how dou you give a cat a bath?

Answer 1

We give our cat a bath in the tub.

Wet his fur, lather him up with a kitty cat 'poo... rinse him well and towel dry.

We're lucky, we own a very strange cat who actually likes water (He used to jump in the tub when I bathed my toddler. I would have to make sure the bathroom door was latched closed or he would join in the splish-splashin' fun)

He doesn't put up any fuss with the whole routine.

Answer 2

You Dont Cats Give Them Selfs A Bath

Answer 3

Here is the method my vet gave me. Put the cat in an old pillowcase up to its neck. Fill a sink or small tub with warm water and put the cat in it. Use baby shampoo and wash the cat through the pillow case. Do not remove it until you have washed and rinsed the cat. Do not bathe a cat unless it is absolutley necessary: If it has gotten into something smelly for example. Otherwise, cats do a good job of keeping themselves clean.

Answer 4

Very carefully.

In all seriousness, I have had to bathe my kitties before when the two little ones brought fleas into the house. What I did was get them in the bathroom and close the doors so they couldn't escape, run a tub of water, and use a cup to wet and rinse them. And it was difficult to keep a hold of them so the shampoo would actually have a chance to work. Ideally I would have had a harness of some kind to hold them while I worked with them- but such was not my luck.

We were all VERY relieved when I got the fleas out of the house and got some Frontline to put on the kitties!

Answer 5

Usualy cats only need baths once a year.
When you wanna bath him/her run the bath in the bath only run about 1/2-2 inches full and make sure its just nice and warm.
Don't run the water with the cat in the room!! It'll know that a bath is coming just pet him/her alot give him/her lots of praise.
But don't push the cat into having baths if it still scartches/bites i'd advice you to don't bother with the baths inless they get into some serious stink

Answer 6

Unless your cat was sprayed by a skunk or got mixed up with something else "smelly" you should not bathe a cat. They are very clean animals and do that themselves. If it is a "show" cat, then your club should be able to advise you on the proper procedure. You shouldn't bathe a cat as it dries their skin and they will shed skin (looks like dandruff) and they will scratch. There are over the counter items you can spray on and brush that contain lanolins to keep the skin from drying if you really need to clean kitty.
Cheers!

Answer 7

only give your cat a bath in emergency...or when ordered by the vet with a veterinary shampoo do not use any thing else( you might burn the cats skin) fill the bathtub with enough water to rich the cats belly...only a temperature like you would for a baby....put the cat in the tub .
this is the easiest way,the cat does not like to splash around.
As a rule cats do not need a bath...their saliva has a cleaning solution in it that works very good.

Answer 8

My cat, I have had for 6 years. When he was just a lil' kitten I started bathing him regularly and now he loves it. I guess it's just second nature to him now. But I would suggest, start by clipping his/her toenails (very carefully) Then slowly and gently try to coax him into the tub. You should probably already have the water in there first because the sound of running water might scare him. Try it that way first but if their dead set against it. Then you might try holding his arms and legs, that may sound kinda cruel but some cats tend to freak out about water.

Answer 9

Before my cat was declawed we put him in a laundry bad (the smaller ones that have holes in it. made for panty hose and delicates) and zipped it up so only his head was out. put warm water in a bath tub only 6 inches high and used the shower head and a plastic cup to get all the soap off him. Use a pet shampoo so it wont have harmful chemicals in it that could make him sick and dry him as much as possible so he doesn't get a cold.

Answer 10

Well get some Cat shampoo. You could try the tub but i can't see them staying in easily. I have heard of Giving cats baths in the sink. so you could try that.