Greetings all.... Continuing the Rat Tail topic: You don't have to give them a bath to shampoo their tail. I scruffed mine over the kitchen sink with one hand and lathered his tail up with the dandruff shampoo with the other. He tolerated it just fine. Hope that helps a bit Good health to you & yours Wylie, Ike & Gus (Himself) [Posted in FML issue 4325]