What happens if you don't bathe your cat for two years? Cats may be fine, but people may not be able to bear it

Anyone who has ever raised a cat knows that cats are very clean animals. Apart from sleeping, they spend most of their day cleaning their hair and licking themselves.

There is a tiny structure called "barb" on the cat's tongue. During the cat's licking process, this "barb" structure can help the cat to remove dirt and dead hair from the body. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the cat's body is not dirty.

So, cats pay so much attention to their own hygiene and clean their bodies so frequently, do we still need to bathe cats? Does cat hair get bad if you don't bathe your cat for a year, two years?

**## Regarding the question of whether cats should take a bath, let's first take a look at the wild cats that live outdoors, which may have some reference.

Wild cats will clean their fur by constantly licking themselves like domestic cats, but they will rarely swim in rivers or do anything like "wading" unless they have to.

It is very important for feral cats to keep themselves safe at all times, so they are extremely sensitive to their surroundings. At the same time, it is also very important to put yourself in a state where you can escape at all times.

To keep themselves safe, they keep themselves in a state of lightness at all times. On the one hand, they don't eat too much. Wild cats almost always eat several meals a day, and they won't eat a big fat man at one meal. On the other hand, they also keep their hair dry, and obviously their movement will be severely hindered if they are covered in water.

Wild cats will not let themselves be in such a state of embarrassment, so wild cats will not swim in the water, in other words, wild cats will not take a bath.

**## So, do domestic cats need a bath just like feral cats? There is actually a difference here.

The biggest difference between domestic cats and feral cats is that domestic cats are pets that live with people, while feral cats are animals that live independently.

For wild cats, if they do not bathe for a long time, the outer hair will definitely contain some bacteria. But these bacteria pose no threat to feral cats. On the one hand, this is related to the unique structure of the digestive tract of cats, and on the other hand, it is also a manifestation of their strong adaptability.

What happens to the cat if it doesn't take a bath for two years? First, it's almost certain that domestic cats that don't bathe for a year or two will carry bacteria in their fur to some extent, and even if they don't, there will be other contaminants. These bacteria and dirt may not have much impact on the cat's own health, but will it affect people?

When we are happily sucking cats, will the bacteria and dirt on the cat's hair invade the human body through our mouth or skin wounds? This is actually entirely possible, and very likely. The so-called disease from the mouth, this is the truth.

Therefore, out of consideration for the health and safety of the shovel officer, we need to bathe the cat regularly. Remember, this is for the safety of the shoveler. Based on this, we want to bathe the cat, but we can't bathe the cat frequently, because very few cats will enjoy the bathing process.

Most cats, even if they don't fight like crazy in the bath, are still very uncomfortable inside, and they purr constantly during the bath. Considering the above two points, we suggest that domestic cats who do not often go out of the house should bathe the cat once every six months. If your cat is playing outside a lot, it's reasonable to give your cat a bath every two months or so.

Cats who haven't bathed for a few years must have bacteria on their bodies. These bacteria may not cause much harm to cats, but they may threaten the health of the shoveler. Properly bathing cats is essential for domestic cats.****