My kitty used to come in the shower with me. Of his own free will. He loved to sit on the sink and dip his paw in the running water.
But of course he detested the “medically required” baths when his glands were operated on. I needed a thick, long sleeved sweatshirt (in the summer) do get through un-slashed.

Angel, bless your heart for taking such good care of a kitteh in need.

There are situations in which a cat needs to be bathed. Daily.

I had a friend growing up whose father was terribly allergic to cats. In addition to the medication he took for it, the family had to bathe their two cats daily so that the dander didn’t get into the air and send Dad to the emergency room.

oh come on people. Its not always cruel.

My kitty tries to jump in the bath with me.. and she loves playing with my bf’s daughter’s bath toys…just jumps right in and chases them around.

And sometimes, when she’s worn herself out after some hard core bathtub playing, she just chills in the water, looking very much like this kitty.

To me, he looks relaxed to the point of fighting to stay awake.

If you don’t know the situation, or the CAT, then do the world a favor and politely stuff it. Besides, how do you KNOW that cat wasn’t caked in something smelly before?

Life seems to be crap for this cat! meh…

“Everything I know I learned from my cat: When you’re hungry, eat. When you’re tired, nap in a sunbeam. When you go to the vet’s, pee on your owner.” — Gary Smith

There are many documented cases of kittehs liking the waters… See the below example (its sooo cute!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdlvNX3xscE

Use The Force………and watch out for Vader.

Or……..Why, oh why are you filming me?

We have a cat named Lucy at the rescue I work for that has..issues to say the least. She is blind, her hips are jointed backwards, and she is the cat version of an epeliptic (can never spell that word)human, she is the product of inbreeding. She needs baths once or twice a week, at least, since she dosen’t use a litter box, and will often end up covered in, well you know. She has to be bathed, since she has a skin problem as well, the urine and all on her coat will irritate her skin, and she really can’t groom due to her issues, and she has mouth problems, so she had to have all her teeth removed.Giving her a bath is one of the few things she likes. She will go into a trace in the water and start to purr and knead the water. You have told hold up her head, or she’ll drown, but it’s the only time she is fully relaxed. She’s an amazing little cat, and can be a sweetie, but she is proof that baths don’t hurt cats, and in the right case, can really help them.

I used to foster a cat who loved water. I would run the water in the tub about 4 to 4 inches deep and he would swim around in it (he was about 3 months at that time). So, as weird as it may seem some cats do enjoy the water. Personally, as I look at this cat I don’t think it’s from this planet… I also think that it’s planning something in revenge that will put it’s owners in the paper and not in a good way….