Topic Posted by: cook
Date Posted: Wed Jun 17 16:48:07 2009
Additional Comments: I have never lived with a cat so I have often wondered but never known.....do cat owners wash their cats? Do they hate it if you do? I would think that could be a painful exercise! LOL! Our new dog endures baths but certainly does not enjoy them! And now that I think about it....our childhood lab would jump into ANY body of water he could get away with, no matter how inconvenient it may be, but would bolt when any bath clues came to his attention! Funny memories!
Posted by: Liz Date posted: Sat Jun 20 0:37:10 2009
Message: Never have. My cats do a great job of "bathing" themselves & each other.
Posted by: nina Date posted: Thu Jun 18 15:52:43 2009
Message:
I don't have a cat, but anyone I know that does have one never bathes them.
My aunt had a cat one time that was so funny, I never saw anything like it. Her name was Patches, and she used to get into their in ground pool. She wouldn't swim, but she would sit on the steps of the pool, with only her head sticking out of the water, while the rest of us swam. Maybe she was hot, because they live in Florida.
She also loved to sit on the dog's back, who was a Pit Bull. Patches and that dog loved each other, though. She was a really unique cat, that's for sure.
Posted by: Ginger G Date posted: Thu Jun 18 15:20:25 2009
Message:
We used to bathe one of our Persians regularly, he didn't like it but tolerated it okay. He actually hated the blow dryer worse than the bath!
I don't bathe any of my cats now, although one of them needs it sometimes. Being the way he is, I know he would totally freak out if I tried. I did take a damp towel and wipe him down the other day. He thought he was just being petted and actually enjoyed it. The reason he needed to be wiped down is because he has occasional seizures and sometimes pees on himself during the seizure
Posted by: SusieB Date posted: Thu Jun 18 8:47:29 2009
Message:
No way have I given any cat a bath.
I let my cat go out a little on the weekends and every now and then she likes to roll around on the ground and she does get quite dirty.
What I do when that happens is I brush her out really good to get the loose dirt off off her.
then I use baby wipes to clean her.
She finishes the rest and before you know it she is looking gorgeous again!
Her white parts ( she's a Calico) are back to being white as snow.
Cats do a great job keeping themselves clean. They have an odor like dogs get.
Posted by: Pronoun Date posted: Wed Jun 17 21:48:31 2009
Message: No, I don't relish the thought of even trying. My niece who is a dog groomer does cats quite often. It was really good for her business because few groomers want to tackle a cat.
Posted by: Peridot Date posted: Wed Jun 17 20:06:07 2009
Message:
Mr. Tuff lives indoors and spends hours grooming himself so I don't feel the need to give him a bath. He's not a show cat, after all. I'd probably get flayed alive if I tried anyway.
I had to bathe my two older cats a couple of times when they got fleas and it wasn't a pleasant experience. I had to lock the bathroom door, arm myself with whip and chair, and get the poor cat in a death grip to accomplish the task. Eventually I found a cat shampoo that didn't require water and the kitties were much more agreeable when I used that.
Posted by: DebS Date posted: Wed Jun 17 19:34:22 2009
Message: Not if I don't want my eyes scratched out! LOL.
Posted by: Edward Date posted: Wed Jun 17 18:45:22 2009
Message: If they're indoors 24/7, they're always clean. Mine are always so clean and they even smell fresh and almost fragrant (I have no idea how they do that!). Most ikitties are very meticulous bathers. I have had a couple of slobs through the years (like people, there are kitties who just don't care about being clean and neat), but appearance is very important to most kitties.
Posted by: BessBeau Date posted: Wed Jun 17 18:33:15 2009
Message: Never ! They keep themselves clean...the only exception would be if they got into something detrimental to them...otherwise a big NO !!
Posted by: rushlan Date posted: Wed Jun 17 17:40:36 2009
Message: Every once in a while they both get a bath, probably about every 10 months or so. They do tolerate it but then they will not have anything to do with me for a day or two. They always come back to being my cuddle bugs though. Their fur feels a lot nicer after a bath.
Posted by: ingyandbert Date posted: Wed Jun 17 17:24:14 2009
Message: Generally speaking, you shouldn't have to bathe a cat. They do a great job of cleaning themselves. However, there have been occasions over the years when I needed to give my cats a bath and I never had any problem with it. Warm water, a firm grip, and keeping the water away from their face is the key. They didn't exactly love the experience but they accepted it was going to happen anyway and didn't fight me. Little E even lets me blow dry her afterward, she likes the feel of the warm air. She tries to stick her face in front of the blow dryer so the air will blow on it. Silly cat.
Posted by: Duffy Date posted: Wed Jun 17 17:12:54 2009
Message: Maybe some brave people do but I don't!! My Bugs would go berserk!
