Maru Gets a Bubble Bath

It’s that time of year when Maru and Hana get a thorough shampoo, but this time they’re going to get a full-on bubble bath, with luxurious lather, candles and mood music. Okay, just the lather, but it won’t matter to Maru, who tends to retreat into his own private world during bathtime as a coping mechanism.

Hana, on the other hand, doesn’t like it one little bit and she lets us know.

But the best part comes after, when we slow the camera down to get that perfect shampoo commercial shake!

Good clean fun from Andrew Y. and Diane B.

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15 thoughts on “Maru Gets a Bubble Bath

  1. Lucy's Mom June 8, 2019 / 10:25 am

    OMG, so much fun! My first reaction is that the very stoic Maru isn’t nearly as rotund as previously thought while Hana is quite a bit more rotund. And the Maru & Hana burritos!!!!

    The slow-mo shampoo commercial is fan-freaking-tastic! 😃

  2. Andrew June 8, 2019 / 10:48 am

    Such a good boy <3<3<3

  3. dubravkamcvmd June 8, 2019 / 10:54 am

    It’s amazing that Mugumogu wasn’t flayed alive. Maru and Hana really love and trust her.

    • debg June 8, 2019 / 12:57 pm

      It’s a fantastic bond between them. I’ve never seen a cat put up with a bath so calmly. Even my long-gone Gaufredus Maximus, who would willingly swallow his pills without any fuss, wouldn’t have put up with a bath.

  4. Dana June 8, 2019 / 11:03 am

    Maru’s stoic resignation is amazing (but his eyes!) and I can’t help but love Hana’s vocal displeasure. Their shake-it-off dance while leaving the shower was hilarious! 😻

    • dubravkamcvmd June 8, 2019 / 11:34 am

      His eyes make me think he’s very confused by this. Mugumogu is doing this – therefore it is good. Yet – he hates it. Hence the wild eye movements.

  5. allein 🐾 June 8, 2019 / 11:31 am

    “babble bath”!! 😀

    I’d say that was especially appropriate for Hana, given how vocal she is, but think it was pretty clear what she was saying.

    The end when her ears pop out of the towel, one by one, is my favorite bit.

  6. Sedro6 June 8, 2019 / 12:44 pm

    Maru in the towel looks like Yoda. Hana, not so much.

  7. debg June 8, 2019 / 12:58 pm

    Not so thick now, are you, Mister Maru?!

  8. debg June 8, 2019 / 1:07 pm

    Hana looks like a nun in her towel–until her ears pop out!

    How can cats walk on legs made of jello?

    • Jendeyan June 8, 2019 / 1:20 pm

      I, too, have always wondered how cats can flop their limbs around like there are no bones in them. When Hana shakes her front right paw, I could swear she’s shaking a wet noodle.

  9. Alice Shortcake June 8, 2019 / 1:49 pm

    Is ‘Miracle Cat’ a shampoo or conditioner? Whichever it is, if your cat doesn’t claw your face off it’s a miracle!

    • Dulcie June 8, 2019 / 3:20 pm

      Oh yes. That must be it Alice… I just can’t for the life of me figure out otherwise how this shampoo and shower get done. Its some kind of miracle alright!

  10. Kar June 8, 2019 / 4:26 pm

    Was anybody else just waiting for Hana’s second ear to pop out?

    No way that my cat would sit there all wrapped up in a towel.

  11. allein 🐾 June 8, 2019 / 4:56 pm

    The slow-mo full-body shake really shows how much fur Maru actually has.

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