Do you give your cat a bath?

Question

I was wondering, do you?

Answer 1

I did when I first got her, but she hated that. I tried letting her swim with me in my pool too, but she didn't like that.

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Answer 2

I use to give my 9 year old cat baths when he was a kitten, but he was very "curious" and got into lots of stuff he should not have ~ which required baths to remove sticky stuff from fur. He was not happy but he put up with it.

I have a new kitten and she gets a bath every couple of weeks, because the shelter I got her from was loaded with ear mites ~ so she was promptly put on medicine to get rid of them and as she got the stuff out of her ears, the medicine made her fur feel sticky, so bath time for her. I probably won't bath her as much now that she is done her ear medicine.

Answer 3

It is really not neccessary to bath your cat, they are self-cleaning.
However somtimes my cats lay or roll in something, that requires a better cleaning job, than they are capable of doing.
If you have never given a cat a bath before, then you are in for a real treat, they DO NOT like water.
Wear protective gloves and a thick coat with sleeves, trust me.

Answer 4

My cat's bathe themselves the majority of the day. But, there is always places that they cannot get like around their necks and under their collars. About once a month I give each of them a bath. They really don't like it and I believe that if they weren't de-clawed I probably wouldn't have a face. But, it keeps them clean and moisturizes their skin.

Answer 5

Most cats are very good about grooming theirselves baths. But there are times it is necessary. My nineteen year old cat- he was full of fleas when he was tiny , he was a stray. So the sooner you start it is better. For kittens alot of the flea tubes are to strong. You can use baby shampoo diluted with lots of water, sponge on them. Do not rinse and dry very, very well with a towel.

Answer 6

I would try only if I had a death wish and wanted to be scrathed a hundred times.

I have given a kitten a bath..the kitten got in some olive oil that spilled and so I washed her.

Most cats seem to take care of that business themselves THANK GOD!!

Answer 7

Two I give baths to and one I don't. If you start when they are young it is easier. In case you are wondering I don't bathe the one because she would hurt me. It's also easier if two people do the job and have lots of towels on hand.

Answer 8

I tried that once, and about got scratched to death. I never done that again. I got rid of the cat. i was not going to have a pet in the house that i could not bathe.

Answer 9

We give them baths at the shelter where I work...The vet showed us an easy way...If you get an old sturdy window screen, set the cat on that he/she will clamp his claws in..We them spray them with a shower type attachment that goes on a bathtub faucet Lather em up and wash, rinse,MOST of the times it does fine..We have had our mishaps..Kittens are real easy..If you start from that age I think they would get use to it...MAYBE..Its not a Job I enjoy

Answer 10

my stupid cat scared of water.everytime i want to bath my cat,it scratch my hand till bleed.my cat smell stink because it didn't bath almost half a year.My cat only go under the rain and bath itself there when my cat got a partner female to go with LOL.

Answer 11

No. My cat freaks out when it comes to water. The easiest way is to wet down a wash cloth and wipe him off with it.