Cats can take a bath 1-2 months after giving birth. Cats generally clean their hair by themselves, so cats after giving birth will not be particularly dirty. If you feel that the cat is too dirty, you can use warm water to partially clean the cat, and then blow dry in time. It is not recommended to wash the entire body of a cat that has just given birth. You can bathe the cat normally after the cat has passed the lactation period.
The dangers of prematurely bathing postpartum cats
1. Cats that have just given birth will consume a lot of energy, and their resistance will also decrease. Bathing the cat It is also something that consumes their physical strength, which is not conducive to the postpartum recovery of female cats.
2. Most cats are naturally afraid of water and do not like bathing. Forcing a cat to bathe can easily cause the cat to have a strong stress response, increase the risk of illness, and can easily cause the cat to stop lactating.
3. Cats cannot take medicine or injections during lactation. Once a cat catches a cold due to taking a bath, it cannot feed the kitten when it needs injections and medicine. It is also very likely to transmit the cold to the baby. cat.
