Do you bathe your cat/dog yourself or do you take it to the salon for grooming?
By Meli
@astutimeliana723 (4536)
Indonesia
March 10, 2023 4:25am CST
Hello guys, good afternoon. 
Hmm, today I will tell you one of my activities. Yeah, I usually bathe my cats by myself. Because the cost of caring for cats here is relatively expensive, around 3.5$ - 13.5$ per tail, while I have 4 cats. Imagine how much money I have to spend. 
So, to save money I do it myself, I usually bathe them about once every 1-2 weeks. Is it easy? Of course not, but that's the risk that sometimes being scratched and bitten has become commonplace. But for their sake I did it anyway, unafraid in the least.
Today I do it again, My mother who bathed one of the cats, she got clawed. Out of pity, the rest I bathed all 3 of them. But today I managed to bathe them without the slightest scratch, yeay I'm very happy. They don't like to scratch me on purpose, that means they love me, right? 
Now, tell me how about you? Do you bathe your cat/dog yourself or do you take it to the salon for grooming.
Hmm, today I will tell you one of my activities. Yeah, I usually bathe my cats by myself. Because the cost of caring for cats here is relatively expensive, around 3.5$ - 13.5$ per tail, while I have 4 cats. Imagine how much money I have to spend.
So, to save money I do it myself, I usually bathe them about once every 1-2 weeks. Is it easy? Of course not, but that's the risk that sometimes being scratched and bitten has become commonplace. But for their sake I did it anyway, unafraid in the least.
Today I do it again, My mother who bathed one of the cats, she got clawed. Out of pity, the rest I bathed all 3 of them. But today I managed to bathe them without the slightest scratch, yeay I'm very happy. They don't like to scratch me on purpose, that means they love me, right?
Now, tell me how about you? Do you bathe your cat/dog yourself or do you take it to the salon for grooming. 13 people like this
15 responses
@LadyDuck (458976)
• Switzerland
11 Mar 23
@dgobucks226 It is not good to bath cats, unless they had a health problems and cannot clean themselves.
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@dgobucks226 (34405)
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10 Mar 23
Yes, that's right Anna! Cats keep themselves clean and our diligent about it. And they dislike baths and find it very stressful.
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@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
10 Mar 23
Veterinarians here mostly recommend bathing cats. So, I do it once every 1-2 weeks so the hair doesn't fall out too much. *shrugs*
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@yanzalong (18982)
• Indonesia
10 Mar 23
What kind of cats have you got? Can you upload the photos of your cat?
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@Icydoll (36717)
• India
10 Mar 23
@astutimeliana723 here cats roam around and drink all milk .there are funny.
.there are funny.1 person likes this
@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
10 Mar 23
@Icydoll Ahaha, I rarely give milk here, only occasionally. Usually water and wishkas food.
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@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
10 Mar 23
Means you are not a true cat lover. 
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
10 Mar 23
@astutimeliana723 oh yes, they mostly hate water
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@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
10 Mar 23
@rakski Yes, you are right. Mostly hate water.
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@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
10 Mar 23
Ahaha, that's so cute. But it's different from my cat, when washing my cat it feels like I was testing my guts, getting ready to be bitten and scratched.
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@arunima25 (85540)
• Bangalore, India
10 Mar 23
I never had cats as pets. But we always had dogs and we bathed them at home. We never took them to salonm
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@arunima25 (85540)
• Bangalore, India
10 Mar 23
@astutimeliana723 I bet that they are. I have no pets in the last ten years. Before that pet salons were not much in fashion here. It has picked up in the last decade. My neighbour calls cat groomers at her home for her pets.
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@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
10 Mar 23
@arunima25 Animal salons are very popular here. But I never brought there, I can do it myself to save money.
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@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
10 Mar 23
Yeah, I am also never took to salon because the cost is Expensive.
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@Treborika (17312)
• Mombasa, Kenya
4 Jun
For me I don't have a pet so have no idea about what pet owners usually do and what exactly is the best way for that to be done
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@Treborika (17312)
• Mombasa, Kenya
4 Jun
@astutimeliana723 So great to hear that
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
15 Mar 23
I don't have my own pets but my parents and siblings have dogs. Sometimes they are brought to the groomers. Other times, they are bathed at home.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
16 Mar 23
@astutimeliana723 yup, that is one consideration.
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@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
15 Mar 23
Wow, that's good. I am always bathe them my self for save money.
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@marguicha (215792)
• Chile
10 Mar 23
I have to have Luna go to be groomed as I cannot do it myself. But it is expensive.
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@marguicha (215792)
• Chile
10 Mar 23
@astutimeliana723 It is over US $40 for a dog Luna´s size. But the groomer comes to take her to his house and brings her back so it is worth it.
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@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
10 Mar 23
How much does grooming cost there?
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@sallypup (58088)
• Centralia, Washington
14 Mar 23
Why do you bathe your cats so often? Years ago when I worked in the Veterinary field I made money by washing client's cats. I also trimmed their nails. I only washed the cats when they had a flea issue or otherwise had gotten into some kind of horrid issue. I still care for my cats- BUT not bathing them entirely as routine.
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@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
14 Mar 23
Because there is a problem of fleas and hair loss if you don't bathe for a long time.
@pitsipeahie (4329)
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10 Mar 23
My cats are domesticated short hair and don't really need salon grooming. They do a great job of grooming and cleaning themselves, well most cats do actually. They don't really need regular baths so I rarely give them one unless something happened that they were too dirty to clean themselves. I bathe them like twice in 2 or 3 months the most other than that they're really fine doing the cleaning for themselves.
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@pitsipeahie (4329)
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10 Mar 23
@astutimeliana723 Try giving them regular brushing instead of baths. If you bathe them make sure its quick and warm water and with shampoo that is especially for cats. Bathing can be stressful for cats too. If I were you I'd rather not bathe them UNLESS for some reason its your veterinarian's advice to do so.
@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
10 Mar 23
It's like that, my cat is also domestic. It's just that if you rarely bathe it, its fur falls out, so I bathe it once in 1-2 weeks. In winter I don't bathe them unless there is an incident where their fur gets very dirty.
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@Nurlia (84)
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14 Mar 23
Usually I bathe it myself, but it's very difficult to dry its thick fur, in the end I choose not to bathe it anymore, I'm afraid the damp fur will cause mold and other health problems. and now I don't have another cat, because my child is allergic to cat hair, he will have a cold and always sneeze when he is near a cat.
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@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
14 Mar 23
I dried it with a cloth (kanebo) in the morning sun, so it will dry quickly.
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@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
14 Mar 23
@Subase Indeed, if there is a cat, it will become a burden if left far and long.
@astutimeliana723 (4536)
• Indonesia
10 Mar 23
Yeah, I am also never do it. Because it just costs a lot of money.
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