poor kitties, Poor Tara, thanks for the laughter!

    RevNanette

  • I had a Gray Persian 16 yrs. Named Gracie...

    She didn't enjoy her bath too much ,but,

    when she dried off..she was so Happy.

    I guess once or twice a year I'd give her a wash....just like your technique. Well done

    Tara ..one can tell you care deeply for your

    furry Buddies.

  • You are a brave woman!

  • oh jeez...the second cat sounded like my old cat before she died :(

    once she cut my brother so bad when he washed her that it looked like someone commited suicide in the tub O_O

  • sorry to hear you lost your cat.. i hope you got a a few laughs out of this video.

  • thanks :P

    i thought this video was pretty funny 5/5

  • I use for my dogs a dog shampoo with oatmeal .Not only is it organic they smell great for a couple of days

  • You never wash a cat unless it poops or pees on itself or something like that. You just don't randomly wash cats. And with Redkin? Those chemicals can be toxic to animals. Glad they had a great bath.

  • really, i never heard of a cat being murdered by redkin.. is that just redkin or nexxus too?

  • Sounds like a wives tale to me!

  • Oh my... This is very very comical!! haha!! I'm watching this again tomorrow.

  • thanks.. i kind of have fun showing this video to people i meet.. kind of lets them know upfront what kind of person i am..

  • Heh. Some cats are comfortable in the water. Some will destroy your face for the idea. You apparently have both kinds :D

  • Your cat is really cute Tara

  • i was praying the whole time you dont get ever-lasting scars from the war lol but its really good tips

  • sailorblackdeath, thats quite a name,, and thanks for praying for me.. my cats do love me, and wont hurt me too bad, i think...

  • I did that once. ONLY once. I had a lilac point Siamese.

    I have scars from that experience.

    Yours are so much more cooperative.

  • you still have the scars? yes minky and gracie do love and trust me.. i only wash them once on a while but maybe i should think of making How to Wash a Cat, the sequel.

  • I no longer live in a place where a cat would be comfortable. I still love them, though.

    I would only recommend bathing a cat when they have come in contact with hazardous materials of some sort.

    It's a risk/benefit thing.

  • cats: help me!

    you: must wash cats!!

  • lolz

  • This is an absolutely hysterical video. You should be a standup comedienne!

  • wow, thats so sweet of you to say.. im normally pretty camera shy..

  • i have a cat thats impossible to wash ... its 27 times worse than your cats !! I CANT DO ANYTHING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HALP

  • 27 times worse? how do you know its not 26 times worse? please send me the video of you washing this cat.. peace

    tara

  • cats do not need to be washed, they do it themselves quite naturally...................

  • so what?

  • WTF she trows hin at bath xD it was hilariius

  • Great video. I can translate the cats cry: "I'm melting!"

  • ha ha..

  • LOL!!! I praise your attempt on the second cat(actually both cats). My cat doesn't even like to be petted certain ways or held, so I don't think I could even imagine trying to wash her. But I liked the video!

  • LOL 11.Pray

  • Oh this video is SO FUNNY!!! LOL!!!! hehehe ;-D And them cats are SO CUTE too! =) ...thanks for this one Tara! :-)

  • Oddly enough, BOTH of my cats LOVE the bath.. weird eh?? Liz

  • ok so this is how i wash my cat... i don't

  • i love ur second cat ^^

  • Omit the sink with water, hold your cat and then pour the warm water on them gently, then lather the Dawn liquid, then rinse, this will be the easiet cat shampoo you ever did and your cat will be stress-free. The cat will sqirm a little, but stay gentle and talk to them while you are shampooing...

  • Actually that was not the best way to wash a cat...Its better for you to stand and have your arms at sink level. Put the cat in the sink and do not run faucett water, the sound scares them too...Have gallon containers of very warm water to pour on the cat, have your Dawn ready, the warm water is interesting to them...Do not fill the sink with water, have someone hold your cat while you pour the warm water on him/her and then lather, and rinse well...

  • Environmentalists use Dawn dish washing detergent on animals cause it doesn't harm them but it cleans fleas and dirt and best to use them the commercial flea collars and oinments on their skin...

  • Not really good to use shampoo on animals, it is still highly detergent and when they lick it off, their will still be residue cause you will not be able to rinse them well since they want to run, so they ingest the residue and they can get pretty sick for a frew days, its toxic to them. Dawn dish washing detergent is actually best, they use it on all animals, if they lick it, it doesn't harm them...Not toxic to them.

  • that wasent so bad kitty 0_- *wink*

  • You people are so dam harsh. just cause they look clean dont mean they are. try washing 10 cats in a bath tub. Just like you animals need a bath every.

    now an then.

    try washing 10 cats in a single sitting. i had some that were evil and some who were good.

    Oh dachickenlady F.U. for being a complete B**** to a person you dont know. seems you have no animal knowledge so shut it

  • You did not need to wash your cat. She looked perfectly clean. Why would you unnecessarily wash your cat, and cause it all that stress? The second cat was TERRIFIED! She did not need to have a bath...why do it? Bitch.

  • Why did you wash your cats, especially when they are clean? I used to have to wash my cat because he only had half a tongue and could not clean himself properly. He sounded just like Minky because he was scared.

  • I laughed so hard :D

  • -Grabs hardest cat and straps him/her into the bathtub and hits 'em with a sledge hammer-

  • aw.. no way, i LOVE my cats..

  • that cat did not want to be in the water, ha ha

  • why do cats hate water so much? I have a cat and washing her is almost impossible.

  • That first cat is so sweet & calm. I'm sure the 2nd is sweet too when she's not being bathed. Great video!

  • thanks.. im so glad you enjoyed it,, you can find the further adventures of Gracie and MInky on Gracie Learns the Secret and The Three Legged Kitten meets Minky( now featured in pets)

  • hilarious. i have only washed my cat once when it got in a skunk. otherwise she cleans herself.

  • hah entertaining video. That "hard cat" was super intense. Good job.

  • Good Video

  • pray, lol

  • I love Minkey's meow!! I tried to get my cat to react to it but she's kinda stupid. She's an avid birdwatcher and nothing I could do could take her attention away from them. Great video!

  • thanks tracy! im so glad you enjoyed it.. There are more laughs on my other channel theheyoka.. you can find by clicking on my favorites.. Andre I want my dog! will take you there..

  • Useless to wash a cat cos' it wash itself with its tongue, ask your veterinarian stupid!!

  • yeah cats can wash themselves..plus when washing an animal your supposed to use cat shampoo, regular human shampoo can dry their hair out and cause irritation to their skin.

  • at the 3:30 mark when the second cat is crying my cat who was laying on the bed came to see what the hell was going on! too funny! poor kitty!!

  • I laughed so hard. :D

    Good vid! Hehe

  • You're a brave but slightly crazy woman! LOL!  Pat

  • its a slow week if im only called crazy once.

  • That looked painful lol... I don't like cats that much, i prefer dogs... Plus, much easier to wash... Spray some shampoo on them, and take out the hose!

  • I was always the type to say no to washing a cat but we washed our Mainecoon a while back in the kitchen sink (that might be easier for you) and he seemed okay with it (just a few lonely meows). Try using Head & Shoulders. Friends I know say it works well and it's not overly perfumed. Maybe that's what Minky didn't like. Then again cats don't like water. Funny story about the fountain. I needed a laugh. There both beautiful cats.

  • funny story about Gracie: yesterday she and Minky were lazing about my patio in the sun. A neighbors came came over with a very tentative and shy meow, and Gracie attacked.. then Minky went into the attack as well, the cat ran off and Gracie attacked Minky. there were a fast moving ball of cats when Gracie fell into the fountain.. completely soaked,m this time it was her own fault.

  • They simply hate water. I have 2 cats myself. Haven't tried putting them in the tub though! HAHAHHA. Great video guys!

  • This is a hilarious video, especially for a person who was doing this all by herself! What type of breed is Gracie? Your cats are beautiful!

  • hey Ramyun, thanks for the compliment, Gracie is a Champange Mink Tonkinese, which is a breed created in the sixties by mixing Siamese and Burmese cats..she looks siamese but has big green eyes. yeah sme people didnt get that i was the only one filming while washing the cats.

  • I dont have a cat anymore, but if i did, i would turn on the shower with the glass door, and replace the scrubbing bubbles thing with kitty shampoo. then leave it there for a while. throw the cat in and then leave to go to school, jk about the school thing thing

  • my cat likes baths....i guess shes just weird. i think she thinks shes a god though

  • haha nice video. I know my cat is going to be even worse than your second one.. can you imagine :P

  • You went 1 for 2 in cat-washing (.500)...that's really darn good! I have two cats, as well...I figure they are relatively clean! :p

  • Yeesh, that looks painful. :)

    Thanks for the laugh! - 4 stars, favourited. :D

  • I washed my last cat once and she very distinctly said "NO!" several times.

  • I think you should have gone with the protective gear!

  • As an old cat phreak this stuff is hilarious to me. If I'd tried this on most of the cats who have owned me they'd have torn my arms off. (BTW, if you think you 'have' a cat, you don't understand the relationship.)

  • That was great!! How about cat wrestling next!

  • i loved y6our cats and your video....good girl your a good girl such a sweet littlegirl too yes you are yes you are

  • How many band-aids did you need? I think next time I would put soap in the water and just throw hard cat in, kurploosh, Clean cat. Your one tough and brave lady.

    Peace,

    UbuntoO

  • lol that was funny ... and your cats are sooooo cute...i want one now >.< lol

  • One cat washed, one cat...wet. Lol, yeah. That sounds like about how it would work with my two cats...

  • Hi Tara, Ive always washed all my cats with relatively no problem but it helps a lot to start when they are tiny babies. For some reason Lance The Cat is my first cat Ive never washed (except maybe once or twice when he was small) but he's quite clean on his own. I may try sometime. I think he would be relatively easy. (I hope) hehe Great vid!

  • I rescued a flea infested kitten, gave him a bath every other day for about a week, he grew up liking water! Used to sit on the edge of the sink, splashing me with a paw while I did dishes.

  • Aw your cats is cute, and by the way if you raise a cat near water enough they accually enjoy the occasional bath

  • Bubbles would be shocked for sure ;)

  • Why Tara, why?Don't you know cats hate water? lol I raised quite a few generations of cats ever since I was a kid and the only time I washed a cat was when we recued one from a sewer. Cats really don't need to be washed, they keep themselves very clean.The person who said "sleep with one eye open" is right on the money lol

  • sleep with one eyes open. =3

  • Writing this from my hospital room. Make sure you get the first washed cat out of the room before you start on the other as that revenge thing is true.

  • oldenindawa, thank you for making me laugh for the first time in days.. im posting a video in a couple hours that will explain why.

  • can't wait. The skin grafts are healing nicely, in case you wondered

  • That was hilarious! I enjoyed that a lot! Hopefully you didn't get too scratched up.

  • poor cat, it looked llike it was in hell and was dieing to get out. i once tried to wash my cat but it didnt work, but its really mean i think to wash a cat cause they hate it and its like torturing them..

  • My cat looks like Gracy's twin sister!

  • Wow he sounded like he was mad enough to chew neutronium.

  • lmao he sounded mad

  • that was entertaining to watch!! good vid!

  • very brave...i just let my cat smell bad...he seems to like it that way...

  • you are really brave,lol

    nice video : )

  • Number 5- Did you just throw your cat on the ground?!

    haha very nice video!

  • lol

  • Haha, i have 2 cats and there both like the last cat here. Good grief that i don´t have to wash them too often... Mostly on the summer when they go out and play with some old outdried pipes in the woods... and gets all oily...

    <3 cats :)

  • My sister's cat Edgrr loves to take showers with her and gets mad when she won't let him in with her. It's cute.

  • oooooooh, put that utube please. That would be cool to watch. PLEASE.

  • poor kitty so sad sounding and num 11 is a good idea i would know I have three mud-attracting cats

  • lol!

  • Your my hero, my cats would probably kill me if i tried to give them a bath. That was kind of funny too though.

  • Tara you are my hero!

    Hope the scratches and bites healed up ok lol

  • pretty cool. This may inspire me to wash my cat.

  • Wash a cat? What, you crazy? When my cat is dirty enough that he couldn't clean himself, he is happy to have me wipe him with warm wet towels. Easier on his skin I bet.

    Lounge Trekker

  • hey tara! this is pretty cool! u sure know how to handle them... mine is such a hardheaded cutie cat... great video, hon!!!

  • is it just me or does every one just love that seciond cat ^^!

  • justingarrylavole, its not just you.. Minky seems to have screeched and clawed her way into the hearts of many.

  • That is soo cute. I love it. I just put my bathing suit on and put my cat in the shower and I stand in the shower too. But I can't stand her whines it is soo cute!

  • Haha! You are a VERY brave person. I have 3 uhh. . ."morbidly obese" cats and I'm tempted to wash them. They go outside all the time. Might actually do them some good.

    Only, I prefer saftey gear instead of going all out xD

  • your cat is cute and you ´re brave

  • Dang, I never give my cats baths, they'd kill me if I'd try. That's why I let them lick themselves.

  • i wash my 237 goats every night before they go to sleep

    not with me. i dont sleep with goats. bit i love

    when they smell good.

  • wow, papdizi, if you wash 237 goats every night, you must be using a hose and getting industrial size shampoo at Sams Club.

  • I feel your pain. After many years of cuts and scratches, I quit the "traditional" baths and went out and bought "waterless bath" wipes. I noticed that the cat wouldn't get nearly as pissed at me.

  • I think that when the secong cats paws grab onto the side of the tub hes thinking...

    "GOD HELP ME... GET ME OUT OF HERE... IT"S FREAKING WATER FOR GOD'S SAKE... HELP!!!"

    yup that's what hes thinking

  • lol you are a brave woman!

  • Your cats are super cute...the chubby cats are always easier to wash they sort of get wet and give up...hehe...i have a siamese also and man does he scream when we give him baths...i loved it...i love your cats! :)

  • You are supposed to shampoo the head first. You see, if the cat has fleas, they will head for higher ground (the cat's head). If you shampoo the head first, you stop them in your tracks. Also I prefer to use anti-flea shampoo. Make sure to comb all the fleas out and drown them. They may still survive the shampoo.

  • i like this video peace to you and the cats they are cute

  • thanks casyjo5.i LOVE my cats!

  • Very funny video, thank you.

    BTW: Felines rarely need washing but when they do, make sure its with a shampoo designed for them. Using detergents that aren't for cats destroy their natural oils and can cause skin irritation.

  • my cat only takes a few seconds to wash b\c she given up on fighting(just the pros of washing your pussy ever month)

  • Well, Gracie, was NOT pleased, but her displeasure obviously paled to Minky's; glad you escaped unscraped! And, I must say, they are cute! And probably smell good now, too. Great job, Tara...

    -Duke