Best product to clean cat

[Bren22]

 :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.

[sheilarose]

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.

[emmmy_lou]

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?

[sheilarose]

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.

[tab]

Personally from what Ive heard I wouldnt use Bob Martin I would use a wet facecloth if allowed

[emmmy_lou]

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 

[Liz]

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

[Gill (sneakiefeline)]

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.

[princesskasren]

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!!

[Tiggy's Mum]

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.

[princesskasren]

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.

[sheilarose]

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. 

[princesskasren]

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?