Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: feebee on April 18, 2008, 12:49:20 PM
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Anyone any advice on this?
So far I have only ever bathed my cats if they have e.g. found a mound of something smelly while they were out and rolled in it "cos it was there and meowmy makes such a funny face when we come in covered in something smelly" :sick:
A friend who keeps cats though says she bathes hers every few months, I thought it was only necessary if they were dense furred cats like Persians. I am confused now, should I bath them once a month and take out a year's supply of plasters and TCP? :scared:
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never bathe mine, they're self cleaning!
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I had to bathe Lucia when she first came to live with me, she had a lice infestation :sick: and I had to use special shampoo. It was terrible! As you can imagine, I had no skin left on my arms, she clawed it all off.
I do periodically wipe the cats down with a clean, damp washcloth, as my husband smokes and I don't want them ingesting any of the residue that might get on their fur. I do think it's important to do that when you have a smoker in the house. (At least he only smokes out in the conservatory)
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Thanks,
No one in my house smokes and to be honest cats I've had before I have never ever bathed but friend takes in ex ferals and if she can manage to bathe an ex-feral !!!
Well it's just worried me that I may have been neglecting to do something I should have. :bath:
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Have only ever bathed mine if they'd got something stuck on them.
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I've always assumed cats are very clean anyway, they spend a lot time grooming, so bathing is probably only necessary to stop them ingesting something on their fur, or as you say, they've been in something they shouldn't have :)
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YOU CAN GET PET WIPES AND SPRAY TOPUT ON YOUR HANDS AN RUB IN WORTH A LOOK
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Bluecat please do not use capitals on Purrs cos its considered to be shouting and rude and as you know we are always polite and friendly :hug:
I would never ever think of bathing one of mine and its really not needed, unless some disaster has befallen them ;D
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I bathe Bella because she doesn't wash herself ... she had a bit of a sad kittenhood and wasn't taught to clean, although oddly she will clean Bertie. She's a smelly little thing so I give her a wash every couple of days unless Bert has got there first, and she loves it :Crazy: I've never washed the other two though and they don't smell, and all my fingers are intact :evillaugh:
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only bathe mine if they have something toxic on them that they would otherwise ingest if they cleaned themselves.... it is usually a mutually painful experience :rofl:
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OH puts our Gizzy in the bath as he has masses of fur...mainly white and his fave pastime is rolling over in the dirt! :shify:
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I only bath if necessary, but do use a warm flannel or babywipes on the cats that will accept it.