Give a bath to a cat

Is certainly not necessary on a regular basis, in the same way as a dog. But I do occasionally. Older cats more often. Also if it's a longer haired breed. Most cats are actually somewhat tolerant of it, if they know you are going to be quick & efficient. And most cats seem to be happier afterwards in my opinion. None of my cats go outside, so I would say the most often we bathe anyone is one a year. And that's mostly my 14 year old maine coon. She can't quite clean all of the longer fur in some places as well as she used to.