Is it okay for a cat to never take a bath

Nowadays, more and more families are raising cats, and raising cats has become a new trend. It seems that if you don’t have a cat, you are disadvantaged. The main reason why cats are so popular among the public is that cats are particularly suitable for keeping indoors. Domestic pet cats can be kept completely indoors. They don’t need to be taken out for walks like dogs, and you don’t have to worry about them breaking up the house on their own. They can use cat litter to go to the toilet by themselves, and can eat and sleep at home by themselves. They have super self-care abilities and don’t need to worry about their poop scavengers at all. Cats’ living habits are tailor-made for busy office workers.
Cats have very good hygiene habits. They always spend a lot of time taking care of themselves. Therefore, as long as families with cats clean up cat poop in time, there will be no smell in the house. They are born with mysophobia. Cats only lick their fur when they are sleeping. Cats lick their fur, just like we comb their hair, to make their hair neater and smoother. Moreover, in the process of licking its fur, the cat is equivalent to “bathing” itself. Therefore, as long as the cat is not sick, he will always take care of himself to be smooth and energetic.

Some scavengers worry that the cat cannot clean itself by licking its fur, and the cat jumps into bed every day, which may bring germs, so they often grab the cat to bathe. Some diligent workers even wash their hands once a week, every three to five days. Little do they know that this approach is no different from cat abuse.

Cats’ skin is different from ours. If they are bathed frequently, their skin will be damaged, their hair will become drier, and their hair loss will be very serious. And once the skin barrier is damaged, you are more likely to suffer from skin diseases, and these problems may be caused by frequent bathing.
It is recommended that you do not bathe your cat frequently. For healthy cats, bathing once a year or once every six months is enough. Those of you who bathe your cats every month or every week, please stop this wave of wrong practices. If you are really so diligent, you might as well clean more, comb the cat more frequently, and shovel poop more often.
Cats that are kept normally at home (in a clean room that is frequently cleaned) and regularly dewormed internally and externally are very clean. They don’t emit any peculiar smell, only the smell of dry fur, which will never affect the indoor environment. Such a clean and healthy cat can survive even if it never takes a bath. Unless they suffer from skin diseases and need to be shaved and bathed in medicine, they can be bathed frequently. In other cases, it is better to worry less.
I know a cat friend whose cats are twelve years old and have never been bathed since they were babies. That beautiful big white cat, with smooth and shiny hair, very clean and beautiful. Therefore, it is possible for a cat to go its entire life without bathing. There is no need for cat owners to use human standards of cleanliness to require cats.

So let’s talk about cats’ bathing first!

Pet cats that stay at home and do not go out generally do not need to take frequent showers. Washing once every three months is already considered quite frequent. If the family doesn’t buy a household water purifier ➕ It is recommended not to give your cat a bath in winter for drying boxes. If you do not keep warm in time, it can easily cause a cold.
1. If a kitten under two months old accidentally picks up a kitten on the road and the weather is above 25 degrees Celsius, it can be placed in a basin and quickly washed with cat bath solution. After that, it should be wiped dry with an absorbent towel and dried with a hair dryer. When the weather is cold, it is recommended to use disinfectant wipes to wipe the cat clean. Milk cats are prone to diarrhea when they catch a cold, which can cause dehydration and even lead to death in severe cases. Don’t let your kindness bury a life just because of taking a shower! What if a kitten brought from a friend’s house drills through all the dirty places in your house and gets dirty all over? It is still recommended to only take a shower when the weather is hot. It is really best not to wash in winter unless you have a drying oven at home!
2. Cats from two months to one year old are really mischievous, constantly rubbing stains from the corners of the house that you can’t even imagine, making their whole body dirty. The key is that they will even lick such fur! So should a kitten that has dirtied itself take a bath? Just like a kitten, when the temperature is high, after taking a shower, just use a hair dryer to dry it. In winter, use a damp tissue to wipe off the dirt on the cat’s body in a timely manner!
3. Adult cats over one year old who are in good health and do not like to take showers may not be able to be moved by their owners personally bathing their cats! So do more washing once in spring, summer, and autumn, and forget about winter!

How to wash a cat that doesn’t like to take a bath?

Although cat bags and other cat washing tools are highly recommended by many people, I personally think that for sexy and strong cats who don’t like to take showers, it’s better to put away these fancy things! If you want to completely separate human and cat equipment, you can prepare a dedicated bathtub for your cat. If you don’t need to completely separate, your kitten can lay a towel with the scent of your beloved cat on the bottom of the bathtub, and then put hot water that is slightly warmer than what you feel. A cat’s normal body temperature is around 39 degrees Celsius, so the water temperature for human bathing is also acceptable to cats. If it is too cold, they may not like it. Then put the cat’s limbs into the water, fix the cat’s neck with one hand, and pour the water from the basin onto the wet cat’s back with the other hand. If the cat is restless, remember to comfort it with words, such as: “You look good like this, you’re cute, love me or not, don’t move if you love me… If you have a high degree of shame, you can say it to your stubborn cat that doesn’t like to take a bath, it will have a miraculous effect! After wetting the whole body, apply the bath solution to the cat’s fur, just like washing your own hair, and rub the cat’s fur. After rubbing the whole body and neck, beginners can ignore the head to avoid water entering the ears and causing damage.
Then you can flower and sprinkle the bath solution on the cat repeatedly to wash it clean, and wrap the cat in a large absorbent towel. If there is a drying oven, just throw it in and turn on the water blower. If you use a hair dryer, you need to hold your beloved cat in place with your body and hands, blow dry the cat’s fur thoroughly, and it can dry in about eight or nine minutes in summer.
It’s better to prepare a shower basin for your cat in the shower room, allowing it to stand in a basin lined with towels, just like washing in a bathtub. However, when people are in the shower room, they must not be naked to prevent being scratched!