I have been told in the past that a short-hair Chihuahua only needs to be bathed about once every 6 months. However, if your chis have fleas, ticks, scratching, etc., then you can bathe them more often, but use an oatmeal shampoo which won't dry out their skin. I bathe my two - 7 lbs and 8 3/4 lbs in the kitchen sink. I put a non-skid mat in the sink, get the water the right tempo while it is running in the other side of the sink, and then use my pull-out faucet on the spray mode.I have the sink plugged up but I only have the water on when I am wetting them down, and when I am rinsing them off. My two wear clothes every day, and they don't have dirt to lay in They mostly go out to potty and then lay on their mats on the patio or their cot bed out there. Desi has dry skin and allergies, so he gets a bath more often; and sometimes Dolly wants a bath just because Desi had one, and if it has not been a good amount of time since she had a bath, I will just give her a quick oatmeal bath.
--- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Susanne Defoe <srdefoe@...> wrote: > > This is just what I do and I am not a groomer! I use a good oatmeal pet > shampoo or I like Bubbles and Beads Pet Shampoo. > http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_17?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=bubbles+and+beads+dog+shampoo&sprefix=bubbles+and+beads%2Caps%2C224. > It smells nice and leaves their coat conditioned and shiny. You can > bathe them as often as once a week but I do it just about once a month or > every 6 weeks. It depends on when they get dirty and need a bath. If > they are itchy and I know fleas are not the issue I will give them a nice > oatmeal bath which is soothing to the skin. I use our kitchen sink in FL > and our laundry sink here in MI. All of our Chi's do not seem to mind a > bath. They don't like being cold and wet so I try to do it on a warm day > when they can dry in the sunshine. > Sue > > > On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 10:40 PM, JD <Jelikocats@...> wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > OK so as you can see I am full of questions. Having had cats the past 18 > > yrs, I've never had to give them a bath (cept once 16 yrs ago when one of > > them got fleas from going to the vet). Other then that, I dont know how to > > bath my chi. > > > > should I take her to be professionally bath, or can I do it at home. > > How often do you bath your short/smooth coated chi > > If I do it at home, what shampoo do you recommend. > > If I do it at home, should I use the tub, or the kitchen sink. > > Any tricks to doing it at home so that she doesn't freak out. > > Right now I'm wiping her down with doggie bath wipes, every other day. > > > > I'm also going to get her a T-shirt or two. Not just cause she'll look > > cute dressed up, > > but because when I start walking her outside, I dont want fleas and ticks > > to jump on her. > > Less of a chance that way. > > > > OK thanks > > > > JD > > and Piper > > > > Sent from my Tardis > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: chihuahuas-dig...@yahoogroups.com chihuahuas-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: chihuahuas-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
