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- Alan Jardine
Alex arrived with a fear of water, including being caught in the rain.
We have worked on introducing him bathing and a year and a half down the line, the little guy will bath in a stream in "his" park and in a plastic infants bath (but this is much too shallow and not wide enough).
I have tried to get Alex into the shower without success, but on Monday this week, he wanted to sit on the shower cubicle (the water was not running at the time).
I tentatively opened the tap to gauge his reaction (he is above the tap, so cannot get wet) and he seemed fine, so I let the hot water run to create steam and stood with him (on the outside).
Alex appeared quite happy to the extent that he did not want to come down from the cubicle (he has learn t to say "no" now).
All in all, Alex got a good five minutes of steam as the whole bathroom steamed up.
Yesterday and today (after his morning outing), Alex wanted to go onto the shower cubicle, so if the steam is helpful in softening his pin feathers and good for his skin and feathers, we have made a wonderful breakthrough.
I ran the hot water to maximize the steam, but would a mixture of hot and cold (as if he was actually showering under the water be as effective?
Also, he was panting a little - is he getting hot (which I imagine) or is the steam too hot and or getting into his lungs.
All advice will be wonderful - o, and I am now putting him on the bathroom door, so he is not near the hot water in case he slips or falls into he shawer, but the steam is still all over.
We have worked on introducing him bathing and a year and a half down the line, the little guy will bath in a stream in "his" park and in a plastic infants bath (but this is much too shallow and not wide enough).
I have tried to get Alex into the shower without success, but on Monday this week, he wanted to sit on the shower cubicle (the water was not running at the time).
I tentatively opened the tap to gauge his reaction (he is above the tap, so cannot get wet) and he seemed fine, so I let the hot water run to create steam and stood with him (on the outside).
Alex appeared quite happy to the extent that he did not want to come down from the cubicle (he has learn t to say "no" now).
All in all, Alex got a good five minutes of steam as the whole bathroom steamed up.
Yesterday and today (after his morning outing), Alex wanted to go onto the shower cubicle, so if the steam is helpful in softening his pin feathers and good for his skin and feathers, we have made a wonderful breakthrough.
I ran the hot water to maximize the steam, but would a mixture of hot and cold (as if he was actually showering under the water be as effective?
Also, he was panting a little - is he getting hot (which I imagine) or is the steam too hot and or getting into his lungs.
All advice will be wonderful - o, and I am now putting him on the bathroom door, so he is not near the hot water in case he slips or falls into he shawer, but the steam is still all over.