My cat is stinky

Trust me. There are no options for a stinky pussy.

R1 beat me to it!

Light dusting of Arm & Hammer baking powder?

Bathe it. Lock the bathroom door, fill the tub, toss her in and as quicly as possible get shampoo/shower spray. Wear oven mitts so you don't get scratched to death.

Give the cat a bath but be prepared to get scratched.

How to give your cat a bath for the 1st time:

If the bath isn't enough, make a solution of 1 cup warm water, 1 cup hydrogen peroxide, and 2 tbsp borax. Immediately after bathing, carefully drench the cat in this solution, head to toe. If you can, wag the cat's feet in a small container of the solution to cover the nail beds and paws.

Allow to air dry naturally without the use of towels or blow-drying. This is an old treatment for mangy animals, and it's very safe and nontoxic, and you can repeat it as frequently as needed. You can get the solution in the cat's eyes - it won't hurt them.

I also recommend the use of either Dawn detergent (the classic blue flavor) or Seventh Generation Free and Clear dishwashing liquid - both good cleaners but gentle on skin and eyes.

R7 Dawn detergent is not flavored.

There are multiple versions of Dawn these days, obtuse R8. Don't use anything except the classic Dawn that is blue, the one they use in the commercials to wash the oil off of birds.

Febreze

"You're no friend to those with noses."

You need a giant can of cat dip and a 20 gallon tub.

OP, if the cat is suddenly smelly, or not cleaning itself after using the litter box, there is something wrong and you need to call your vet.

This whole thread is a troll, but I hope someone else gets use out of it for bathing a cat. Which isn't needed unless they run across a skunk or something

Smelly cat?

SMELL-y cat?

What are you feeding it?

SORRY, R11 - didn't see you there!

most of these recommendations are trash.

Febreze is toxic to animals and pets.

i would not try hydrogen peroxide in anything, no matter how diluted. especially not recommended for eyeballs.

you need to find out why your cat is stinking and address the underlying issue.

some cats can't be bathed outside of vets offices. my main-coon-adjacent cat won't even let us comb her hair, and she struggles like a 60lb child. with claws and teeth.

so, is it poo-cling ons, mange, or what? what kind of hair does your cat have? blue persians seem to need shaving, occasionally or their fur becomes total madness, to where you can't tell the back of the cat from the front.

Check on Chewy for bathing wipes.

My very elderly cat is getting shit all over her tail, butt and paws so I have to bathe her frequently. I put a dishpan in the bathtub and fill it with about 5 inches of hot water and a squirt of Johnson’s baby wash. I just wash her paws, butt, tail and belly,!empty the dishpan and then fill it again to rinse her.

She quite likes it. I think the hot water feels good on her old bones and she doesn’t want to be covered in shit.

Is your cat a little unspayed whorelette giving off double dicker scent to attract male cats to her yard?

Your daughter’s a whore!

R17 you're an idiot with too much money. A vet's office visit for a bath for a smelly cat?

The borax-peroxide thing has been around for decades. It doesn't hurt their eyes. I had a dog with mange, and used this solution on him for a couple years until he died of old age at 17. I also bathed myself in it as a test. Very mild stinging in my eyes, like seawater, completely tolerable. And it made my hair and skin very soft I remember.

That same dog had several visits to the vet where despite skin scrapings and blood tests, they weren't able to figure out what was wrong. But that didn't stop him from charging me hundreds - probably nearly a couple thousand - dollars before I decided vets are worthless unless it's a life-or-death situation.

R20, It beats the tar medicine we used on our dog for flea allergies. I still remember the scent.

If it’s visible filth, you bathe. If it’s just stench, you comb cornstarch through their fur.