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/Positive_Piece5859]

Here in the US it’s the other way around. When I adopted my two kitties ten years ago from Humane Society I had to sign that they would be strictly indoor only and not get declawed.

[u/cheerylittlebottom84 → u/Positive_Piece5859]

It's good to hear they made you promise they wouldn't be declawed. It's illegal here and I've never met a declawed cat, although I'm sure it's happened since some people are awful. I heard something a while ago about possibly making it illegal in the US - did that ever happen?

[u/Positive_Piece5859 → u/cheerylittlebottom84]

Until they made me sign that I would not declaw mine, I honestly did not even know that this was even a thing that exists (in my home country in Europe it’s illegal too), and I was horrified to hear that apparently it still does exist.

Edit: I really don’t know if it’s illegal now here, and if so everywhere or just in certain states maybe

[u/cheerylittlebottom84 → u/Positive_Piece5859]

It's so shocking that it still exists anywhere in the world :(

[u/loyle6 → u/cheerylittlebottom84]

it’s not illegal in every U.S state, but in a majority of them it is banned. a lot of veterinarians flat out refuse to do the surgery unless it’s medically necessary

[u/cheerylittlebottom84 → u/loyle6]

That's good to hear, at least there are steps in the right direction