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Because Bob tends to have a little bit of greasy fur, I bathe him every once in a while. If you have a longhaired kitty and you bathe them, could you please suggest a type of shampoo that would do a good job? I am not very convinced with the ones I have tried so far...Thanks!
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Bob, Daisy, Karla and the Goldfish

>>Because Bob tends to have a little bit of greasy fur, I bathe him every once in a while. If you have a longhaired kitty and you bathe them, could you please suggest a type of shampoo that would do a good job? I am not very convinced with the ones I have tried so far...Thanks!
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>>Bob, Daisy, Karla and the Goldfish
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Luckily I don't have to bathe any of mine. I like my arms! LOL.
I really have no experience with bathing cats, but have been told that Dawn dishwashing liquid is gentle and cuts grease well. The wildlife rescues that we deal with use it for their rescued animals that have come into contact with grease and oils.
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Purrs,
Munchie

>>>>Because Bob tends to have a little bit of greasy fur, I bathe him every once in a while. If you have a longhaired kitty and you bathe them, could you please suggest a type of shampoo that would do a good job? I am not very convinced with the ones I have tried so far...Thanks!
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>>>>Bob, Daisy, Karla and the Goldfish

Gonzo gets oily maine coon fur on his back and needs baths too. First I put big fluffy towels in the dryer so they get warm.

Good luck,
gonzokat ::::::who is lucky to have such a mellow cat::::::
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Gonzo, Tigger, and Stumpy

>> Gonzo gets oily maine coon fur on his back and needs baths too. First I put big fluffy towels in the dryer so they get warm.
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>>Next, I fill the sink with warm soapy, but not foamy water using either dawn, dove, or a pet shampoo called Earthbath. They sell it in the pet store, but they have a website at earthbath.com as well. I have gallon containers of warm water ready to go next to the sink to rinse him when he is done with the soap. I make sure to rub under water the oily places to really get the oils out. He is pretty easy to handle and I bathe him myself. He is happy as long as the water is warm and I don't turn on the faucet.
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>>After I have done the soapy part I drain the sink and pour on the warm water as I squish the soapy water out. He likes the warm water pours so I do a lot of it so I get out all of the soap.
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>>When he is all rinsed I wrap a warm towel on him and it draws out a lot of the water from his fur. I don't brush him until he is totally dry. ( Usually a few towels and a few hours later because of his size and fur length.)
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>>Some breeders use degreasers on the cats dry fur as a step before the shampoo, but that always worries me that I might not rinse it all out and Gonzo might lick it.
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>>I think the key to it working good is not so much the shampoo, as the rubbing the submersed fur in the soapy water. ( I obviously skip the head, hehehehehe)
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>>Good luck,
>>gonzokat ::::::who is lucky to have such a mellow cat::::::
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>>Gonzo, Tigger, and Stumpy

Tried that yesterday. Bathed him with dawn (handy enough to try it first). While his fur looks and feels A LOT better, he definitively didn't like the inmersion. He usually doesn't fight too bad when in the kitchen sink, but yesterday he meowed, jumped and fought all the way...I am scratched all over, MOL . Guess next time we'll go back to the empty sink and try to manage if I want to keep my arms and legs whole
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Bob, Daisy, Karla and the Goldfish

After about ten minutes of trying to log in I decided I would post this message even thought it a really old post.
Anyway we use Earthbath for our coon mix cats. It works wonderfully. Crash always seems to feel and look greasy. So we use it and it works. I don't bath her much. But she will be getting a bath at the end of summer.

Did you find anything else that worked well?