How many times do you bathe your cat?

It is known that cats don’t need a regular bathing like dogs, especially if they are an indoor cat, do you agree with that and how many people bath their pets?

I don't give my cats bath and they are very clean. I wipe them with a wet towel when they came back from boarding. 

I haven't bathed my two in probably 8-9 years.  They haven't needed it.

I never bathed them. I have talked to my vets about this and they advise against bathing.

Our last cat got bathed 2 or 3 times in nearly 14 years when he got into something (e.g. a bag of charcoal) but otherwise I don't bathe cats.

I have never given any of my 3 cat's a bath. Have never felt the need to.

When we first got Amber as a wee little kitten, she had a couple fleas. Too young for flea stuff and I wasn't going there. I put her in the kitchen sink with warm water and very carefully poured the water over and around her as I combed her out. Got the fleas with the comb, gently dried her off with a fluffy towel and that was that. None of the other cats have ever had a bath. 

I don't bathe my cats at all. They're indoor and, frankly, I don't see the need.

I've never bathed any of my cats. I've washed bottoms or tails if the needs arose, very rarely. Cats are naturally clean.

I've never bathed my cats either. My Casper rolls in the dirt every day, I just brush him before I bring him in, I would have to bathe him every day!

I bathe my show cats before (almost) every show, which is usually once or twice a month. The cats I don't show never get baths. Foster kittens occasionally need a bath, especially when they're learning to eat solid food. They have a tendency to swim in the wet food so they get more on the outside than the inside. Even then it's not a full bath, just a quick rinse under plain warm water.

I bathe my indoor cats about once a month.  One is a white long hair, he takes a while because I have to blow him dry. The short-hairs are easy to bathe and dry. I get a lot more shed off with a comb in the bath. I also have cat allergies, but I find that bathed cats do not bother my allergies.

I've never given any bath in the 15 years my 2 cats have lived with me.  And they smell so FRESH on their own!

Never washed mine. Cats are so fastidious and will keep themselves very clean Just washed off feces or anal gland secretions when necessary.

I don't bathe my cats or my dog.

We haven't had fleas since we moved to the desert.

Interestingly, I just had a friend over who commented that my dog doesn't smell like other dogs. In fact, she said our dog hardly smells at all.

I bathe my short-haired cat every two months.  I do it in order to stimulate her skin, reduce hair balls and loosen the shedded fur that is adhering to her body. Cats shed year round.  Some of the fur that has been released adheres to the body with the assistance of friction or of natural body oils.  Washing my cat allows that fur to come off. If my cat lived outside, her skin would be washed by rain. She would walk through bushes, so the branches would scrape off fur that has been released during shedding. Also, being covered with saliva is not the same as being clean, in my opinion.

Try the furminator.

I have never used a furminator, but I was told that it did not just take off shed. I was told there is breakage of the healthy hair shafts. Almost like the thinners that beauty salons use on women's hair.

I never had trouble with the furminator with my late long haired cat. He'd come running when I showed it to him.

I may have to try that. I think I need two because the ones I have seen are for either long hair or short hair and it did not look like blades could be interchanged.  My little princess jumps on the toilet every morning when I am getting ready for work. I wave the slicker brush and she poses pretty like a meerkat to be brushed. Must be she has a hot date after I go to work!

Angel has only gotten a bath about once a year for the last 3 years. August was 3 years that he has been indoor only now, so It was usually because he seemed itchy & I used the pet meds aloe & Oatmeal shampoo & conditioner on him. 

BUT, When he used to go outside, he liked to roll in the dirt , & the pollen would bother him to where he chewed small raw spots on himself before. SO, he would get a bath about once a month.

The rest of the time, I just brushed him really well (& used wipes).  "I'm so glad he's only indoors now!

 His last bath was a year ago next month. He hasn't had the need for one, & smells yummy on his own. I don't know how, but he does!

Here are some pictures from past baths! You can see "He is NOT amused!" 
"I  MAD at you mommy!"   ........."Stupid bath!!!!"