How to bathe a cat, how to bathe a cat

When bathing a cat, be sure to pay special attention to the state of the kitten.

The more appropriate method is to hold one hand on the kitten's chest, and the other hand is clean, so that the kitten is easy to have a sense of trust, the kitten's insecurity mainly comes from the phenomenon of scratching and slipping, if I am a cat, the more I am afraid of being drowned.

In addition, it is necessary to transfer the kitten's body hair before bathing, so as to avoid knotting the cat's hair after washing.

Adjust the temperature of the water and control the temperature at 37 to 38 degrees Celsius, which is also the temperature that we feel hotter when we touch it with our hands.

Start cleaning from the feet, let the kitten gradually adapt to the temperature, until it adapts to the environment, and then clean it from the back of the head, neck, back and tail, abdomen, limbs, etc., the efficiency should be fast, not too vulgar, and pay special attention not to let the water pour into the cat's eyes and ears, you can also try to stuff some cotton wool in the cat's ears, and then take it out after washing!

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Share a few tips for bathing your cat.

The correct way to bathe your cat is as follows:

1. Prepare two pots. A basin of foam with a rich shower gel, a basin of water. The water temperature in the basin is 38-40 degrees Celsius, and the water standard is not over the cat's chin.

2. Put the cat in gently, if the cat is very repulsive and does not want to go in with the basin, put the hind legs in first, and then put the front legs in after it gradually adapts to the touch of the water.

3. When washing, use your hands to pry the water in the basin on the cat's body, and stroke the back of the cat's neck every time the water is wet, and rub it from the neck to the tail along the direction of fur growth. If the cat is more cooperative, pinch the back of the cat's neck with the left hand, gently press it, and wet the hair with a towel soaked in water or bath flowers, which will be faster.

4. Squeeze out an appropriate amount of shower gel one by one, press and rub its whole body like a massage, and pay attention to cleaning the tail, the cat's tail is easy to get dirty. You have to act like you're stroking and combing its hair, and it doesn't feel like there's anything special about bathing before it relaxes.

5. Turn on the bath bomb, and the temperature loss will not be too fast. Scrub the back of the cat's head, neck, back and tail, abdomen, and limbs in turn, and the action should be fast, and wash it in a short time to avoid catching a cold.

6. When cleaning up the foam, use a water cup to pour water on the cat's back to rinse. Grasp the cat's crossed forelimbs with your hands, this control is especially useful when you want to rinse your cat's belly and get it up.

7. When washing the cat's face, you don't need to use shower gel, moisten a clean towel and gently wipe the face, head and ears. Persian and heteroshort flat-faced cats should pay attention to cleaning the cat's whisker pads and nose sockets.

To bathe the cat, you need to prepare a towel and a special shower gel, adjust the water temperature to 40 50 °C, wet the cat's hair, take an appropriate amount of shower gel and scrub it on the cat, rinse it in the shortest possible time, and dry the cat's hair as soon as possible.

It is not recommended to bathe kittens who have just been born, and it is generally after 10 weeks of birth to give the cat the first vaccination, and then a week after bathing. Before vaccination, the cat's body immunity is low, and the physique will look relatively weak, if we rashly bathe them, they may suffer from colds. Therefore, it is best to bathe the cat after vaccination.

Remember not to bathe the cat too often, often bathing the cat will destroy the protective oil in the cat's fur, and the dry fur is easy to be attacked by bacterial parasites, causing ** disease. Therefore, it is best to bathe the cat every two months, so that the cat can be protected from bacterial parasites.

Choice of cat bath supplies

To bathe the cat, you need to use a cat-specific shower gel, which is developed by experts according to the characteristics of the cat, which can enhance the resistance of the cat and make the cat's hair more beautiful and smooth. Cats can't use human bath products, because cats and people's **pH is inconsistent, cats' ** is weakly alkaline, and human's ** is weakly acidic.

The design of the bath is to neutralize the acidity and alkalinity of the bath, so the bath or shampoo designed for humans is generally alkaline, and the weak alkaline of cats encounters the same weakly alkaline shampoo, which not only can not be neutralized, but will wash away the oil that protects the surface of the skin, causing a series of problems such as dryness, itching, allergies, dander and even hair loss, reducing the immunity of the body, making it fragile, thus causing diseases.

Here's how to bathe your cat:There are two main ways to bathe a cat, which are divided into the owner bathing at home and taking the cat to the pet store for bathing.

First of all, the owner needs to adjust the water temperature and feel it with his hands, so that it is neither hot nor cold. In addition, the owner needs to prepare a special shampoo for pets, which can be purchased in many pet stores, pet hospitals, and online.

Then, you can gradually wet the cat's hair with water, so that the cat has a gradual adaptation process, try not to wet the cat's head, after the hair is completely wet, you can squeeze the appropriate amount of shampoo onto the cat's head, and then apply it evenly, stay for 5 to 10 minutes, wash it, and then use a towel and a hair dryer to dry the cat's hair.

Don't be scratched or bitten by the cat during the whole process, and avoid shampoo and water getting into the cat's eyes.

To bathe the cat, first prepare the tools to be used in the bath, and then dredge the hair for the cat, and then start washing, after washing, use a towel to absorb the water, and then use a hair dryer to dry, and then help the cat comb the hair again, the specific steps are as follows:

1. Tools prepared before the cat bathes: comb, toenail clipper, hot water at 38 degrees Celsius, special shampoo for cats, towels and hair dryers.

2. Use a comb to dredge the cat's hair first, in case some hair is knotted, and the hair knot is not easy to open after wetting. Trim your cat's toenails so they don't slip too much or hurt yourself during the bath.

3. Carefully pinch the back of the cat's neck with your left hand, gently put the cat into the water, press it a little harder, and take a small cup or nozzle with your right hand to wet the cat's coat and neck.

4. Rub an appropriate amount of shampoo into the cat's hair, from top to bottom, as fast as possible, do not procrastinate. Rinse off with water as soon as possible after lathering, be sure to rinse it off and don't leave any residual foam on your cat.

5. You can use a sponge to wet the cat's head with water to prevent too much water from being left on the head and flowing into the eyes. If you don't have a sponge, you can wet your cat's head with water and pour a small amount of bath liquid to rub gently, being careful not to get the water into your cat's eyes and ears. Flat-faced cats should pay attention to cleaning the cat's whisker pads and nose sockets.

After washing, use a sponge to absorb water to remove the foam.

6. After taking the cat out of the water, quickly use an absorbent towel to absorb the water on the body. Use the lowest heat setting of the hair dryer to blow the cat's coat, if the cat is more comfortable with the sound of the hair dryer, you can gradually increase the air volume of the hair dryer, but be careful not to let the hot air burn the cat.

7. When the cat's hair is dry, you can use a comb to comb the hair, and then part of the hair that falls off will be combed off.

8. Help the cat clean the ears, wrap the bath towel so that the cat can sleep in the warm house, bathing is a laborious thing for parents, and for cats, it is also a very physically demanding thing.