after you give them a bath. I used to use a hair dryer on my 2 yr. old female but I immediatly stopped after I read this. now, I just hand dry her with a towel. why can't you use a hair dryer on your cat after a bath? any answers will be appreciated! Thanx!
2006-09-10 09:25:42 · 10 answers · asked by *miss lily* 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
is it the heat?
2006-09-10 09:26:19 · update #1
Purina sent me a pet care magazine about 3 months ago. it told you a lot of pet care info your cats/dogs.
2006-09-10 09:31:12 · update #2
pixiechick: hehe! LOL! =^-^=
2006-09-10 09:36:31 · update #3
Thank You everyone!
2006-09-10 09:36:49 · update #4
I've never heard of that. What magazine was it? I'd like to read what else they have to say. Don't groomers and people who show their cats use blow dryers? I know you can't use kennel dryers with them. It gets too hot for them and they can't breath.
keep me informed, would you?
Good Luck
lol Jaime-Lyn, when my hubby was doing some stuff for me, hanging pictures and that, our oldest cat attacked his drill! Hit it a few times then laid down and went to sleep. I guess she just had to establish her dominance or check it out or something.
2006-09-10 09:29:09 · answer #1 · answered by PearLover 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I have a couple of scars in the pinkie finger of my right hand from the ONE time I tried to blow dry a cat after giving it a bath!
This gorgeous, loveable stray cat showed up at our house, and my sister fell in love with it and wanted to take it home. I decided I would clean her up a bit before the trip. She was a Maine Coon, so she had long hair that was dirty, etc.
She did so well in the bath. Very patient and didn't make a fuss or meow. I thought that because she was so calm, she might be able to handle the dryer (on low), and we could speed up her drying time. The instant I turned it on, she let me know she wanted nothing to do with it!
As I said... I have a couple of teeth marks as a permanent reminder of this lesson! Cats are different and can adjust to different things... but I won't try it again!
2006-09-10 09:42:23 · answer #2 · answered by milomax 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On low air, it's not bad. I have a friend who always uses a dryer. The cat gets good and fluffy and actually likes it. Cat loves bath time.
2006-09-10 09:35:02 · answer #3 · answered by pixiechick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats have distinctive personalities. My cat died presently, elderly 19, and replaced into the perfect cat i've got ever had. It replaced into continuously wanting to be around people and extremely affectionate. No it does not have served as an outsider deterrent, yet he slept in my mattress like a individual (physique decrease than the covers, head on the pillow) and replaced into continuously stable business enterprise and made me sense enjoyed. confident, there are cats which do no longer make the perfect pets, yet there are additionally ones like mine which do.
2016-11-07 01:26:23 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not the heat but noise and the blast of wind... also it dries a cat's skin... yours too. By the way, only time I ever had to bathe a cat was after an encounter with a skunk... not good for either of us.
2006-09-10 09:32:32 · answer #5 · answered by decodoppler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never used a dryer... Its kind of traumatic for them...
My old gal would tolerate the bath but she put her paw down when it came to the noisy dryer..
2006-09-10 09:29:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can. the cat will probably hate it though. my dog barks at our hair dryer but it's just a faster way of drying her. cat's are the same
2006-09-10 09:29:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very bad for their skin. My vet told me to never give my cats a bath at all unless they spilled something bad on themselves. Cats wash themselves.
2006-09-10 13:20:37 · answer #8 · answered by ilmp03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure if you're supposed to or not, but i know my kitty would freak out from the noise!! i just towel dry her and then let her dry herself the rest of the way.
2006-09-10 09:30:17 · answer #9 · answered by pynki♪ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will probably traumatize her! I wouldn't use one on my dog--she'd try to bite it.
2006-09-10 09:28:29 · answer #10 · answered by Jaime-Lyn! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋