Here Are 17 Cats Who Hate Life After Taking A Bath

Before his bath, Mr. Meowington was a loud, proud, and grumpy mini lion. And after his bath, he looks like either a drowned Lorax, or the cat version of a wet Ron Swanson, right? And that mustache, who knew it was that long? Maybe Mr. Meowington here needs a haircut, too! One thing's for sure: HE WAS PISSY BEFORE, AND NOW HE'S PISSED AF THAT YOU'VE GIVEN HIM A BATH, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING ABOUT IT, SUSAN.

Shadow was having a normal day. You know, eating some kibbles, chasing her mousey, taking a nap in the sunbeam by the living room window. And then she was unceremoniously scooped up by her human, and carried into the bathroom. Shadow was startled, but hopeful that human would turn on the sink faucet so she could drink some of that fresh, fresh tap water. BUT NO, IT WAS A TRAP. A BATH TRAP. Shadow's a shadow of her former self, post-bath, and looks forward to becoming poofy once more.

He's just a teeny kitter, mind you. He barely understands where his tail is, most days. When he's not jumping on his owner's face, Fluffnugget enjoys eating his delicious kitten food, and sleeping in laundry baskets. Fluffnugget does enjoy the warm water from the bath, and he's not big enough yet to try to resist his bath time. So Fluffnugget endures his bath, but is secretly plotting his revenge...

A big, fluffy, proud Persian, that's how you describe Boopsie! Beautiful, too, and no one knows the meaning of suffering for beauty more than good ol' Boopsie. She absolutely detests the bath, but she knows it's the only way to keep her long, white coat lustrous and luxurious. She's hard at work developing a dry shampoo for cats, and hopes to sell it on Instagram. In the meantime, she endures her bath, because what else is a girl to do?

The living's easy when you're Gus. Let's be honest here, Gus is a little ... out of it, shall we say? He's really into catnip, if you know what we mean. He likes it with everything. On his scratcher, in his toys, and he's really into catnip treats. So even though Gus resembles a deflated, mutton-chopped walrus after his bath, he loves getting high on some sweet, sweet 'nip and relaxing in the warm water.

Jennifurr knows what it means to keep up appearances. She walks a fine line between fierce and cuddly, and her poofy, titular fur coat gives her her fierceness. Imagine her surprise when she realized that under her gorgeous, multicolored coat, that she's SO. FLIPPING. SMOL. LIKE, THE TEENIEST SMOL THERE EVER WAS. So right now, Jennifurr is very understandably in denial about her true size. We'll leave her to her existential crisis, for now.

Puddy Tat doesn't ask for much. He likes his wet food, a scratcher, and a cat hammock for his favorite window in the bedroom. He prefers to nap his days away, waking up long enough to grab a bite, and maybe knock the TV remote off of the coffee table. But now that he's a had a bath, Puddy Tat doesn't know what's real, and what's not. Is this all a dream? What is life, anyway?

If looks could rain down eternal fire and brimstone, Buster here has got it covered. He wants to know why you would DARE give him a bath? "Foolish mortal, you will pay for your watery ways!" Buster hisses at you. But you can't take Buster seriously, because for all of his bluster, he's just a teeny wet kitty. Kind of like Stewie from "Family Guy". Always plotting to take over the world, and never succeeding. Bridesmaid, bride, you know?

Ginger's just an innocent kitter. Her specialties include blending in with her favorite wood table in the living room, and chasing her yarn ball through the bedroom. She's always surprised when bath time comes around – "But I just HAD a bath!" she mews, to no avail – and although she's less than pleased with being in the tub, she grumps and bears it.

There's not much Ron Pawnson needs to be happy. Some woods, a place to sleep, and America. Not a lot to ask for this kitto. But if there's one thing he considers completely un-American? BATH TIME. After all, the Founding Fathers promise life, liberty, and the purrrsuit of happiness for all cats. And Ron Pawnson here considers bath time to not fall under life, liberty, or the purrsuit of his happiness!

George usually likes hanging out in his red plastic bucket. But then his human had to come along and ruin EVERYTHING by putting warm water and soap in the bucket! The bucket is JUST FINE being nice and empty, according to George! And then his human had the absolute nerve to put George IN the bucket, WITH the warm water and soap! "The nerve this human has," George thinks to himself, wishing for empty bucket days.

She was kind of cranky before her bath, tbh. Her human was running the vacuum cleaner all day, which Charcoal hates already. And then she dusted everything, including Charcoal's favorite spot by the kitchen window. So nothing felt right. And THEN, THEN, her human decided it was time to CLEAN CHARCOAL, TOO. Before she even had an idea of what was happening, Charcoal got dunked into a pool of warm water and bubbles, and the sensation was peculiar, to say the least. Nothing will ever be the same for Charcoal.

The good Dr. Jekyll is a pretty chill cat most days. He likes to experiment with dropping his dry kibble into his bowl of water and seeing what will happen. (He also does this by pushing everything off the kitchen table during breakfast time.) But when it comes to bath time, you can say Dr. Jekyll becomes an entirely different cat. Something a bit more... sinister. Careful, human!

Reginald is a retired cat, and he likes to spend his golden days snoozing in sunbeams, or hanging out on his hammock by the window. He's a proud cat, the original owner of all nine of his lives. Imagine his shock when his human insisted he take a bath. "I'm not a KITTEN" Reginald growled. "I've lived many years in this body, and I am an adult cat who makes his own decisions!" Nevertheless, his human made him take a bath. Reginald only has one thing to say: "The horror... the horror..."

Percy's a very independent kitter, thank you very much. He doesn't need any help from anyone. Percy prefers to spend his time hiding in the closet or a kitchen cabinet, or his favorite cardboard box in the corner. Occasionally, you'll see his paw dart out if you walk by too closely for Percy's comfort. Well, Percy got out of his comfort zone with his latest bath. There was so much water, and soap, and he's already plotting his revenge, once he's back to the safety and security of his cardboard box.

"Have a bath," they said. "It'll be fun," they said. So said Midnight when her human was able to coax her into the bathtub, with promises of fun times had by all. Instead, Midnight had zero clue that she was actually ten sizes smaller once wet. Her big green eyes, once so full of confidence and mirth, have given way to shock and dismay at her current state. "But how does one become fluffy again?" asks Midnight, scared that she will stay her new size forever. "It takes time and some nice big towels!" her human answers cheerfully. Midnight's not sure about that, either...

One moment you're the toast of the town. Everyone wants to give you a treat, or snuggle with you, or let you chase a catnip mousey across the floor. And the next moment, you're the butt of the joke known as a "bath", and as far as you can tell, no one else gets this "bath" joke played on them! And the humans just laugh, and laugh, and laugh, and you have no choice but to play along. So you make the silliest face possible, and people just laugh harder, but it's ok. You'll have your revenge.... some day.