The Toddler girls first bath

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Going to a new groomer today as my previous one has moved to far away. The new one is adamant that they need a bath. I'm not convinced at all but will see how it goes. Will post pics of a wet Snorg though!

I'm dead!

Are your cats long haired? Otherwise I can’t see a need to professionally groom them.

You bath your cats???

She looks so sad. We only bathed ours for poonamis.

Normally no. This is the first time and I wasn't overly happy about the idea, but thought I'd try it once. I think she's been bathed before. As she's been very good.

Long haired cats do need a professional going increase every few months.

Oh she is NOT impressed, you'll be getting the cold shoulder for a whil😂 Pics of Cheddar too?

While

I think she's been used to being bathed before. She didn't freak out as I expected her too. She was a breeding queen in a kitten farm, so was probably bathed to make her look good.

Poor Snorg, she does look miserable there!

Will Cheddar be having a bath too? Are you brave enough?

She's being less cooperative. But she's such a good natured cat there are no teeth and claws.

They look so tiny when they're wet!

Well both girls smell and look lovely. Their coats feel quite dry though. Totally don't think the bath was necessary.

Did you ask the groomer why the bath was needed?

Have you got a pic of them with their newly washed coats?

Apparently cheddar's looks greasy. It doesn't feel it and magic just needs a cleanse. But from her behaviour she'd clearly been bathed before. I'll try and get a good picture of them

Probably needed a bath 'cause of the poo incidents!

Oh wow they are adorable. I love Persians.

I have never bathed any of my cats in 40 years. They’ve all groomed themselves perfectly satisfactorily and had glossy healthy coats.
Surely it’s only needed if they’ve got a potentially toxic substance on them, which would be harmful if licked and ingested?

I used to shower my old cat in the last year or so of his life as he couldn't manage to clean up his back end and got poo on his furry bloomers quite often. Only did his back end though - he could manage his front quite well!

@YesItsMeIDontCare well yes I'm relived they've had a proper clean. And I also had Cheddar hygiene trim.

How are Leroy's pantaloons fairing?

Leroy is keeping his pantaloons in fairly good nick despite his troubles - but we're off to the vee-ee-tee-ess tomorrow.

I feel like a witch already 😔.

please don't bath them!
Cats do not need baths and it isn't good for them.

Long haired cats that are good natured don't need professional groomers either.
They do a good job of keeping their coats in order, with the odd help from a brush if they start to get tangles.

My mum's long haired only really needed us to intervene when he had been prowling in the undergrowth and got full of burs, and then we used to just stroke his tummy each evening and remove as many as possible, working on a different bit each night. He gave us about 15 minutes before he had had enough.

@steppemum, I probably won't have them done again. Snorg and her late sister are/were incredibly good natured. But they really do need a professional once every 3-4 months or so to give them a going over. Although they were happy for me to brush them a bit. They were much more tolerant of the groomer doing it. She also had proper equipment and techniques to do it. And it was a two person job at times. Fatty could get quite cross!