premise: How to get your cat to tolerate a bath<br>Begin bathing your cat when they are a kitten. Introduce your cat to the water when they are still a kitten so they can get accustomed to bathing. [substeps] You should also let your cat get used to being in the sink or the tub a few weeks before you bathe them.
hypothesis: Adult cats are easier to bathe than kittens.
reason: The paragraph states it is best to start bathing cats when they are kittens