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Good on Mimi for properly desensitizing jimmy to baths. Didn’t even move https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/149987882
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52256886
Good on Mimi for properly desensitizing jimmy to baths. Didn’t even move https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/149987882
Yup, they can be trained. My parents neighbours took in a feral cat, about 1.5-2 years old. She HATED baths at first, literally had to get the oven mitts and eye protection for a quick wash.
Then in 6 months they managed to desensitise her to water, and she now BEGS to be bathed every week.
Dayum, that’s a high achievement, with a feral cat even
I’d argue that you need to desensitise cats to at least getting bathed. When they’ll get old, they cannot properly wash themselves and require baths. If they are used to baths the experience will be way less stressful for them.
Some cats might never like it, but they will accept it… And won’t claw your face off. At least trim their claws before the bath to be safe