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[โ€“] RustyNova@lemmy.world 52 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Counter point: Old cats tend to not be able to groom themselves as well and require baths, which can be stressful for them

If you bath your cat regularly, and from a young age, it will become an habit, and be less stressful the moment you actually need to wash them

Declawing is animal abuse tho. Still on your side here

[โ€“] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Once my cat turned 20 she needed dust baths, it's not that she didn't like the water (she liked the warmth) but rather that she couldn't groom her fur back straight and refused to allow me to brush her coat to straight, so she'd get matted otherwise.

She had an extra (clean) litterbox that I'd bring down out of storage for her to roll in that was full of diatomaceous earth and baking soda.

Sweet dusty cat, I miss her.

Edit: I didn't pay the cat Tax, this is the sweet baby at 22