How to Give a Cat a Bath

Very often I find my blog post topics in my Facebook feed and this blog post is no exception.

The question posed was "how do I give my cat a bath?" Of course the obvious answer is to send your cat to the groomer and have them do it, but what about the satisfaction you are missing out on when you can say "hey, I did that myself!"

Well I am here to help you out.

If giving your cat a bath isn't an urgent need, it is smart to get your cat used to the bathroom, specifically the bath tub before you try and give them a bath. Over the course of a few days try out these helpful steps:

• A few days before the actual bath, put them in the bathtub and let them wonder around. Make sure you close the door to the bathroom. Also make sure you pet them while they are in the tub.
• On the next day, fill up the tub with a half inch of water and put your cat in and let them wonder around, repeating the same actions from the day before.
  
• The next day after that, fill up the tub with two inches of water and put your cat in, repeating the same actions.
• Finally, fill up the tub and scrub away. Your cat might be a little weary for the first bathing session, but if you make it a regular - once a month thing, they will get used to it in no time.

If you need to give your cat a bath right away try this:

• Adopt a calm attitude, this will help ease your cat's anxiety.
• Gently set your cat in an already filled tub with about two inches of water.
  
• Give your cat free-rein of the tub - as much as you can.
• Scrub away, avoiding the eyes and the ears.
  
• Use a cup to rinse your cat - this makes the bath so much quicker.
  

Keep in mind, cats get irritated with stuff fast, the quicker the bath the better.

Who knows, your cat might come begging to you to give them a bath, you might even find them sneaking in on you in the shower because they love it so much!

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