wats a good way 2 bath a cat without them getting mad?

Question

not that my cat needs a bath but im just wondering since a lot of cats hate water.

Answer 1

Expose the cat to water early and it won't be AS difficult to bathe it. Cats do NOT like to be bathed and will stay away from you if it knows that the bath is coming!!

Answer 2

What none of us answers know is how feisty your cat is and what your relationship is with it. To give the best answer one would have to know.
However, here are a few guidelines.
Be gentle and as gentle as can be.
Use a sink, not a tub. Not so much water and much easier for you to control the action.
Make sure the water is LUKE warm, not hot or cool.
Lower the cat slowly, feet, legs, etc. if there is resistance, stop at that position for awhile.

While others answer cats don't need baths, that's not entirely true. While they do groom themselves, there are lots of parts of their body they can't reach by themselves.

if you have to use a dry shampoo, then do but before doing that, try using warm, damp clothes on the parts of their bodies they can't reach -- mostly backs.

Answer 3

I taught my cat to like water at an early age. I would put it in the bath about once a week and fill the water up to it's paws. When he became an adult it was a lot easier to bathe him then cats I had previously not water trained. However it depends on the cats personality as well, some kittys like water.

Also, it should be mentioned that it's not recommended to bathe cats on a regular basis. Hope I helped :D

Answer 4

Since cats are so good about grooming themselves they rarely need a bath. I would thing sedated by a vet or groomer would be the best way.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Expect to sustain some injury, but you can do it. If you can get a thermometer to check the temperature of the water, that might help. Cats have higher body temperatures than ours, and what feels like warm water to us feels like cold water to them. So you'll want to have the water a bit hotter than you'd want to if you were taking a bath yourself. We found that when we used water that felt just the tiniest bit uncomfortable to us when we stuck a hand into it, the cats were far calmer when immersed.

I forget what a cat's body temperature is, so you'll have to look it up. Then make the water temperature maybe ten degrees hotter. It'll probably take two of you to properly manipulate the unfortunate beast into the deadly brew, and he will howl pitifully and loudly. He'll also look like a dead rat, especially the tail: cats are constructed primarily of fluff and attitude, and they look just horrible when wet.

Use baby or pet shampoo on the wretched creature, rinse him out, and wrap a succession of towels around him, handing him off from one person to the other. One cat generally requires about four towels.

He'll run off and sulk, but he'll look beautiful afterwards. Then he'll forgive you. It's kind of fun: don't feel bad for him; cats are always dramatic.

Answer 7

Well to be honest, most to all cats HATE water. So I'd put on a sweatshirt and wash. Its for their own good. Sorry I wish I could help.

God Bless :P

Answer 8

they sell powders, wipes and spray on shampoo that needs no water :) if you want to use shampoo use a wet wash cloth and dampin the coat :) on the cat shampoo it tells the best way to do it :) i bath mine because it makes their fur really soft :)

Answer 9

good question. I'd like to know the answer, too, but i try to wrap rubber bands (or hair bands, since they are fabric covered) around her paws and be as gentle as i can.

Answer 10

Cats don't normally need baths, which is why they have rough tongues so they can clean themselves.