Thread: how to keep her clean?

I remember the problem well. It occured so often that it wasn't always practical to resort to full on bath time. Most often I combed the worst of it out and then used baby wipes or a foam shampoo that was rubbed in, allowed to dry and then combed out. With some it persists and the only solution is to have their hind quarter and fur around the anus groomed very close to make the problem less likely to occur and in the event that it does, make it much easier to clean.

hmmmm she hasnt had a bath yet, that might be something for once the kids are in bed

Welcome to our world, we go through stages of them either treading in it as they are getting out or getting it stuck on their fur,
our lovely little pretty Poppy once got out of cat tray and shook said poo off her; not kidding you it was on the walls, floors, doors over litter tray outside, another time was like one of them had smeared it over a newly decorated white wall; you could almost trace where she had been; bed, floor, windowsill etc.
I'm sure they would do it for a little giggle
Not so bad now I'm at home all day I am on it before they finish pooing lol
We have an anti bac cat shower gel type thing and wet a cloth with that and wipe it off with the cloth, or if hard, brush the hard bits out, or cut the fur out
They are wise to the brush and scissors now and tend to run the minute the yellow gloves go on!

Hi

As I have show cats so no cutting and as they get washed enough as it is I have found tipping said cat upside down and then pouring copious amounts of powder on the affected area - letting settle for a minute and then combing seems to do the trick - the poo sticks to the powder - I use a lavender one which also masks the smell - this is what most people do at the shows after a no 2 accident to fix the problem before judging unless it is a runny mess and then it is in the bath we go!!!

No showing for MC Elvis, so I had the groomer shave his butt...

No more Klingons.

i use baby wipes , the non fragrence ones as does work quite well , but some times under the tap is the only way to go ....was told about the powder trick before my last show as my red ALWAYS goes in his carrier... luckily managed to remove offending items before he sat down again so havent had to try it !

Originally Posted by missdiane

Welcome to our world, we go through stages of them either treading in it as they are getting out or getting it stuck on their fur,
our lovely little pretty Poppy once got out of cat tray and shook said poo off her; not kidding you it was on the walls, floors, doors over litter tray outside, another time was like one of them had smeared it over a newly decorated white wall; you could almost trace where she had been; bed, floor, windowsill etc.
I'm sure they would do it for a little giggle
Not so bad now I'm at home all day I am on it before they finish pooing lol
We have an anti bac cat shower gel type thing and wet a cloth with that and wipe it off with the cloth, or if hard, brush the hard bits out, or cut the fur out
They are wise to the brush and scissors now and tend to run the minute the yellow gloves go on!

really like talcum powder? I would've thought that would be big no-no the same as it is for babies?
I'm going to give her a bath as she's not had one yet but obviously wont want to be doing that all the time, fingers crossed it doesnt happen too often or I think I will have to see about clipping her hair round that area, she's not going to be a show cat anyway but still don't really want to go down that route :(

Which bit sounded like talc? :D not used talcum powder since I was a kid, can't stand the stuff

Originally Posted by H&SWells

i use baby wipes , the non fragrence ones as does work quite well , but some times under the tap is the only way to go ....was told about the powder trick before my last show as my red ALWAYS goes in his carrier... luckily managed to remove offending items before he sat down again so havent had to try it !

Your Eric looks so similar to our Poppy, do you have a bigger picture of him?