Our 7 year old cat Phoebe got her very first bath this past weekend. She just recently started going outside. The tub was filled with dirt afterwards. I have never bathed my cats, but future DIL bathes her cats and said Phoebe should have a bath. She and Son survived the ordeal which is really shocking considering how nasty Phoebe can be on a good day--she goes from purring and looking so cute and friendly to biting and drawing blood. Phoebe is Son's cat, so maybe that's why she didn't draw blood (plus he's in pretty good shape himself and very quick!)