Monday, May 24, 2010

We have a tom cat (kitten) and he is a bit stinky (like a grubby little kid) any ideas?

Not a Pooey smell, just a bit whiffy
Answers:
He will smell sweeter after castration - which unless you plan on him breeding is the most resonsible thing to do anyway!! He can be neutered from 6 months old - until then, give him a bath, use very gentle shampoo and a couple of drops of tee tree oil in a final rinse ( keeps fleas away) and he should be a much sweeter kitty!
its probably some sort of infection which can be serious. i recommend seeing a vet.. it can be bad news
They lose the smell once they have neutered
change his anti perspirant
Wash him with Johnson's baby shampoo. That always makes kittens smell good.
Give him a bath
just give him a bath and dry him off. on kittens you can use the designated types of shampoo's for them and it will help.
get him neutered as soon as possible. That will help with the smell a little. Neutered cats don't spray or anything.
Get rid of it.
who likes smelly cats??
Umm. A bath might be helpful. But good luck with that
give it a bath kittens can be trained to take baths like children i know cause i did it
PHONE YOUR VETS FOR ADVICE, AND ALSO BOOK HIM IN TO BE CASTRATED. CASTRATION COULD BE THE CURE
It's because he is still intact, and you best get him neutered before he discovers the joy of spraying.
washing machine
could a few things , most likely needs to be fixed. they have scent glands that secret a odor related to making territory. should check with vet to be sure and to be fixed.
Its because hes an intact male. All male animals smell a bit worse than their female counterparts because they can spread their scents to mark their territory. A neutered cat will not have the scent production, so he should smell better.
Probably best to go to the vets.you can get him 'done' at the same time
Tom cats usually mark their territory with sprays - that's the whiff you can smell. The snip will remove this need and sort out the smell.
take one bottle of .50 hydrogen peroxide , 1/2 gallon of water i table spoon of any dish or laundry soap. get tom nice and wet. let him dry brush; him off then rinse and dry and he sound be fine. if not outside lol make sure its not mange too. if that doesnt work go to the vet to get checked out
Give him a bath at least once per week, and use a highly scented shampoo. You can use people shampoo on cats, too, I asked a vet. Just make sure not to get any in it's eyes!
If you are ever going to bathe him now is the time before he gets too shirty about it.

A healthy kitten or cat has no "smell" so his diet may be bad and neutering is important because no human can live with the smell of that urine!
get it doctored or use bouce n rub it over cat when damp
thats a bit strange cos cats are such clean animals. I'd take him to the vet just to get him checked over
Get another kitten and they will groom each other, also if very young the smell will pass as he gets older
Try bathing him, if the smell returns then he may have an infection, if this is the case then you must see a vet.
Its a lot of nonsense they lose the smell when they are neutered, my cat didnt smell as a kitten.
Just rub him down with a damp wash cloth he should smell sweeter then, when he's old enough take him to the vets and have him done,
Bless the wee minger, he is only a kitten, you can get some mild shampoo that will help to keep him in better condition, if you have not long had him then this could just be the smell he has come with and will go within time, or again if you have not long had him he could have picked something up from either his ma or a pet shop depending on where you got him from.
Make sure his skin is ok and he doesn't have fleas or ticks etc, to be on the safe side you could always take him to the vet just to get him checked out, but I think with a wee bit of TLC and some dee fleeing and some cleaning and brushing then kitty should be ok.
You should also check to see there is no cuts on him as when my little minx got a scratch the other week where the hair went into it with the blood and I didn;t realise it stunk, but after cleaning it up etc she smelt more like her normal self
Toms tend to smell but once he is castrated he will lose that smell
drown it its cheaper

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