How often do you give your non human animal a bath ?

[MAJOR METAL]

How often do you give your non human animal a bath ?

[Grizzly700]

Twice a week.

[Unrepresented]

I don't bathe my cat, however, my girlfriend has. We usually do it when the cat's degree of butt-funkitude reaches threshold of maximum unpleasantness.

The cat doesn't much care for water exposure and I'm too soft-hearted to listen to sad meows.

[Jonny B]

Three to four times a year, more if we've rolled in something unpleasant.

[fenderhutz]

Originally Posted by Jonny B

Three to four times a year, more if we've rolled in something unpleasant.

+1


My short haired coon hound mix has oily skin and a bath wrecks it.

My long haired mutt gets shaved down 3-4 times a year and the "dry" bath her so she gets 2-3 "baths" per year.

[Johnny Mack]

Originally Posted by MAJOR METAL

How often do you give your non human animal a bath ?

once every couple months for the non human animal, but the human animal gets it once a week

[kydnav]

Originally Posted by Unrepresented

I don't bathe my cat, however, my girlfriend has. We usually do it when the cat's degree of butt-funkitude reaches threshold of maximum unpleasantness.

The cat doesn't much care for water exposure and I'm too soft-hearted to listen to sad meows.

It's not the sad meows that make me not bathe my cats, for me it's the clawing and the scratching and the blood and the fresh scars that make it an unpleasant action

[Unrepresented]

Originally Posted by kydnav

It's not the sad meows that make me not bathe my cats, for me it's the clawing and the scratching and the blood and the fresh scars that make it an unpleasant action

The cat's declawed in the front, and even if it weren't, for me it's more the guilt associated with its unhappiness.

[jonathan_matos5]

when i owned a dog weekly for indoor and about every other month for outdoor.

i have only kept one dog outside and that was because my dad didn't believe in having indoor pets.

[hey]

Mine gives himself a bath all by himself.

[kydnav]

Originally Posted by Unrepresented

The cat's declawed in the front, and even if it weren't, for me it's more the guilt associated with its unhappiness.

Well, sometimes it just has to be done My white cat came home one day with one side of him covered in car grease.. Trip to the bathtub for him and a trip to the first aid kit for me..

And when my long haired cat has diarrhea, that's just too nasty not to wash of.. The bathroom looked like a set of Texas Chainsaw Massacre

and IIRC declawing is illegal (or only done in extreme circumstances) in my country, and personally I think that's a good think.. But that's my opinion.

[Unrepresented]

Originally Posted by kydnav

Well, sometimes it just has to be done My white cat came home one day with one side of him covered in car grease.. Trip to the bathtub for him and a trip to the first aid kit for me..

And when my long haired cat has diarrhea, that's just too nasty not to wash of.. The bathroom looked like a set of Texas Chainsaw Massacre

and IIRC declawing is illegal (or only done in extreme circumstances) in my country, and personally I think that's a good think.. But that's my opinion.

The cat came declawed prior to my co-ownership of it. I agree on the declawing issue.

Our cat's a strictly indoor cat, so it's limited to the number of nasty things its exposed to. It's really only when it's havig trouble keeping its rear area clean that it become bath time. I still feel bad for it though.

[gold_member_321]

once a month or so

[Oric]

My cat Smokey (a bitter old grey cat who holds grudges) has a "you leave me alone and I leave you alone" policy with regards to bathing. But my cat Blue doesn't seem to mind them- we've given her a bath before, with no injuries.

As much as I love cats, I've always wanted to have a huge awesome dog that you can bathe simply with a water hose. Gotta have a big yard for a big dog, though. If I was a dog, I wouldn't see any point in living if I didn't have a whole bunch of grass to run around in, and to poop in.

(speaking of poop- my cat Blue is trained to go to the door when she needs to go. Pretty awesome- no litterbox in the house at all)

[Disraeli Gears]

Originally Posted by kydnav

It's not the sad meows that make me not bathe my cats, for me it's the clawing and the scratching and the blood and the fresh scars that make it an unpleasant action

Same here. She's even declawed in the front and you'll still end up with PLENTY of scratch marks

[ryco]

German Shepherds - once a month unless they roll in something or meet up with Mr Skunk.
I made a bath set up in the the backyard out of an old bathtub mounted up a couple of feet on a stand. Use a ramp to get them up & in.
I don't break my back bending over to wash them and they have the joy of a gentle warm water spray instead of the cold hose. I still find rinsing is more thorough with the cold hose tho

Cats - never. Bathed one once after she came in with a wet coat smelling like gasoline (???!).
Grab by the nape of the neck like a kitten and hose with the sink's spray nozzle.
Once wet she pretty much surrendered.

Human animal - everyday after work.

[Phalex]

Maybe once every two months or so, as needed. If she's shedding really bad, or if she finds something delightful to roll around in, she's headed towards the shower.

[ImaStupidBaby]

I have scars from the last time I tried giving kitty a bath. Never again.

[bongomania]

My dog has hair, not fur, so he needs to be bathed/shampooed once a week. Otherwise it's just like if a person doesn't bathe for more than a week, their hair is gross. The cats get bathed about twice a year- they are indoor-only and have short hair and don't smell bad most of the time.

[Joe Gress]

When they get skunked.