Dry-cleaning a cat recovering from surgery?

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Poobah - 05 Jan 2006 02:42 GMT

Mephisto is recovering from urethroplasty and is wearing a collar for
another week. I've been brushing him regularly, but I need to give him a
dry bath to get rid of the smell of urine. I'd like to avoid using
commercial foam products because of their heavy perfumes, and I don't want
to get the cat wet because of his still-healing surgery wound.

Are there household products that I can use to make a sort of kitty dry-
cleaning product?

poobah

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Justin L - 05 Jan 2006 03:13 GMT

>Mephisto is recovering from urethroplasty and is wearing a collar for
>another week. I've been brushing him regularly, but I need to give him a
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>poobah

you can purchase "pre-moistened cat bathing clothes" at stores like
Petsmart

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Jennyanniedots - 05 Jan 2006 03:17 GMT

I use the moist cloths as well. They will work well for your purposes.
They're not so wet that the liquid would travel from, say, the back to
the tummy. The hair will dry in a couple minutes.

-Jen

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Charlie Wilkes - 05 Jan 2006 07:39 GMT

>Mephisto is recovering from urethroplasty and is wearing a collar for
>another week. I've been brushing him regularly, but I need to give him a
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>poobah

I have used those flushable wipes sold alongside diapers. I figure a
product that is mild enough for a baby's a.s probably won't cause
problems for a cat.

Charlie

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Lesley - 06 Jan 2006 16:23 GMT

> I have used those flushable wipes sold alongside diapers. I figure a
> product that is mild enough for a baby's a.s probably won't cause
> problems for a cat.

Some of those wipes are toxic for cats, there was a thread in here last
February (If you search for "Toxic baby wipes" you'll find it). The
problem is that very few babies lick their backsides whereas cats do

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

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Spot - 06 Jan 2006 00:51 GMT

Plain old white vinegar will do the trick. Wet a cloth with it and simply
wipe the fur you don't need to soak her just give her a good wiping down. I
used this all the time with my dogs when they would get smelly in between
baths. The vinegar neutralizes the odors and once it drys you don't even
smell it plus it's not harmful to the cat.

Celeste

> Mephisto is recovering from urethroplasty and is wearing a collar for
> another week. I've been brushing him regularly, but I need to give him a
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> poobah

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fleacircus@gmail.com - 06 Jan 2006 15:20 GMT

The vinegar suggestion is really a good idea. I used this in my cat
when he was 45 days old. And it also helped to remove all fleas he had
had then.
He was very sick in the occasion and too small to use a commercial
product to kill the fleas. After the vinegar bath with a piece of
cotton he finally slept relieved, safely and clean.

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