Do you give your cats baths?

[babychicaleek]

Gem only took a bath once and she ATTACKED!!!! so bad....

[moosmom]

Because MooShoo is hairless, he requires a bath once a week. Normal furry cats have fur for their oils to go into. Moo doesn't so his skin gets rather oily. The rest of them (3 furry kits) have had baths in the past for cat shows. But I don't bathe them on a regular basis, unless they really need it.

[.sarah]

I voted yes because of the cat that lives at work. We bathe Hootie every month, and he's a pretty good boy for it. Doesn't enjoy it, but he still doesn't fight. You can take your cats to a vet or groomer to be bathed if they need it and are bad ... we're used to the bad cats, trust me

[AlleyCat]

Millie's the only one I bathe. And I loathe doing it, only because she screams bloody murder! I have a large sink near my washing machine -- it's square and deep (it's like a laundry tub but it's really a sink) so I hook up one of those hand-held sprays and it works well. Millie is a large cat (putting it mildly hee hee) so she has trouble reaching her delicate areas, so she's the only one I need to bathe.

On a side note, Cleo is a self-bathing freak. All day long !!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Normally I don't!! But I voted "yes", because I had to bath all 3 my cats 4 times each last month . Our newbie Zazou is carrier of ringworm-virus, so she gave it to her sisters
Oh my, I am happy that this period is over; bathing a cat is like asking to be killed

[catmandu]

I offer them Baths,Free!
But there are no takers.

[JenBKR]

Well, I did it - last night I gave them both baths. They didn't like it though. Belle was pretty easy, she didn't scratch or bite, but she did wiggle and try to get away. Katie, on the other hand, tried to remove my skin from my arms. She made some awful noises too, but once I started she calmed down. They smell better now and they're really soft Don't know that I'll do that again anytime soon though.

[AlleyCat]

Now you can say you've done it and lived through it

Lut, your "after" photos are adorable! Millie looks like that too after I'm done with her. I keep telling her (she's on a diet and progressing slowly but surely) "hurry up and lose those many extra pounds and then YOU can do this all by yourself, no more screaming bloody murder at meowmie!"

[lvpets2002]

Yes they all have had baths; but dont give very often.. I have to get out the wet suit & stock up on bandades..

[icedtea]

well seafa and kansas are only kittens, and once seafa jumped in the bath and my dad yelled out "oh no!" but i wasnt awake at the time
seriously seafa jumped in the abth and thrashed about. is it ok to bath kittens in like, 3 cm of water?? what do you do???
i had a very bad experience with seafa getting a bit messy at her other end. we thought something might be wrong with her when she started dragged her bottom on the ground, but no she ad just left somethign behind. i had to clean it up and it wasnt pretty.

[orangemm]

We used to wash our other 4 cats (took 2 of us with an assembly line, leather gloves, a carpeted board for them to hang onto, and lots of towels), but we haven't tried it with these 2 boys. Archy might be ok, but I know Binky would FREAK.

[kb2yjx]

I have given the members of the Clan baths. I found that clipping ALL the claws and brushing and combing them, really helps. I have several towels ready, just in case I may need one(ONLY kidding). The bat tub is the best place, make sure you have a mat down in the tub, cats sure can slide!!! And be sure to have something comfy for you to kneel on. It is a hassle, but then looking at the beautiful, shiny, and clean looking cat, it is worth it!!! I bathed the kidney cats a bit more often(monthly)because of the dandruff. Boo did not seem to mind. GOOD LUCK!!

[lv4dogs]

I only bath the cats when needed.

Tiki has only had 2 baths (once when I first got him, my friend & I rescued him, mom & littermates from the streets) and he was filthy & flea infested. Then again shortly after that to make sure he was clean & flea free and also to get him used to it.
Meko on the other hand has had about 5-7ish or so baths. Once when I first got her (I rescued her as well from the outdoors) then again about once a month for a few months because she used to be a real hellian and I wanted to let her know that I am boss not her, I needed her to get used to everything. Then she had 2 baths a few months ago when I had that terrible diarrhea episode with both kitties. Her long fur & liquid poop just don't mix well at all.

They are now both great cats. I can do anything I want to them & they let me, baths, nails, ears, brushing, whatever. I call them my dog-cats. lol

I used ferret shampo on them most of the times. The last time I bathed Meko though I was out, the only thing I had was dog shampoos so I used Nanooks shampoo on her as it is very mild.