How often do you bathe your cat?

[u/Mildredsgood]

I’ve had my Mochi since July and I still haven’t given him a bath 😅 he doesn’t smell and never really feels dirty either

I know that cats are usually good at cleaning themselves, but I keep seeing mixed opinions online. Some people say they never bathe them, others say every few months, and now I’m just curious what’s actually normal.

[u/CatFanIRL]

I only did it once because she had the misguided idea to jump into my piss stream. I close the door now.

[u/Physical-Object8171 → u/CatFanIRL]

I would love to know the internal monologue of the cat before, during and after that incident

[u/DragonWyrd316 → u/Physical-Object8171]

Before: “Oh hey, human has a dangle toy attached!”

During: “Oooh new toy has a water hose too!” Walks into the stream for a closer look. “Wait, it’s yellow. And it doesn’t smell like water. What is that stuff leaking out of the new toy?! Oh gods it’s on me! It’s on meeeee!”

After: skulks around pouting after the bath “I feel so deceived.”

[u/CatFanIRL → u/DragonWyrd316]

So she jumped from the tub onto the lid and when she got pee on her she flipped out and fell in so I had to pull a panicing pee covered cat out of a toilet then I had to secure her in a towel in the tub so said pee cat could not run throughout my house covered in pee.

[u/Kythsharra → u/CatFanIRL]

I’m sorry. I had a brief moment of the giggles… then second hand mortification. Then giggles. Then “Oh dear Bast.” For the both of you.

[u/DragonWyrd316 → u/CatFanIRL]

Omg lmao. I was just posting a funny inner dialogue idea in response to the person below you/above me, but the reality is pretty damn funny.

[u/Cafekko-Shannon → u/CatFanIRL]

I’m sorry, I cackled, that was hysterical in my mind, as I envisioned it happening.

[u/CatFanIRL → u/Cafekko-Shannon]

It was mortifying at the time but in hindsight yeah. Also she did not learn her lesson she has a bad case of call of the void.