Cat People?

[fairyrune]

I have the I Can Has Cheezburger feed on my f-list. Every time there's a picture of cat being bathed by humans, or even just a wet cat, someone inevitably says something along the lines of, "Oh noes!11!!11 That poor kitty! What horrible horrible people would torture a cat by giving it a bath??"

Correct me if I'm wrong, but bathing a cat is something that most pet owners would avoid unless it was 100% unavoidable, yes? It's not something you do just to see the funny look on the cat's face; you only do it if it's in the kitty's best interest.

Am I right? Are these people who are bitching about pet owners taking good care of their babies a bit off their rockers?

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[mishmosh.livejournal.com]

Our cats generally get one yearly bath. The last one they got was because our landlord's animals gave them fleas but since we moved and they are no longer near those animals, no more fleas!

Though cats are pretty damn amusing when you give them a bath. At least ours are. Even though they are miserable.