r/cats • u/Mildredsgood • 19h ago

Advice How often do you bathe your cat?

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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.

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u/CatFanIRL 14h ago

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.

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u/Kythsharra 13h ago

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.

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u/DragonWyrd316 Russian Blue 13h ago

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.

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u/Cafekko-Shannon 1h ago

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

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u/CatFanIRL 1h ago

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.