Do you take your cat in the shower with you?

Question

My cat's declawed on all four legs so she doesnt scratch me when we take a shower together but she does make this noisethat sounds like a baby crying

Im not trying to be cruel to her she's a model and she must look beautiful at all moments on thechance paparazzi might catch a glimpse of her and snap a photo

Answer 1

No, not inside the shower. She usually sits right outside and watches. She's my little voyeur.

Answer 2

Cats, typically, do not like getting wet. My cat is also declawed and no I don't take him in the shower with me; at least not on purpose! He usually sits on the rim of the bathtub, outside the shower curtain, but several times he has suddenly jumped in and then very quickly jumped back out! He likes to swat at the shower curtain when the water hits it; so I don't know if he's just clumsy and falls in by mistake, or if he thinks he supposed to be attacking something. At any rate, it's quite comical to see him scrambling to get out and I get a kick out it. Once, when he was a kitten, he jumped into the toilet bowl. Normally, I keep the lid down, but for some reason it was up this day. I was at the sink brushing my teeth when this little streak of grey and white fur came charging into the bathroom and jumped in the toilet. I was getting ready for work & didn't have a lot of time; but I was horrified, thinking he would get sick from the germs. So I then bathed him in the bathtub (he was a kitten then, so he still had his claws) and that was an experience I never want to repeat! And you would think that after that experience, he would keep his distance from bathtubs!

Answer 3

The cat I have now will not into the shower unless its off..she will go in an investigate the water that's left and lap around.

In the past I had a kitten that would get into the shower or tub with you.She would sit under the spay and get soked and you had to wash her.
If she jumped in the tub she would paddle around.
If you were in a hurry and not want to have to dry the cat you had to shut the door and listen to her wail over the running water.

She was this way from about 3 mos old. I had to give her to friend about a year and a half later due to moving..
The friend called me the next day to ask Did you know the Cat takes showers?
I laughed and told her yeah..I was worried if I told her she would not take her.
She decided she could live with it..and gave her a good home.

My Vet at the time said that some cats do indeed enjoy water..they can be trained to endure baths same as dogs.
The cat I have now I do bathe occasionally.
She is a indoor cat so does not get to dirty but she always knows when I want to bath her and hides.
But she is pretty good about it. I gave her a bath the first week I had her(about 9weeks) and she has gotten used to it. Even if if she does not much care for it.

Answer 4

Are you serious? You had the cat declawed on all four feet? What would possess you to do that? Declawing is one of the worst things you can do to a cat. It sounds to me like she doesn't want to be in the shower. If she is a model, than she can afford to go to a groomer.

Do you know that they have to cut off the first knuckly of each toe in order to prevent the nail from growing back? How would you like it if someone you loved took you and had the knuckles of your fingers and toes cut off.

Do some research on this, maybe you won't do it again if you know just how horrible it is. It is so bad that it is outlawed in Europe and now many of the US states are starting to outlaw it.

Answer 5

Hi there...all cats don't like being bathed/showered--a statistical fact that any vet can confirm. The crying you hear is her way of saying she's feeling stresed about showering. Unlike dogs, cats are exceptional at grooming themselves so there's no need to bathe them and it will be one less thing for you to do as well. :-) BUT...if you want to help use unscented baby wipes. All cats spend a large percentage of their days grooming themselves and they are experts at it. They use their barbed tongues and lick dirt and debris off their fur in order to keep it clean and odour free. Cats with long hair may require the occasional bath if their fur gets too oily, but with regular brushing that may eliminate bathing. There are also occasional times when your cat's fur may get excessively dirty due to some mishap that the cat has gotten itself into. In some of these cases it may be necessary to give your cat a bath, but generally it isn't required and sometimes babywipes will be all that is needed if that's the case. :-)

Answer 6

Heh, I'm one of those silly people, who yes did take the cat in the shower once, and will never, ever again. He did that awful meow a few times, and I thought nothing of it... Don't ignore a cat when he's making those meows... He then proceeded to climb up my leg, digging his claws right in so I still had bruises the following week... Cats were not made for showers, therefore I'll leave that to my dog =)

Answer 7

No. Cats should not be treated like that, and the majority of them will not willingly do so themselves.

My cat, however, does lay on the rug right against the side of the tub. And sometimes he peeks in or tries to catch my legs through the shower curtain.

Answer 8

No, cats do not like water. After your done with the shower they will go in there and lick around the drain sometimes but even if your cat is declawed that is very cruel to do to the cat.

Answer 9

None of my cats likes to get wet, so they don't care to join me in the shower.

When I had a couple of kittens they loved to walk around the edge of the bathtub and play with the bubbles or put their paws in the water.

My 22 yr old cat stands outside the shower. She is a marathon water drinker and she wants to go in and lap up water when I get out. I don't let her do that.

Answer 10

My 12 year old Siamese gets in the shower by herself if the bathroom door is left open. She has been doing this since she was just a kitten.

Answer 11

Cats are self-cleaning. They do not need for you to bathe them, except in some extreme circumstances. If your cat hates to be bathed, it seems cruel to unnecessarily expose them to that.

No, I do not shower with my cats. On the very rare occasion they have to be bathed, it'll be done in the sink or using one or two inches of water in the bottom of the bathtub, as quickly as possible. If I were to try to shower with them, they'd be miserable, and being non-declawed, it'd be an ugly situation for everyone involved.