I occasionally see people talking about this, and it blows my mind.
I've shared a house with cats for several decades, and the only time I've ever had to inflict the trauma of bathing on them and me is if the cat got something really nasty (like dirty grease from the underside of a car) on its fur, and I didn't want it to lick it off.
All healthy cats with normal mobility are perfectly capable of taking care of their own grooming and keep themselves very clean. The only time I've ever had to do any grooming of cats is with a couple of long-hairs who started to lose their flexibility as they got older and began to develop areas of matted fur on their back.
As for the nail-clipping, that's also something I've never done, but then all my cats have been indoor-outdoor cats and their claws have never got very long. I'm sure it's a difficult process with any cat who didn't get used to the procedure when they were kittens.
The bottom line is that cats are not dogs. If you want a doofus beast who will accept just about any shit you decide to inflict on them, get a dog. If you want an animal that will pretty much look after itself if you allow it to, then learn to accept the negatives that come with an independent and only semi-domesticated beast.
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Why the hell are you trying to bathe a cat?
I occasionally see people talking about this, and it blows my mind.
I've shared a house with cats for several decades, and the only time I've ever had to inflict the trauma of bathing on them and me is if the cat got something really nasty (like dirty grease from the underside of a car) on its fur, and I didn't want it to lick it off.
All healthy cats with normal mobility are perfectly capable of taking care of their own grooming and keep themselves very clean. The only time I've ever had to do any grooming of cats is with a couple of long-hairs who started to lose their flexibility as they got older and began to develop areas of matted fur on their back.
As for the nail-clipping, that's also something I've never done, but then all my cats have been indoor-outdoor cats and their claws have never got very long. I'm sure it's a difficult process with any cat who didn't get used to the procedure when they were kittens.
The bottom line is that cats are not dogs. If you want a doofus beast who will accept just about any shit you decide to inflict on them, get a dog. If you want an animal that will pretty much look after itself if you allow it to, then learn to accept the negatives that come with an independent and only semi-domesticated beast.