I dunno man if you create a nice environment for your cat and teach her to identify baths as an enjoyable experience it shouldn't be a problem.
Plus, don't you even cut their nails? Like jeez man you can use a human clipper just do it vertically and snip snip ********** . My cat loves it when I do it.
i seriously wonder if actually people exists who are that uberstupid, to come up with the idea to cut the cats nails/claws.. if u do that to your cat u should not have a cat ..u should not have pets at all
I clip their nails regularly (I have two cats) and carefully wash them with cat shampoo and warm water. They like the warm water but they plain freak out with the foam, so they try to run away and scratch me in the process. Usually one cat is right outside the bathroom door protesting against the mistreatment of the other.
Have you tried bathing with them? Like, take a plastic bowl and put it between your legs, like an extension of your lap, ofc don't wear anything you don't mind messing up. Then just let them take their time. I've found that cats mostly protest against rushing things rather than specific events. When I first started with my cat, it took me an hour of back and forth moments of panic and restlessness and then one minute of actual work getting done before more panic.
After doing this a few times, the panic moments get less frequent and if you let her patience grow, it should be fine.
But you just said you can use tape to keep your shoes on. Also you do wash cats, that ******** about "they clean themselves" is just ******** . I don't want my cat smelling like **** . I was her every 3 months so she doesn't stink. She licks her paws, her crotch, and her stomach and that's it, barely even licks her back.
I have a cat who sits patiently for baths and will not get out of the sink even if you walk away, just stands up on her back feet like she's in the dang shower...
all the while, giving quite probably the most piteous, deadpan expression possible
Sometimes I sit down and think. Maybe... some animals are starting to evolve some kind of speech pattern like humans did? and it's just so insignificant that we don't notice it?
and then sometimes I think "no dude that's ******* stupid, it takes millions of years to evolve."
Some are literally copying the sounds, with barely any knowledge of what they mean other than "the human makes the same sound" loads of animals do it, Parrots are pretty clever as they can actually learn sentences and words and stuff.
This cat is most likely mimicking the noise created by the woman.