How can I clean my cat? He hates the water and there is poo all over him?

Question

I went away for a week and put a diaper on him and now his fur is covered in poo. He will scratch and bite if I put him in water. What should I do?

Answer 1

You may feel like giving your cat a bath very often, however, excessive bathing can cause the cat's skin to become too dry and can be too much of a hassle to fight with a cat that is strongly opposed to taking a bath. You should only give a cat a bath if it is very dirty or if it is part of a medical treatment. When bathing your cat you should use 30C (86F) luke warm water and bath it in a warm room. Never run water directly over your cat or spray it with water, you should gently pick up some water with your hands and pour it over your cat. Don't get your cat's head wet because this may upset it too much. You should use a gentle shampoo such as a baby shampoo or a special cat shampoo. You can find different shampoos for different colored cats. After you bath the cat, dry it off with a warm towel. Some cats may also allow you to blow dry them. If you will be bringing your cat to a pet show you should bath your cat two or three days before the show. Bathing a cat is often a two person job, so enlist someone to help.

If your cat is so afraid of water that bathing is impossible, brush her thoroughly and then use a dampened washcloth to rub on her body. This will help keep her clean and help remove any leftover loose fur. It also helps reduce cat dander allergies somewhat if done every day.

Sometimes a cat's tail may become much greasier than usual; this is a condition known as "stud tail" and can affect all cats including neutered cats, male or female cats regardless of whether they are sexually active or not. This is a condition that is caused when a gland in the upper part of the tail starts to produce too much oil. To treat this you can cut away the fur from the affected area and clean it with rubbing alcohol for a few days. You can also bath the cat's tail in warm water to remove the grease. To prevent the tail from becoming too greasy you can apply talcum powder to the tail once a week and rub it down to the skin and let it set in over night, then blow it out in the morning.

You may feel like giving your cat a bath very often, however, excessive bathing can cause the cat's skin to become too dry and can be too much of a hassle to fight with a cat that is strongly opposed to taking a bath. You should only give a cat a bath if it is very dirty or if it is part of a medical treatment. When bathing your cat you should use 30C (86F) luke warm water and bath it in a warm room. Never run water directly over your cat or spray it with water, you should gently pick up some water with your hands and pour it over your cat. Don't get your cat's head wet because this may upset it too much. You should use a gentle shampoo such as a baby shampoo or a special cat shampoo. You can find different shampoos for different colored cats. After you bath the cat, dry it off with a warm towel. Some cats may also allow you to blow dry them. If you will be bringing your cat to a pet show you should bath your cat two or three days before the show. Bathing a cat is often a two person job, so enlist someone to help.

If your cat is so afraid of water that bathing is impossible, brush her thoroughly and then use a dampened washcloth to rub on her body. This will help keep her clean and help remove any leftover loose fur. It also helps reduce cat dander allergies somewhat if done every day.

Sometimes a cat's tail may become much greasier than usual; this is a condition known as "stud tail" and can affect all cats including neutered cats, male or female cats regardless of whether they are sexually active or not. This is a condition that is caused when a gland in the upper part of the tail starts to produce too much oil. To treat this you can cut away the fur from the affected area and clean it with rubbing alcohol for a few days. You can also bath the cat's tail in warm water to remove the grease. To prevent the tail from becoming too greasy you can apply talcum powder to the tail once a week and rub it down to the skin and let it set in over night, then blow it out in the morning.

Answer 2

Who the hell puts a diaper on their CAT? For a week, no less. It's called a litter box, shoulda paid the kid next-door $15 to clean it every other day.

You could take him to a groomer, though they may get you for animal cruelty here. My choice for punnishment? Let's stick a diaper on YOU and not change it for a week. Won't that be such fun, sitting in your own feces?

On a less derogatory note, if you have an enclosed shower you can get in there with him and spray him down. All you really need to do is get the solid stuff off because, as gross as it is, he'll take care of what's left.

Answer 3

I find it hard to believe, the cat would allow you to put a diaper on him, but won't let you groom him. Perhaps, use the same technique you did, trying to get the diaper on him. Or, attempt to put another diaper on him (IM so shaking my head) and in the process wiping him off. This cat is not a baby. Its a cat. You may think of it as your baby, but its just a cat. It needs no diapers, it needs to relieve itself in a litter box. You could be causing it more harm then good by putting a diaper on it. If you love your cat, let it potty on its on free will, in a litter box, not in a diaper. Having crap all over the cat is making the cat unhappy. Cats are clean and bathing themselves constant creatures. You are doing more harm with diaper on it , by not allowing the cat to have access to properly clean itself.

Answer 4

Well, the pet wipes are expensive and you can't always find them; I never can when I need them for my Whippet. So, here's a cheap and easy way to do it... Get a wash cloth or some paper towels and get it real wet with hot water (it'll cool down really quickly) and use a little cat shampoo and wipe him down until he's clean. Then, dampen the paper towels or wash cloth again and wipe him more so you're sure to get all the shampoo off. Then you can dry him. Do this in a type of petting motion and he should enjoy it, not even realizing he's getting wet.

Answer 5

I can not believe you put a diaper on him what did you think would happen? They make shampoo wipes for dogs and cats use this it will clean him and make him smell good. I really hope you are kidding about the diaper. They do not need one they have a litter box.

Answer 6

You should take your cat to the vet and tell them you put your cat in a diaper. After they clean off the poo, they will be happy to refer you to a capable pet sitter for future trips. Don't put your cat in a diaper anymore.

Answer 7

You need some long, thick rubber gloves, that will fix the scratching problem while bathing him. As far as the biting, you'll have to hold his head very firmly while you bathe him with the other. He has to have a bath.
Diapers?!? Does he not have a litter box?

Answer 8

what were you thinking ? never heard of boarding kennals.
now hold you cat by the scuff and hold him in the bath tub, till he wet over over , dont get his ears wet , clip off the really soiled bits of hair,
clean him up as best you can, then let him dry , then do the same with dry hair, cut of the soiled hair , then find a new home for this cat , you dont need him ,and i can see he doesnt need you , i hope you get biten ,perhaps you need to , to feel his pain

Answer 9

well its your own fault by putting a dyper on him so you should deal with it you can pick out the poo after softining it with a damp cloth

either that or put him the water right after you wake him up so he dont have that much energy

Answer 10

They make wipes that do not need any water. My cats do OK with them, but when I am done they lick themselves to death trying to get the soapy stuff off.