What should I do if my cat is particularly afraid of water and refuses to take a bath? How to train a cat not to be afraid of water? Cats are naturally afraid of water. If you don't touch water, you will be very resistant to water when you take a bath as an adult, and some cats will become very afraid of water after encountering an unhappy experience during the bathing process. Since the ancestors of cats mainly lived in desert areas and rarely contacted water, the cat's hair would be very difficult to dry after contact with water, so if you want to train cats not to be afraid of water, you need to get used to it from an early age. To train cats not to be afraid of water, the most direct way is to let cats get in touch with water from an early age. In the beginning, try filling a small pot with some water for your cat to play with. In order to better attract and tease the cat, you can also put some small fish in the basin. Be careful not to enlarge the fish. The small fish that can swim flexibly to attract the cat's attention is fine. At the beginning, don't try to throw the cat directly into the water, this may make the cat more nervous and afraid of water. You can give the 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 and likes water, it will not be afraid water out.