Bathing Kitties

[anoushka]

Noah's Mommy,

I bought Quick Bath at PetSmart, but I'm sure you could find them elsewhere.

[auggie]

Thanks 4 feline and Ava Joy
I decided that Cats don't need bathing after I wound up with bloody scraches on my Stomach, Arms and Neck. And this was my petite little Angel who came shooting out of the Water and climbed up on me. I would never ever attempt to bathe my 16 pound Psycho Cat.


[ August 19, 2001: Message edited by: auggie ]

[ August 19, 2001: Message edited by: auggie ]

[NoahsMommy]

Great! I'll go check them out.

We bathe Noah in the shallow kitchen sick, with a wet towel so he wont slip or get scared.....such a sweet little thing!!

This morning I caught him in the bath tub!!

[Gio]

Mine are strictly indoor cats so there is no real need for them to take a bath. I did bathe Maya when I first got her home, she was infested with fleas and all really dirty since she was found in a muddy field, the vet recommended a shampoo that would get rid of the fleas. She loves water but it has to be her decision to play with it. My Gigio is really old and finds it sometimes difficult to groom himself so I just use a sponge.

[Ila]

We discussed this with our veternarian and he told us unless Misty our cat has for some reason for me to bathe her medically it is not necessary to do so. Cats are a very clean animal and if bathed it could make their skin very dry. Also it is hard to get the soap whatever kind completely out of their hair and they lick a lot and is digesting this soap which can make them sick. He suggested letting Misty clean herself. She does well enough job. Just keeping her brushed daily is good enough. That is from our vet that we have had for 20 or more years. I feel he knows what is best for my cats he has several of his own. Hope I could help.

[NoahsMommy]

Since Noah's first (and only, so far) bath, he has been really clean. We only bathed him because his fur was getting oily. I don't know why it was that way, but we wanted to make sure he was clean.

I will try those Quick-Bath wipes from Petsmart! Thanks!!

P.S. Just got the pitures back from his first bath, they are so CUTE!!! Poor baby!

[ August 21, 2001: Message edited by: NoahsMommy ]

[Jasper's Mom]

I don't bathe my cats, only small feral kittens I receive. After they're bigger, I choose to not be a wounded, bitten, scratched and battered person.

My cats are nice and clean, shiny and soft. I only bathe the feral because they've usually got fleas and have lots of dirt in their fur. Once is enough!!!!!

[Former User]

Originally posted by NoahsMommy:
<STRONG>Hi,
Noah is gong to be 13 weeks old this Sunday, so he is really young. He didn't like the bath, but once I got him out of the water and into a warm towel, he just sat there. He was so cute!

We used kitten shampoo and only did his body. I was afraid to get anything on his face.

We got him a brush but he thinks we are playing when we brush him! Silly kitten! I think I will try brushing him while he's sleepy, maybe that will work?

Do your Persians like baths?</STRONG>

Hey, let Noah play with the brush first! Our humans gave our brush for us for a day before they started brushing us. We totally accept the fact that they brush us, although most of the time we'd love to play with the brush

We haven't ever had a bath,and our humans said that only if we are filthy, then they will bathe us. So, we make sure we are clean

[Mao]

I just gave my 10 year old kitty a bath. He was a little stinky, so we bathed him. He looked like a skeleton when we were done. He wasn't happy, but he only hissed when we were drying him off. Needless to say, he was indignant the rest of the night.