how can i wash my kitten?

Question

my kitten is a couple of weeks old and he stinks really badly and i was just wondering how i could wash him.

What I ment to type was: What can I use to wash my kitten?

Answer 1

First, trim all the hair back to less than an inch. Then, shave the hair around the outside of your kitten so that you just have a small patch. Working up each leg, wash the kitten gently. Be careful to not get any soap inside the lips. To thoroughly wash your kitten and get rid of the smell, you could play with it and get the juices flowing or you can buy a special wash to clean out the inside.

If it smells really bad for a long time, you should consult a doctor.

Answer 2

I worked for a pet store for a long time. This is how they taught me to wash kittens and cats. Get you shampoo ( for cats or tearless) and towel ready to go.
Fill a huge (5 gal ) bucket with comfortably warm water.
If you are right handed pick the kitten up by the scruff of the neck with your LEFT hand. and lower it into the bucket up to it's chest.
Use your right hand to apply a little shampoo and rub it around. and rinse etc. Be careful not to let go of the scruff or you will get scratched. Gently lift the kitten out of bucket and wrap it in the towel. That is all. Now get your bandaids and ointment and have a friend fix your boo boos

Answer 3

how old is the kitten, you said a couple weeks, like 2 or 3 weeks old. if it is very young like that, than just wipe her or him down with a warm wet wash cloth and a very little mild soap and rise it with warm water, very gently and than make sure it gets dried and keeps warm. we had 4 new born kittens when the mama died and had to care for them, it was a lot of work but was well worth it now that they are all healthy and 1 year old now. hope this helps.

Answer 4

Some people say not to use regular human shampoo because it upsets the pH balance of the kitten's skin, but I haven't had any problems with it so far. Just run water in the tub, have a towel or two close at hand and lather them up and rinse them off as well as you can. Make sure to get all the shampoo off, because cats groom (lick) themselves. Much easier if they're declawed (no, this is not cruel). Good luck!

Answer 5

In the sink since he is so small, warm water not too hot or too cold. You can use baby shampoo (no tear stuff, not kid shampoo, BABY shampoo) or go get kitten shampoo, make sure it is for kittens not cats or you will hurt him. Try not to get water in his ears, or in his eyes. Be carefull he will fight! Might need 2 people depending on how bad he fights it. But it is perfectly safe to give him a bath, just dont do it more then once a week or you will dry out his skin. I had to give my kitten a bath for about the first 2-3 months i had her b/c she wouldnt clean herself and she got pretty stinky. But she did start doing it eventually so dont worry if it takes him a while to figure it out he will!! Grats on the new kitten!!!!

Answer 6

We don't normally wash cats. Why does the kitten stink? Is he sick. Find the reason he stinks and deal with that.

Answer 7

Washing cats not so recommendable!
Wash a kitten with warm water, DO NOT POUR WATER IN THE EARS! He could faint or worse!
USE ONLY CAT SHAMPOO (never human) or baby-soap.
DRY WITH SOFT TOWEL IN A WARM PLACE, never let him out afterwards

Answer 8

I had the same problem with my wee cat when i got her. I used the shower on her, what i did was: i took the head off the shower so the water just flows from the hose (it's really quiet) then use baby shampoo on them, just remember not to get it in her eye's and avoid her face, make sure you get all the soap off her. I used a little bit of conditioner to keep her skin soft underneath. Had a nice big warm towel on a heater ready for her coming out and wrap her all up in it, she'll probably go to sleep for a bit. Once she's fully dried you can admire your nice smelling kitty! Just make sure the water is flowing nice and slow, she wont even notice it, plus it's best of you do it in the bath, so you can go in with her and she'll not sctrach your arms of you do it in the sink, she'll only try to climb out the bath. If you do it regularly they'll soon get used to it, so when she's a baby she'll know it's not soo bad! I give my cat a shower x2 yearly then she get's de-flead right after it!

Answer 9

I had found a kitten in the bottom of a trash dumpster once ( I know! It was horrible) I took her in and I washed her with baby shampoo and cleaned her up and then I took her to the vet to get her checked up shortly after. She was so stinky dirty and flea infested! It really helped when I bathed her and dried her off with a towel-then she washed the rest off herself. It is ok to bath her, she will feel so much better! I have raised kittens and taken them in for years and you would be fine bathing her in the sink-just be sure not to get shampoo in her eyes!

Answer 10

if you have to clean up the odor a little use baby wipes this is a baby after all and when the kitten becomes a cat you can bath it every few weeks if you need to but no more than that they do handle that all by themselves any way enjoy the baby