AIBU to reach for the dettol wipes when my cat treads in her poo?

[soggycabbage]

You'd think I'd be an expert on poo, after two children, but we've recently adopted a kitten and it feels like I'm learning from scratch again. She's house trained (phew) but a couple of times she has tread in her poo when climbing out of the litter tray and trailed it across the tiled kitchen floor.

Is a dettol wipe enough to wipe the floor, or do I need to use something stronger?

Also (please don't flame me) this morning, because we saw it happen, we instinctively wiped her paws too. That was probably the wrong thing to do, but what should we have done? Just use kitchen roll moistened with warm water instead? Or just waited for her to lick them clean in her own time?

(Sorry - first cat I've ever owned)

Alive and kicking and ready to poop another day, Twotinygirls.

Yabu for posting about a kitten with no photo! ;)

Steam cleaner on floors (not the cat obviously)

Kills the germs and it's only water.

Cats lick their own arses so are perfectly equipped to deal with their own paws without human intervention but if you must, yes, just wet kitchen paper to clean them off.

I'm a vet nurse and will back up the big fat NO to dettol. I would advise rinsing her paws off ASAP and using a pet safe disinfectant on the floors from now on (or, at least clean and dry the floors while she is safely shut in another room).

For cleaning the cat, get yourself some chlorehexidine soap (antibacterial, used in hospitals and vets - hibiscrub is a good brand and is great for minor wounds on pets/humans too). Your vets can probably supply you with a small pot if it if you ask nicely!