Cats are afraid of water by nature, some cats will be very resistant to water if they have not been exposed to water until they are adults and bathe, and some cats will become very afraid of water if they have encountered unhappy experiences in the bathing process. Since the cat’s ancestors lived mainly in desert areas, rarely contact with water, the cat’s hair will be very difficult to dry after contact with water, so if you want to train your cat not to be afraid of water, you need to start getting used to it from a young age.
To train a cat not to be afraid of water.The most direct way is to start exposing your cat to water at an early age.In the beginning, you can try to use a small basin filled with some water for the cat to play. In order to better attract the teasing cat, you can also put some small fish in the basin, be careful not to enlarge the fish, can swim flexibly to attract the attention of the cat small fish can be.
In the beginning, do not try to throw your cat directly into the waterThis may make your cat more nervous about the water. You can give your cat enough time to play with water and discover the fun of water. In addition, when the cat is young, it should be trained to get used to bathing, so that the cat has more contact with water, when the pet cat is really used to water, like water, it will not be afraid of water!