Cat People?

[fairyrune]

I have the I Can Has Cheezburger feed on my f-list. Every time there's a picture of cat being bathed by humans, or even just a wet cat, someone inevitably says something along the lines of, "Oh noes!11!!11 That poor kitty! What horrible horrible people would torture a cat by giving it a bath??"

Correct me if I'm wrong, but bathing a cat is something that most pet owners would avoid unless it was 100% unavoidable, yes? It's not something you do just to see the funny look on the cat's face; you only do it if it's in the kitty's best interest.

Am I right? Are these people who are bitching about pet owners taking good care of their babies a bit off their rockers?

Comments

[justducky2204.livejournal.com]

my boy only gets bathed when he does something stupid and/or gross like jumping in the toilet.

"amusing" is definitely NOT the word i would use to describe bathing a cat, no matter how pathetic he looks. though i guess if one weren't participating that it would be amusing to watch it...

[damnitnicole]

No, dude, I'm sorry. As much as I hated bathing Jack, as much as my ex probably still bears the scars of that horrific bathroom experience... it was really funny to see my cat walk on water and lose his shit.