composition because the composition is a waterless shampoo i e it is employed without the need for additional water other than that which is in the shampoo composition the composition is particularly useful for bathing cats which typically display an intense aversion to being bathed in accordance with the invention the shampoo formulation is dispensed from a foam dispensing container which is characterized as a pump actuated container which is provided with a mixing chamber for mixing the liquid shampoo component with air the mixing chamber typically contains separate inlet ports for supplying the liquid shampoo component and the air to the mixing chamber in a predetermined ratio both the air and the shampoo composition are under pressure as a result of the actuation of the pump the liquid shampoo component and the air are mixed in the mixing chamber to generate a foam the foamed mixture under pressure is then dispensed through a dispensing nozzle connected to the mixing chamber outlet the shampoo composition useful in the present invention can be of any conventional formulation which is commonly used to bathe fur or hair bearing pets such as a dog or cat and particularly a cat provided that the composition does not contain an anti foaming ingredient or any other ingredient in any substantial amount which would prevent foaming of the composition upon being dispensed typical shampoo compositions found to be useful in bathing a fur or hair bearing pet such as a dog or cat are those containing one or more detergents including anionic detergents amphoteric detergents nonionic detergents and mixtures thereof preferred anionic detergents include sulfonated and sulfated alkyl aralkyl and alkaryl composition alkyl succinates alkyl sulfosuccinates and n alkyl.