not one of those jokes about how to give a cat a pill etc, but a serious question....
Grumpy cat is about 15-16, he's a black and white boy, not long hair but not short either, sort of in between. He's fairly fluffy but quite skinny underneath. He's mellowed in his old age and hasn't been in a fight for at least a year now :)
He thinks he's a dog as he was abandoned with dogs and really didn't know how to be a cat when we first got him. He's never really been one for much personal hygiene. We've got to the point now that he rarely washes. He's visibly grubby and he smells. His fur looks all sticky up along his back, like he's washed it and it's not gone down again, only it's like that all the time.
He is leaving dirt and flea mess everywhere he sits :( we've flea treated him (advantage on back of neck) but he's still got fleas :(
Tonight I've washed him with a damp flannel and given him a good flea comb. Managed this by allowing him to lick the remains of roast chicken off the plates on the table! over an hour later and now all his back is sticky up and the fur feels horrible :(
So is there a better way of washing a cat? I don't want to really bath him, but just water has not done the trick. I'm not sure if shampoo is a good idea? can you even get cat shampoo?!
any suggestions? thanks :)