Frances has been sick for a few days--trouble passing a hairball. She is all better now, I'm happy to say. But between vomiting and attempts to give her medicine, there's a lot of gunk in her fur that we need to clean off. If I have to bathe her, I will, but it seems to me she's been through enough trauma lately! Is there a way I can "spot-clean" her gently that will work? Please share your ideas. Thanks.
2006-11-09 04:08:18 · 20 answers · asked by Leslie D 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
Yes. You can get a wash cloth and wet it with some warm water and either pet shampoo or a mild soap and spot wash her that way. I also suggest that you get a small bowl or tupperware dish and mix 3 parts water with one part soap or shampoo and keep it near by so that you can rinse and re-use the wash cloth and work the dirt out of her fur.
Once you have finished cleaning her, get a towel and spot dry OR if you have a fearless cat try blow drying her with the dryer on a low setting. I know my cat doesn't like the noise of the dryer, so what I do is take him in the bathroom and close the door and then try to dry him gently. His instinct to run away is haulted by having no where to go and being in such a small space, and he'll sit down and let me use the dryer on him.
If you do use the dryer, make sure that you don't put the heat too close to the cat's skin because it can burn.
2006-11-09 04:13:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its hard to grant a bath to a cat that isn't cooperate once you have not any second human being accessible you the shampoo. yet that is what I do (and that i have washed maximum cats on my own). a million. Trim all nails formerly you attempt to bathtub. 2. Have a mat or towel contained in the bottom of the bathtub for stability. 3. purely put in about 2 inches deep on the water. 4. enable her carry onto the decrease back of the bathtub/railing/cleansing soap dish and moist her down with a washcloth. you've gotten to change palms and scruff her neck with one hand, moist with the different. Be agency consisting of her. Make her sit down and communicate over consisting of her softly (that extremely facilitates). 5. Scruff her and placed only a small quantity of shampoo down the decrease back and then take both palms and instantly wash her body and legs (bear in mind neck down - no larger). Then drain the bathtub and commence rinsing her off solid. I have a hand-held bathe head and it artwork tremendous for rinsing. instantly wrap her in a towel and commence drying her off. Now i did not recognize you've been washing for hypersensitive reactions.............you do not favor to grant an total bathtub for that. Its a lot faster to get some DISTILLED ingesting water and wipe down your cat daily. The distilled water will neutralize the allergins contained in the coat and that i'm confident which will artwork plenty more effective for then you finished washing the cat. i recognize those with hypersensitive reactions to attempt this and they are high-quality with the cat. attempt that first fairly then an total bathtub.
2016-11-28 23:13:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of the answers up to this point are good (exept for the idiots that say to clean her yourself). Having done this with my cat just today, I would mention that after you bath with baby wipes, get a flea comb and comb her out, it helps get any deep down dirt, or sticky dirt that didn't come off in the bathing.
2006-11-09 04:43:11 · answer #3 · answered by Timberwolf 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have an elderly long haired cat with colitis, and sometimes her fur in the back needs a little "help" because she's old and artheritic and can't groom herself as well as she could. I just take a warm, damp washcloth, and wipe in the same direction as the fur, and let her air dry. (damp cloth, not wet). Works great.
2006-11-09 04:57:45 · answer #4 · answered by GEEGEE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought hair balls and cats go hand in hand....yes pun intended! But I think if you go down to the pet groomer they will give a cat a bath without causing too much trauma....otherwise I would get some serious gear on yourself for protection because if kitty ain't declawed you are going to be bleeding!
2006-11-09 05:23:58 · answer #5 · answered by USuck79 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm glad your kitty is feeling better!
You could try a warm, wet washcloth. It might get rid of the gunk, but not all of the smell. At least it will take care of it until you can give her a bath.
Good luck!
2006-11-09 04:11:03 · answer #6 · answered by pinkjiz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most of the time cats will clean themselves but judging by how dirty you said she was i would go ahead and clean her.
whenever my cats don't want to take a normal bath i take a soapy washcloth(warm water is best), wrap it around my thumb, and wash her with it. cats like this cuz it reminds them of when they were little and their mommy bathed them. then when you are done with the soapy one and she's all clean, do it again with a wet washcloth with no soap to rinse her off.
Good Luck!
p.s. my cat likes it when i dry her off with a blow dryer so you may want to try that when u are done =)
2006-11-09 04:38:50 · answer #7 · answered by ~*Jackie*~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use the vacuum to suck the hair off the cat. My cat likes it. Although some cats don't. Or get a cat brush. Other than that if you got dry matted stuff in your cats hair sounds like the best thing is a full bath or cut the hair.
2006-11-09 04:10:20 · answer #8 · answered by J~Me 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dry cat shampoo:
http://www.arcatapet.com/item.cfm?cat=1051
2006-11-09 04:09:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a pet store and buy some no-rinse shampoo or wipes (kind of like baby wipes).
Glad your kitty's feeling better!
2006-11-09 04:31:51 · answer #10 · answered by November 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋