Can you give your nursing cat a bath?

Answer 1

Yes, my cat is always getting into things and needing a bath. She absolutely hates it, but she puts up with it. They have sensitive systems and skin. The first time I washed my cat I used my dogs shampoo. She got very ill. It turned out the tea tree oil that helps my dogs skin was toxic to the cat. Be sure to pick up a shampoo made just for cats from the pet store to avoid any problems like that.

Ask your vet. We use a dog flea/tick shampoo on our cat and she has no ill effects from it. She's a very hardy domestic shorthair, though. Some breeds are less tolerant to enivronmental factors than others. As long as you THOROUGHLY rinse your cat out, to where no residue is left in the fur, she should do fine.

Answer 2

Yeah but they won't like it.

I put on swimming trunks and went in the tub with a frightened feral we had to bathe a while back--he tolerated that pretty well. He was freak'in out when tried to handle him from outside the tub.

Answer 3

You don't really want to give cats a bath. If it really needs a bath then you can give a cat a bath. It really all depends on the cat. If the cat loves water then you can, if the cat hates water don't give them a bath. They can clean themselves fairly well.

Answer 4

cats don't need baths. they would hate it and they lick themselves clean. there is no point in giving a cat a bath.

Actually you could give your cat a bath if it is dirty enough to need one or if you need to bathe it to help with dander that causes allergy problems. Fair warning, most cats detest water with every ounce of their being so they may get rather aggressive or distressed when they are bathed.

Answer 5

If your cat likes water and shampoo and conditioner

Answer 6

of course you could.

Answer 7

yes but be careful she might be sore