Do you bathe your cat?

[Shady]

I do, every other month. They are Persians, and a huge part of their maintenance is grooming..brushed every day..sometimes more in shed season. It takes so little time.

I've only had Persians, they are bathed as kittens and become 'used' to bathing and blow drying..not a big deal..I can do one in about an hour, 15 mins for the actual bath,
30-45 minutes for blow drying.

Cant bathe them too often it messes with the natural oils in their coats.

Spa day is not a big deal in my house. I have it down to a science..

[emily_the_spoiled]

I have one guy that gets a bath once a month. Depending on how "brave" (or stupid ) I feel I might do it. But I have also found a professional groomer that does a wonderful job! And of course Frankie behaves perfectly for the groomer but when I try it we both end up very wet

[krazyaboutkatz]

No, I don't normally bathe my cats. I have had to give a butt bath or two when one of my cats got poo stuck in their fluffy bottoms. This has happened to Ziggy, Alani, & Blaze. I tell them to sit up high when they poo like their big brother Sky does. He knows how to do it without soiling himself.

[happylabs]

I haven't bathed a cat since I had Kit Kat. She was a fatty and couldn't clean her bum.

Hope I never have to bathe any of my 3. Buddy would probably tolerate it. Tinky not so much. Mama...No way!

[Jessika]

As others have stated, I haven't/don't bathe my kitties unless there is a reason to do so -- fleas, lack of self-grooming, got into something... etc. I cherish my arms and hands

[catnapper]

Pouncer gets a special medical bath on his boy bits -- but not a big dunk in water. He lays on the bed as I clean him. I used to bathe Allen in the shower fairly frequently because he was too fat to clean himself properly. All the others do a great job cleaning themselves.

[snakemama]

Sherpa has a serious hariball issue, and he absolutely will NOT take Petromalt, so I do bathe him. It is actually easier to bathe him than to give him petromalt, the silly boy. Similarly, Sherpa is VERY good for blood draws and nail trims, but I cannot get a spot-on flea medication onto him. He freaks out and has bitten me quite badly over the issue.