Thread: How Often Should You Bathe Your Maine Coon

Think you could start a new thread there Steve - male members and that furries in the buff

Helen and Jackie behave (or get Dave to add an Over 18s Members Only Section. ... actually. .......)

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

These are the kitties. The one on the right is the one who likes to play in the litter box! He's the male and the other is female and are litter mates.

Awww more cute kittens!! They are lovely.

Sorry your bath thread got a little distracted with the picture of some of my coonies getting in the bath with me!!

On a serious note we only bath ours if they have an "accident" after a trip to the litter tray. Other than that it is a wipe down with a damp rag or sponge.
We also use "tushie wipes" & "coat wipes" from the pet store now and again.

Lovely kittens. Sorry as well for getting distracted. My boy is the mischevious one as well, really need eyes in the back of my head with him. I've never actually bathed him myself but he has been bathed at groomers. Anyway he finds water to lay in himself. He's not fussy the sinks, bath, shower, mop bucket, puddles etc as long as its wet. When he went the groomers the first time they were in hysterics because everytime the took him out of the bath to be dried he escaped and got back in.

I did have to try to bath one of my moggies a couple of years ago after he went for a swim in a garden pond. Three adults, one cat, 5 stitches in my arm, 4 in friends finger, the cat stayed dirty, curled up on my bed and was white again by morning.

This is what he looked like when we got him back from his fishing trip.....

We (well the OH) says our two need a bath, so off I went to visit work with Freddie and got some SporalD as well as a bag of kibble. I got them a non slip bath mat and guess what we still have not bathed them yet!!
We will get brave one day lol!!!

My show cats bin the only one's who get a bath.
And sometimes if they bin realy dirty...the others.
I only whas a greasy tail...from the males sometimes.

Ok for those out there who are a bit wary & think their babes do need a bath did you realise you can actually get a cat bathing bag....?
Would be no good for the giants that we have but fine for the babes & up to about 4/5kgs. I cheated & bought one when I had the new babes & due to hubbys working hours & mine knew that I would have to bath two of them on my own,I got them both used to going in it before facing the big day but when it came tried them both without it first & they were little angels,one unused bath bag still hovering around some where....
Do need OH help now with Shimba but only as a bum stop,if he does decide to go exploring shower head in one hand & trying to grab 10kgs of wet slippery cat doesn't work so show bath happens one day earlier than I like because its when we both are here at the same time,the big event was last night,OH ended up wet but only because Shims insisted on wet head butts & kisses & of course if I could just put my paws around your neck it makes it a lot more cosier,ugh,but can't say no can you....

I've not seen the bathing bag, is it like the cat restraining bag from JAK?
I have considered a cat grasper, chain mail gauntlets and a muzzle to have on stand by lol!! My MediChem rep advises a wire cat cage to put them into when rinsing!!!
They have been saved from a bath really as they are being good and staying in the garden when they are let out so the wind is helping them shed outside rather than on the rug!!