I NEVER THOUGHT TOO MUCH ABOUT GIVING MY PIGGIES A BATH. BUT, THEY WERE ALL SHEDDING AND I HAD NEVER DONE IT BEFORE. I HAD SOME JOHNSON'S BABY SHAMPOO, I WAS EVEN AFRAID TO USE THAT. I STARTED WITH BROOKE LYNN. I PUT JUST ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER IN THE BATHROOM SINK. I PLACED MY HAND UNDER HER BELLY TO HOLD HER HEAD UP OUT OF THE WATER. I USED THE OTHER HAND TO SLOWLY POUR WATER OVER HER. I PUT A TINY AMOUNT OF SHAMPOO ON HER AND LATHERED HER UP. SHE DIDN'T SEEM TO MIND IT TOO MUCH, SHE WAS SQUEAKING BUT NOT AS BAD AS WHAT I HAD THOUGHT. I RINSED HER OFF WITH CLEAN WATER. WOW, I WAS AMAZED, I DIDN'T THINK SHE WAS THAT DIRTY UNTIL I LOOKED AT THE WATER! AFTER RINSING HER OFF, I WRAPPED HER IN A BABY TOWEL. I GENTLY RUBBED HER TO DRY HER FUR. SHE SHOOK LIKE A CAT OR DOG DOES WHEN THEY ARE WET. SHE LOOKED SO FUNNY! IT WAS LIKE A PORCUPINE! I DID USE THE HAIR DRYER ON LOW FAN AND COOL TEMP TO HELP DRY HER BECAUSE SHE WAS SHAKING SO MUCH BECAUSE SHE WAS COLD. THAT DID MAKE HER HAVE REALLY FLUFFY FUR THOUGH! SHE LOOKED LIKE A PUFF BALL! I BRUSHED HER AND GAVE HER A TREAT!
NEXT, I ATTEMPTED TO GIVE CASSANDRA A BATH. SHE REALLY SEEMED TO LIKE THE WATER. I THOUGHT I WAS BEING CAREFUL, BUT I MUST HAVE GOTTEN SOME WATER IN HER LITTLE EAR. SHE KEPT FALLING OVER AND COULDN'T HOLD HER HEAD UP. I WAS REALLY SCARED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. SO I GENTLY PULLED HER EAR BACK AND TOOK A COTTON SWAB AND RUBBED THE OUTSIDE OF HER EAR TO SEE IF I COULD GET SOME OF THE WATER OUT. SHE WAS ACTING BETTER, BUT, IF I RUB BEHIND HER EAR, SHE WILL STILL TIP HER HEAD SIDEWAYS FOR A WHILE. I SURE HOPE SHE IS OK.
I DIDN'T GIVE THE BABY A BATH, I WAS SCARED TO, ESPECIALLY AFTER I APPARENTLY GOT WATER IN CASSANDRA'S EAR. BUT, WITH THE BEDDING CHANGED AND THEY HAD BATHS. THEY ARE ALL CUTE, FURRY AND SMELL MUCH, MUCH BETTER!
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