Then work in the Woolite and water solution and rub well. Then drain the soapy water from the sink and rinse well. The first real lathering is generally with our favorite flea shampoo. If you don't have a spraying attachment on your sink or bathtub, use a couple of quart bowls, or a pitcher, and pour water over the cat until it comes off as clean as it went on. To make really sure that the cat is rinsed, add a quarter-cup of white vinegar to a quart of water and rinse some more.
Bobtails are easy to dry.
What we customarily do is squeegee as much water as possible off the coat with our hands, then wrap the cat in a towel. Ten or fifteen minutes of this will have most cats three-quarters dry.