{"id":1791,"date":"2017-02-16T06:10:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T14:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1791"},"modified":"2017-02-16T06:10:23","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T14:10:23","slug":"thoughts-for-thursday-to-bathe-or-not-to-bathe-your-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1791","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts for Thursday \u2013 To Bathe or Not to Bathe Your Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LilyBath\"There are dozens of videos and stories online featuring cats having a bath. Have you ever bathed a cat? It used to be common to plunk a cat into warm water with gentle cat-friendly shampoo in order to free the cat of fleas\u2014at least here in California. When I bought my silver-shaded Persian, she came with this instruction: \u201cBathe her once a week.\u201d Say what??? I didn\u2019t understand why\u2014still don\u2019t. But I did give her one bath. Neither of us were happy campers. Never did it again. Never saw a need to do it again. She was purrfectly capable of licking herself clean.<\/p>\n

Now if a cat goes under a car and gets greasy, yeah, you might want to dunk her in a tub of water and scrub her clean. If she finds herself in a toxic substance, yes, take it upon yourself to wash her. And if fleas are a problem, she might need a flea dip. But many cats are kept inside now and don\u2019t get greasy. And fleas can be dealt with in a much better way.<\/p>\n

What about litter box problems? A long-haired cat with irritable bowel syndrome or who has eaten something she shouldn’t, can come out of the litter box with messy pantaloons. I\u2019ve had to plop a kitty bottom into the bathroom sink a time or two. \u00a0Sorry Katy, Daisy, Max.<\/p>\n

In case you find this necessary, I suggest placing a towel in the bottom of the sink before adding the cat to the water. It seems to give the cats a little security\u2014they don\u2019t slip and slide around so badly. My other tip would be, make it quick. Don\u2019t dilly dally. In and out.<\/p>\n

If you enjoy seeing cats struggle or seeing them get the best of a situation, Google cats taking a bath or cats in the bathtub and get a couple of chuckles. Otherwise, just be glad that your cat has a rough tongue and the desire to keep herself clean and that you don\u2019t have to try giving her a bath.<\/p>\n

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