my husband and I are going to visit my family this summer and taking our cats with us...neither one of them like water unless its in their dish...but they both need really good baths or at least get rid of the dander...is there a way to keep from losing any of my body parts and still get them nice a clean so they don't hinder my brother's allergies too bad??? THANKS!!!
2007-01-14 12:07:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
oh, and not going to leave them here either...can't do that to my babies...
2007-01-14 12:07:29 · update #1
thought of one other thing...not going to get rid of my cats...trying to think of all the crazy answers that I might get...
2007-01-14 12:10:21 · update #2
To cut down on the dander, you just need to rinse the cat well with warm water once a month - you don't even need to use soap (my allergist told me that - just rinsing is a lot easier than struggling with shampoo!).
To bathe the cats, get all of your supplies ready before you start. Ideally, you'll want to clip their nails first too (see link below for instructions).
Only try this if your cats are gentle and relatively tolerant of handing - if they tend to bite you or get upset easily, don't try it - just go for the allergy wipes. I've used this method to bathe lots of gentle adult cats who'd never been bathed before without suffering any sort of injury, but I wouldn't try it with a temperamental cat - just use your best judgement.
Fill one side of your kitchen sink partway up with nice warm water, and get a plastic cup to pour water with (wetting the cat with cupfuls of water is less frightening to the cat than having noisy water running from the sink or a spray head). Put a rubber dish mat in the bottom of the other side of the sink so your cat has something to hold onto - he's less likely to panic if he has secure footing. Get some warm towels and put them close by for when you're done. Make sure the area around the sink is clear, so if your cat tries to jump out of the sink he won't break anything.
Put the cat in the empty side of the sink on the rubber mat, and pet him and talk to him reassuringly. Then get a cupful of warm water from the other side of the sink and pour it gently on the cat. Keep at least one hand on the cat at all times - this helps him feel more secure, and you'll be able to feel if he's tensing his muscles to try to jump out of the sink and can intercept him by holding him and petting him with both hands for a moment. Keep rinsing the cat with warm water until he's thoroughly rinsed (but avoid his head - pouring water in his ears and eyes will upset him), then use your hands to gently squeeze the excess water from his fur. Wrap him in a towel and pat him dry - you may need more than one towel for this. When you've gotten him as dry as you can, set another dry towel down somewhere warm for him to finish licking himself off - in a sunbeam, or near the heater vent (not too close!).
If you'll be staying with them for more than a week, you might want to take some cat dander wipes from the pet store with you - use those weekly to minimize the dander while you're visiting.
2007-01-14 12:59:44 · answer #1 · answered by Bess2002 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My step-daughter has a very bad allergy to cat dander. Before she came to visit, we bathed the cats.
Get long leather gloves and a veryheavy canvas apron. Then just suck it up, and bathe them. The key we found was using a creme rinse on the cats. It seemed to control the dander for about 2 weeks. Which meant we had to do it every 2 weeks during the summer...but it did work.
Can you get the vet to do this for you? Maybe a sedative or tranquilizer would help, I know I got some very nasty scratches.
2007-01-14 12:17:20 · answer #2 · answered by starting over 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I found out I had a cat allergy when my cat was 12 and I couldn't think of getting rid of her. My Allergist told me to use warm water on a washcloth and to wipe the cat down well daily as well as brushing the cat daily to remove loose hair. Seemed to work well for me. If you try to give an adult cat a bath, you might get scarred. I wouldn't try it. If you start kittens out with regular baths they might become used to it, but your really taking a risk of serious injury if you try to give your adult cat a bath for the first time. If you insist on this take it to a groomer since they should be trained in doing this.
2007-01-14 12:27:24 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
give it a bath once to twice a month using dander relief shampoo also there is a spray at the petstore you can spray on them and daily talk a damp towel and rub it on the cats fur gently that helped me cause i have two cats and did that haven't had any symptoms for about 2 years hope i helped
2007-01-14 12:15:01 · answer #4 · answered by missy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could go out and buy some of that powder shampoo, so your cats don't have to get under the water. All you have to do with that is first brush your cats. Then put in the shampoo and then brush it out. It is easy and you don't have to get hurt. Hope I helped!
2007-01-14 12:18:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Welding gloves are a MUST... look them up they are very big leather gloves and it may take two people, one to hold them down one to bathe.. my cats get regular baths so theyre used to it..bu tmake sure you hold them as far away from you as possible.. lol, dont need to be missing and eyeball or more!
2007-01-14 12:20:02 · answer #6 · answered by red77chevy350 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throw the kitties in traffic and you will no longer have any cat dander in the house.
2007-01-14 12:18:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get your brother some Benedril and take it with you.
Otherwise, you could hold the cat by the scruff of his neck and stick him under the shower for a while! With cat shampoo of course!
2007-01-14 12:13:11 · answer #8 · answered by sxysdchck 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
try using Allerpet bath wipes. You can also get the Allerpet spray to brush them down with it.
2007-01-14 12:13:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
get rid of the cat
2007-01-14 12:23:31 · answer #10 · answered by rain girl 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋