Maybe all cats are different?

If I was you I'd just stop worrying and enjoy her.

Why are you bathing her? She really does not look happy...

 

Regular bathing is imperative for a healthy coat. We bathe her once every 4 months.

 

@Victor Jones
Hi,
I never had a Siamese but some Siamese may be more vocal than others.

I have two cats and family members have cats as well. Their coats are very nice, no bathing.
Most people never have to bathe their cat, exceptions are say if they got motor oil on them or other harmful substances.
Good quality wet or raw food leads to a healthy coat. Poor diet can lead to a poor coat.

 

Some cats are more vocal than others.

Healthy Cats wash themselves. They have special antibodies in their saliva and bristles on their tounge. A good quality diet will keep a cat's coat healthy.

 

I have never bathed a cat in my life. Why?

 

No idea about your Siamese question but it is possible that not all Siamese know that they are supposed to be vocal.
As the others have said why on earth would you bath a cat unless it had something toxic etc on its coat, they honestly don't need it and from the look on your girl I don't think she is very happy about it
I have a Ragdoll now 9 years old and has never had a bath in his life.
There are a couple of times when he needed his trousers washed after a bout of dire rear but other than that he keeps himself spotless.

 

Beautiful cat.....……….but as others have said, bath, why?

 

International Cat Care says "If your cat is healthy there is no reason to give your cat a bath. Most do not tolerate it well."

Good advice from experienced veterinary experts.

Excellent article from Icat Care on how to groom your cat:

https://icatcare.org/advice/how-groom-your-cat

 

Both my siameses are very vocal, Parsnip has a loud, strident voice he uses all the time, Cosmo is sweeter and more tuneful! However I look after my friends Siamese when she’s away and she is a much quieter soul.
Oh and neither of them have ever been bathed - they both have lovely coats and never smell. They would never speak to me again if I tried to bath them! I’d only do it if they managed to get something awful plastered over them.

 

Some cats do not adhere to the given breed description. Norwegians are supposed to be softly spoken, no one has told blue that, she would give a Siamese a run for their money. She definitely is a Norwegian.

 

Not to mention that collar looks terribly tight. And a bit too wide for a cat besides. Please, take it off.

 

Well spotted lorilu! Now I've looked at the photo again I see the collar is too wide and too tight. It looks more like a dog's collar. It doesn't look like a safety release collar either, as all cat collars should be. .

 

My girls are quiet - unless calling but that's a whole different ball game . They are traditional Siamese. Also in the 40 + years that I have had Siamese I've never had to bathe one

 

Blimey, this poor person has come new to the forum and now they're being ripped a new one over baths!

Baths are perfectly fine, the cat does not look terrified, and as it gets bathed every 4 months then they are well used to it by now.

 

Blimey, this poor person has come new to the forum and now they're being ripped a new one over baths!

Baths are perfectly fine, the cat does not look terrified, and as it gets bathed every 4 months then they are well used to it by now.

Wait until you find out how old it was when they got it! :Hilarious:Hilarious:Hilarious:Hilarious

 

@Rufus15
At least he doesn't have a pregnant moggy, that would truly deserve censure.

Though yes, many people said the same thing, so maybe it got a bit repetitive.

She is a pretty cat and seems all Siamese to me @Victor Jones

 

Poor Victor has only replied once to this tirade of criticism - what an avalanche of disapproval has been showered on someone just asking a simple question!
Lets calm down and keep our censuring to a minimum and agree that he's been given some suspect advice at some time and get to the bottom of WHY this advice has been given, there could be a very valid reason. You wouldn't put yourself and your pet through a bathing routine unless you honestly believed you were doing the right thing, would you?
Can you explain this Victor, and tell us who recommended bathing a cat? Obviously we are against the idea 100%, but it must have come from somewhere - a dog person perhaps?

 

Obviously we are against the idea 100%

Not all of us are, no. Maybe @spotty cats and I aren't cool enough to be part of the crowd

 

My cats are fine being bathed, as are many other cats. While it’s a little more unusual for a pet owner to bath there’s nothing wrong with it. Of course those who’ve never bathed a cat are the experts

one photo isn’t enough to tell if the cat is ‘terrified’. The collar also looks posed for the photo.

 

My cats are fine being bathed, as are many other cats. While it's a little more unusual for a pet owner to bath there's nothing wrong with it. Of course those who've never bathed a cat are the experts

So you do it to make them look prettier for shows?

 

The cat looks scared to me in the picture being bathed. As for the collar I think its for the picture and held there. Some cats don't live up to their breed. All cats are unique with their own personal personality traits.

 

That's so true. I do things with Flint that would make the siameses want to leave home. They would hate being dressed up whereas Flint purrs and joins in!

 

I looked after three meezers here.
One of them very vocal, two not so with the most beautiful of them all being very gentle and vocal really only asking for food... even then no louder than a moggy.

She is definitely pure breed, old type. Registered and all the works. Still she is sweet and gentle, though a big girl. Very ladylike.

So very cat is different. Even from the same litter can have very different temperament and volume of their voice.

 

I think you could be right. It looks like the person is holding it there.

A few have said so, I am not sure I agree, but even so, that still proves my point. No one should be subjecting a cat to being forced to sit with something tight against her throat like that for a photo.

You don't think so? Now I'm genuinely open to being educated, but to me that is a textbook photo of a cat who is very frightened and is definitely being held there.
Granted, one millisecond snapshot could just have been caught at the wrong moment and made it look a lot worse than it really was.
But in that case, my concern would be that the OP doesn't recognize what an uncomfortable cat looks like. If I were sharing a photo of my cats, just to introduce them, I would choose a photo where they look happy and relaxed, not distressed. I think most of us would. So by choosing a photo like that one, I wonder if the OP even knows that the cat looks distressed, even though she might not be.

Exactly so.

 

Why is there always someone who has to tell other people how and what to post.

A few have said so, I am not sure I agree, but even so, that still proves my point. No one should be subjecting a cat to being forced to sit with something tight against her throat like that for a photo.

Exactly so.

Yes I agree. Whatever that is around her neck isn't right and the OP has had plenty of opportunities to reply to us but has chosen not to.

 

If I was he, I'd never come back! There are plenty of other groups to join.

 

Newbies often disappear after one post tho! Whether the replies are positive or not. They are not always interested in joining a community.
People like Chillminx put a lot of thought and effort into constructive and helpful advice in their replies and often it just gets ignored. I get a bit upset when people post here desperately needing help and members jump to help them but when we ask for updates....nothing!
Rant over! Lol! Mrs Grumpy!

 

I still feel we should be kinder to newbies who genuinely ask for help - the OP has obviously been given some suspect advice re both bathing and vocal tendencies of Siamese cats. We have scared him off with somewhat harsh criticism without even answering his original query which is a shame and we must try hard to be much more careful in future.
I agree the cat did look terrified in the photo (mine often do in photos because my camera has a sort of pre-flash - something older cameras had for red eye prevention - and this results in a contented animal's expression changing in a split second). I'll dig out some pics.
Though why someone should bathe a smooth haired young kitty is beyond me.

 

Pupils dialated and ears right back are the classic signs a cat is fearful.

It worries me slightly that Spotty Cats, Rufus and Jesthar don't seem to recognise these obvious signs - or perhaps it suits their cause to choose not to.