What should you pay attention to when bathing a cat?

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Sarah Johnson

Healthcare Technology Correspondent

What should you pay attention to when bathing a cat?

Precautions for cat bathing:

1. Cats should use pet-specific shower gel to bathe. Never use human bath products, which will damage the cat’s skin.

2. Cats must be completely healthy before they can take a bath. If a sick cat has a skin disease and needs a medicinal bath, taking a bath hastily may aggravate the condition or cause other diseases.

3. The frequency of bathing cats should not be too frequent. The elasticity of a cat's skin and the luster of its coat are maintained by sebum. If you bathe too frequently, you will lose a lot of sebum, resulting in reduced skin elasticity, rough coat, and easy breakage.

4. After taking a bath in winter, in order to prevent the cat from catching cold, it is necessary to keep the cat warm in time to prevent the occurrence of diseases.

Practical tips for cat bathing:

1. When bathing a cat, you should start washing the cat’s back first and wash the head last. Because most cats are very sensitive to their heads, they will shake their heads crazily if their heads touch a little water.

2. When taking a bath, lay a towel under the cat’s feet so that the cat does not have to worry about slipping.

3. When bathing a cat, you must pay attention to the cat's condition. The more correct method is to hold the cat's chest with one hand and rinse with the other hand, so that the cat can easily feel safe.