If you are a pet owner, especially a cat owner, you would be well acquainted with your feline’s wariness with water. Cats are known to get repelled when taken near water, mainly because they tend to be hydrophobic by nature. With this condition getting your cat readied for a bath can be an arduous task to achieve. It can probably be most challenging task to get your feline to the bath tub.
In order to make them acquainted with water and bathing, put the practice of bathing them from young age onwards. Training your felines to bathe as early as possible will make it less effortless when they grow up, eventually getting used to bathing. The fear of water with time would fade away.
Enlisting here tips on bathing your cat and how to make it feel less anxious.
- Do not get anxious while bathing your cat. Try to be less frightful. This will also help the cat get less fearful. Be calm and maintain poise, your cat can easily sense your fear and may hesitate to get in the bathtub.
- Once your feline has adjusted itself to water and bathing, the second important task of the owner is to learn how to handle the feline.
- Care needs to be taken while shampooing and cleaning your cat. Apply shampoo gently into your cat’s fur and rinse it well.
- Cats can get frightened by noises and it is advisable to keep them in a quiet room while taking them for a bath. Even slight noise like that of running water can also distract your feline’s attention.
- You may think your cat is not fearful anymore and is accustomed to getting bathed. But as soon as you take it to the bathtub for a shower, it jumps off showing its reluctance, making you spend more time on convincing it to bath. To avoid such a situation, it is best to keep all the things necessary like towels, hand shower, water, etc ready beforehand.
- The more quicker the bath, the less troublesome it will be
- Special care needs to be taken while choosing products for your pets. Some shampoos can cause irritations in your feline’s eyes. Choose for your cat’s product with care.
- In case of using soap, it is better to use diluted feline soap instead of ordinary feline soap for faster bathing.
- Do not dry wash your cat’s fur. Too much of hot air can cause burns to your feline.
- If it’s becoming difficult to groom your cat’s fur, take to a parlor or a specialist to groom it properly.
These tips would help to keep your feline healthy and clean, saving it from fleas and ticks attack. Regular baths and proper care will also keep your cat away from infections making it lead a healthy life free of diseases and ailments.
