One of my cats who usually stay indoors and only comes out to the garden with us went missing today for an hour. She was out with me and the kids and disappeared when we had our backs turned for one minute, she was probably startled by something and jumped over the fence (we live near a busy road which is why she stays indoors, she has never gone over the garden fence before).
After some searching a neighbour spotted her in another neighbour's garden. When we got there she was hiding under the said neighbour's very dirty work lorry and it took a while to get her out.
Luckily she is OK now but very filthy as she actually climbed up somewhere on top of the back axle of the lorry.
I tried wiping her back but it didn't do anything. Should I wash her and if so, with what? Or is she traumatised enough as it is and can sort herself out? She hates brushing so i doubt a bath would go down well.
She has that sort of back dirt all over her white back like on her chest in the photo.