So, after I laughed my butt off,
by John Doe 51 Replies latest jw friends
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mouthy
The next creature in that little box should be John Doe since he has no butt
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asilentone
LMAO, Mouthy, Good idea.
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agonus
Hmmm... This is an actual device, in an actual pet store, which obviously required a good deal of resources (i.e. human effort and capitol) to develop. I would have to think that if too many cat lovers objected, such a mechanism never would have seen the light of day. Not that I'm saying it's something most cats would enjoy.
But then, is it any crueler than, say, a shock collar?
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WuzLovesDubs
dont like those either agonus...but getting a cat wet, and making her totally PANIC inside something she cannot escape DELIBERATELY putting her through that emotional agony regardless of whether it actually "hurt" her is CRUELTY. If you lock a child inside a closet with no light and tell them they are never getting out and that their mother will never see them again. Are you physically hurting them or doing unimaginable damage to them by the act??
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purplesofa
So after asking yourself if it was cruel
what was your answer?
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Violia
I bathe my cats and it can be risky. It usually requires two people. I would never consider doing that to my babies ( what was in the video)
Once one of my cats got into the dryer and went to sleep. I shut the door and turned on the dryer. I walked away. I heard a big thud coming from the dryer. I opened the door and nearly fainted when I saw my "baby" there. Cat was ok b/c I discovered it very quickly< 1 minute after dryer starting. My kids and DH laughed until they were sick. It was not funny to me.
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ninja
ffs guys.....lighten up....it's like a judicial committee..........it was funny in the same way that a bride falls down dancing on a table on "you've been framed" .....some of you need to get a grip.....and yes johnny boy....i thought it was funny....no one (or no animal) was really hurt
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Nathan Natas
I watched it because I don't want to condemn something wqithout knowing what it is.
This is at best a poorly-thought-out device, at worst it is cruel.
I have always been able to bathe my cats. They don't like it, but they trust me, and I've learned how to reduce their anxiety about the process.
1. The water should be baby-bath warm. Cats HATE cold water. Water that is near their body temperature they do not object to as much.
2. I don't use a sprayer, because it seemed to me that the sprayer's hissing sound un-nerved the cats. So I took the sprayer head off and just let a stream of water run out of the end of the hose, and it runs gently, not like I'm trying to extinguish a fire.
3. I hold the cat firmly, but not in a death-grip. I talk to him and tell him what a good boy he is. He grumbles and growls, but he lets me finish.
4. As soon as the bath is over, I towel him off well, and when he is almost drip-free, I bundle him up in a fresh dry towel. remember that domestic cats descend from desert cats, and they don't like to be cold. If he is left wet, to water evaporating from his fur will chill him.
5. A cat doesn't need to be bathed frequently; twice, maybe three times a year.
My cat (he's no longer with us) was an indoors/outdoors cat. One day he came home smeared with poop. Apparently he had gottem himself into a territorial dispute with another cat near a pile of poop. He ASKED me to bathe him, and I did, and he was grateful. I wan't going to let him lick that crap off.
