Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: princesskasren on May 03, 2013, 19:04:44 PM
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Having never had a cat with partly white fur I have no idea what to use to clean him as he is still quite mucky in the paws from his days on his own. Someone recommended dry shampoo?
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Is this blind Oscar? I wouldn't worry about the dirty paws too much, in time he will clean them off himself. Best way without chemicals is to wipe a little dampness onto his paws, maybe a warm wet kitchen towel squeezed over his feet? Then he should clean them himself. ;)
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Is this blind Oscar? I wouldn't worry about the dirty paws too much, in time he will clean them off himself. Best way without chemicals is to wipe a little dampness onto his paws, maybe a warm wet kitchen towel squeezed over his feet? Then he should clean them himself. ;)
Yep Oscar///ok sounds good. I wouldn't really want to use chemicals anyway. His eyes are a bit weepy too poor thing.
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I had this problem recently when my grey/white cat turned into a grey/ginger cat! He had rubbed himslef in a pile of builders sand and had orange feet, face, chest and neck, even his grey bits had a ginger tinge! I got a towel and dampened it with warm water and tried to rub it off him but he wasn't happy about me doing it so I gave up.
I think as Oscar is blind and new to you it might be a bit worrying for him being rubbed down. Sheilas ideas of squeezing a bit of warm water on his paws sounds I good idea as this will encourage him to do the washing himself!
With his eyes you can clean them gently with cooled boiled water on cotton wool, a separate ball for each eye to minimise the chances of spreading if there's any infection.
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Ok. he's actually not that bothered by me touching him now. I used teh sock method to transfer Jezabel's scent to him so he's used to me stroking him now. I did try cotton buds with water on his eyes but he really didn't like that!!
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Yes I had this problem too when Sasa who is a calico tortie ran away for about 6 months and just came in to eat and all her white fur was orange and it took her ages but she eventually got it all off.
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Bay wipes the unscented ones are good - I use them on kittens and the dirt does take some time to come off - I have a pure white longhaired baby Master Echo Beach and he is sporting a grey streak currently on his head it will come off in time
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I have some Bob Martin pet wipes that I have in case of emergency (have had them about 2 years now...)
You can get them from sainsbury, but Oscar will probably do the job himself, I would just leave him to it :hug:
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Personally from what Ive heard I wouldnt use Bob Martin I would use a wet facecloth if allowed
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Personally from what Ive heard I wouldnt use Bob Martin I would use a wet facecloth if allowed
Me too, steer clear of Bum Martins, too many disaster stories for my liking.
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Luckily I have never had to use them, I now wouldn't buy their products, especially their flea treatment - but like I say may be handy in emergencies. Would you recommend I bin them then?
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I'd certainly check the ingredients, EmmyLou, before using them. I use the anti-allergen wipes from Pets at Home which are fine for occasional wipe downs.
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:Crazy:I sometimes think I could hire out Harvey as an oil leak detector. He loves lying under cars in the street and then comes back with various black splodges. I used to worry about him licking it all off but he's come to no harm. If he's really filthy - i.e. has rolled in compost or worse! - then I use baby wipes. They remove most of the dirt and then he licks the rest, probably to remove the dampness of the wipes.