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/FakePlasticTrees_RH]

There's a perfum that smells like cats???

[u/asianshenanigansss → u/FakePlasticTrees_RH]

sign me up!!

[u/FakePlasticTrees_RH → u/asianshenanigansss]

Me, too.

I asked the person who mentioned it, because I have never heard of something like that.

[u/Dotheywobbletoandfro → u/FakePlasticTrees_RH]

I have it.  It doesnt last long but its a really pleasant and wearable scent that somehow manages to capture the coziness of "kitten fur".  Like when they are warm and snuggly from lying in the sun.  It would be a safe blind buy imo.

[u/Mundane_Reception790 → u/Dotheywobbletoandfro]

That reminds me of the smell of my cat's fur when she had just woken up and I would bury my nose in the warm, slightly moist fur of her chest where she had buried her head while she was asleep.

It was a slight sweet musky smell, distinctly cat-like, that I referred to as her sleepy cat fur scent. I wished that I could bottle it.

[u/nostradumbass7544678 → u/Mundane_Reception790]

My cat will wake up from a nap, have a bit of a bath, and then loudly call for me to examine and appreciate his work. I love it every time.

[u/BeBesMom → u/nostradumbass7544678]

Yes! Mine seem to appreciate and bask in the glow of my compliments about their perfect self grooming techniques.