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Post by blossoming on Jun 15, 2010 10:18:06 GMT -5
okay. i have a cat who has NEVER had that cat smell. seirously. but today she does. so does that mean another cat sprayed her or she went into an area that another cat sprayed or what? eeek. eeek. it freaks me as i'm in between places right now so washing a cat is difficult. but i KNOW i will need to. it's hideous. i have washed her before. well, i usually shoot for about half of her each time. but geez.  . this time she NEEDS it. just tell me that i will be able to get it out, or at least over time it will lessen right? cause this is why i've never been a cat person. but she never smelled like this for three years! it is scary to me as these little problems are the things that have sometims in the past made me get overwhelmed and give up on my maintenace. so it's not just this, its what i'm afraid it will lead to. the deblossoming of blossom. |
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Post by dtesposito on Jun 15, 2010 10:32:34 GMT -5
Blossoming, do you let your cats outside? If so, it could be anything--are you sure it's urine? It could be an anal gland smell if she got scared by something, or she could have been sprayed by a skunk. If you're sure it's urine, check her rear end to be sure she's not wet from urine dribbling out--if that's happening, she could have had an injury or could have a urinary tract infection. If you can smell the urine on some other part of her body, she could have been sprayed by another cat or brushed against a place where another cat sprayed.
I'd check her all over to be sure there are no signs of a medical problem, and then watch and make sure she's eating and urinating normally in her pan. If she's well and just got something on her, she'll clean herself off soon enough.
(And since I'm posting, I will give my usual plug for keeping cats indoors where they are safe, you can ignore but I wouldn't feel right not saying it!)
Diane
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Post by blossoming on Jun 15, 2010 11:58:22 GMT -5
lo. thanks diane for hte info. appreciate it. i will check all these things. she was a stray living on my property way back when. recently, she's been inside more than normal due to circumstances. she is an old pro, when she came to me, she was catching and eating her own food. i think she's a rambling girl at heart. i know she was eating a squirrel the other day, but that is not the day she smelled icky. (so you see i'm serious about what an outdoorsy cat she is, i have food for her everyday.) anyway. thanks!
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Post by downandout on Jun 15, 2010 15:04:05 GMT -5
when i was a kid i had a cat that loved to roll in dead things. grossest thing ever. thankfully that didnt happen often! i think youre going to have to go ahead and just give her the bath. the smell whether its urine or "other" should come out with a good soaping. if you are really worried have a small can of tomato sauce on hand and use that after the first soaping. let it stand a few minutes or until the cat has clawed you sufficently then soap her up again. should do the trick. good luck. do you have medical insurance? (  tee hee just kidding!!!) |
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Post by messymimi on Jun 15, 2010 16:43:38 GMT -5
I've heard that some people put the cat in a pillowcase with the cat shampoo, then dunk in water, haul the animal up and lather by massaging the pillowcase all over the animal, and rinse by dunking over and over.
I put a collar and leash on the cat, tie the end to something the cat can't pull over, and go at it. Not often, though.
messymimi
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Post by phoebepj on Jun 15, 2010 21:29:53 GMT -5
i've succeeded in simply scruffing my cats... my big boy kitty doesnt have claws, so he usually just sits there and lets it happen.... my smaller female kitty.. raises holy hell and makes several attempts to claw me, but i always keep her facing away from me so she doesnt injure me too much.
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Post by blossoming on Jun 15, 2010 23:37:11 GMT -5
thanks for all the various advice. and regarding medical insurance........hmm.....WHY would i need OW that? |
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Post by usedtobeneat on Jul 10, 2010 17:13:00 GMT -5
Tomato juice will take the smell off of him. Get a big can of it, open it up, put him in a dry bathtub, and pour it on him. If you can get somebody to hold him while you do it, that would be ideal. Wrap him up tightly in a towel right after so he can't lick it off. He will hate you for a while, but that's ok. After about 20 minutes you can turn him loose and let him lick it off.
I'm sure you have already solved this problem, but I thought I would post this just in case anybody else ever needs it. It also takes skunk smell out.
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