Is bathing good for cats?

My cat just turned a year old and he detests water. However, occasionally when it plays outside and gets dirty, of course, we wash away the mud and clean its paws.

But now, my friend (who doesn't even own a cat) is angry with me because I don't bathe him.

I have another friend who bathes his cat every month, and he says I should be like him. But my cat is perfectly fine, healthy, and hardly sheds. Every time we've gone to the vet for checkups, they've never indicated that he needs a bath or that he's unclean.

So why should I force him to do something he's going to loathe? Do I really need to bathe him?

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