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Hello! Im new here and have a few questions.
1- how do i know what color my cats are? when i got both of them there was no paper work.
my male (Bronxe) is white/cream-ish. he is nose is WHITE and he has a white spot on his back (like a circle), but is mostly, idk.. an off-white color. He has green/goldish color eyes.
my female (Bea) is gray/black ish. She has a skin condition, so i think naturally she'd be a little lighter, but for the most part she's sort of a char coal color with her nose and ear dark black. she's all black, not light color. with pure green, emerald colored eyes.
2- my male HATES bathes!!! Bath time is like the devil in my house!! Bea will take bathes just fine. But Bronxe turns into the exorcist!! Bea is front declawed but bronxe has all his claws. i have tried to hold him firmly, Fiance' has helped, NOTHING works! i have run water during, i have filed the sink (and tub) w/o water running, have tried the spray soap (waterless soap), have tried babywipes, NOTHING works!!!! He claws the hell out of me.. i end up bloody (its such a mess) and he ends up SUPER stressed out!! like hyperventilating!! i feel so terrible they i just don't do bathtime as often as i know i should. but i'm so concerned he's going to hurt himself during the process. he hates the feeling of ANYTHING wet. once in a great while he'll allow a QUICK wipe down with a warm cloth or paper towel but thats as far as it goes! Any suggestions?????
1- how do i know what color my cats are? when i got both of them there was no paper work.
my male (Bronxe) is white/cream-ish. he is nose is WHITE and he has a white spot on his back (like a circle), but is mostly, idk.. an off-white color. He has green/goldish color eyes.
my female (Bea) is gray/black ish. She has a skin condition, so i think naturally she'd be a little lighter, but for the most part she's sort of a char coal color with her nose and ear dark black. she's all black, not light color. with pure green, emerald colored eyes.
2- my male HATES bathes!!! Bath time is like the devil in my house!! Bea will take bathes just fine. But Bronxe turns into the exorcist!! Bea is front declawed but bronxe has all his claws. i have tried to hold him firmly, Fiance' has helped, NOTHING works! i have run water during, i have filed the sink (and tub) w/o water running, have tried the spray soap (waterless soap), have tried babywipes, NOTHING works!!!! He claws the hell out of me.. i end up bloody (its such a mess) and he ends up SUPER stressed out!! like hyperventilating!! i feel so terrible they i just don't do bathtime as often as i know i should. but i'm so concerned he's going to hurt himself during the process. he hates the feeling of ANYTHING wet. once in a great while he'll allow a QUICK wipe down with a warm cloth or paper towel but thats as far as it goes! Any suggestions?????
and yes it sounds like he is not used to a bath, over time it should get better but if you give up it never will. Start with for now using baby wipes or a warm damp wash cloth but wipe him down in the bathroom so he is used to it there. Then move to the tub, not the sink. The sink is great when they are babies but now that he is big i would use the tub, make sure the water is warm enough and fill it to his chest so that his legs are covered with water, and hold him at the back of the neck that will make it harder for him to flop around and get a hold of you. 
