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How often should I bathe my cat, or do they really need baths?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 5 months and 25 days old

How many times a week or month should I give my cat a bath?

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Answered By Claudia Fioravanti

Veterinarian

Published on March 18th, 2019

Hi, in general cats are very clean animals and they do take care of themselves so you should not bathe them. If you really wanted to bathe them you could get them used to it and bathe them once every 6 months. Hope this helps !

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