This post is mostly for GK's benefit.
I decided to give GK's advice a try and give ole Mr. Jack a bath using the simply silver shampoo. He's still wet right now, so I won't know how things turned out for awhile, but.......
My wife looked at me as if I were insane when I announced that Jack would be bathed this evening for a trial run. The look in her eye was all I needed to know that I would be the one administering the bath, while she laughed and played goalie by the bathroom door.
I filled the tub half full, put shorts and t-shirt on and climbed in. Jack was handed off to me by the person who elected herself to stay dry.
Jack didn't quite know what to make of the warm water, but he didn't panic. Just waded around, while I slowly blocked off any escape by shutting the glass doors to the tub.
I soaked him down with the water and he was pretty calm, until he smelled the shampoo. Then he wanted out and started yowling about it. I managed to keep him calm enough to lather him up, rinse him thoroughly and squeegee him off with my hands before handing him off to my wife to towel him down.
Neither of us got injured in the process, Jack kept his claws to himself and managed not to soak me with failed attempts to escape. For a first bath with a 16 pound bengal armed with fangs and claws, I think we all did pretty well.
I will post later about the results of the shampooing.
Conclusion: Bengals like water, but not shampoo.
I decided to give GK's advice a try and give ole Mr. Jack a bath using the simply silver shampoo. He's still wet right now, so I won't know how things turned out for awhile, but.......
My wife looked at me as if I were insane when I announced that Jack would be bathed this evening for a trial run. The look in her eye was all I needed to know that I would be the one administering the bath, while she laughed and played goalie by the bathroom door.
I filled the tub half full, put shorts and t-shirt on and climbed in. Jack was handed off to me by the person who elected herself to stay dry.
Jack didn't quite know what to make of the warm water, but he didn't panic. Just waded around, while I slowly blocked off any escape by shutting the glass doors to the tub.
I soaked him down with the water and he was pretty calm, until he smelled the shampoo. Then he wanted out and started yowling about it. I managed to keep him calm enough to lather him up, rinse him thoroughly and squeegee him off with my hands before handing him off to my wife to towel him down.
Neither of us got injured in the process, Jack kept his claws to himself and managed not to soak me with failed attempts to escape. For a first bath with a 16 pound bengal armed with fangs and claws, I think we all did pretty well.
I will post later about the results of the shampooing.
Conclusion: Bengals like water, but not shampoo.