How to deal with stinky cat feet

Jan 24,2024
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Methods to deal with cat foot odor:

1. Pet owners need to regularly trim the hair between cats’ toes, wash and wipe their feet regularly, and maintain Its flesh pads are dry. In the hot summer, pay attention to controlling the room temperature at around 26°C, and regularly spray antibacterial spray on cats to help them deodorize and disinfect.

2. You can use diluted sodium hypochlorite to wipe it. Remember to wipe it again with clean water after the first time to prevent the cat from being poisoned.

3. The owner can prepare some pet-specific shampoo, then pour the shampoo on the cat’s feet, and then wipe them clean with a clean towel, which can effectively alleviate the cat’s foot odor problem.

4. Clean the cat in time and then blow dry it with a hair dryer to avoid bacteria on the foot pads and make the odor worse.

Causes of cat foot odor:

1. The cat stepped on smelly dirt, such as feces, urine, etc.

2. Cats always lick their fur, and then lick their paws to leave the smell of mouth and saliva on their paws, which inevitably makes them smelly.

3. Cats suffer from interdigital inflammation. If the home environment is relatively humid, the cat is infected with parasites, or the cat's paws are punctured by small nails, glass, etc. and are not disinfected in time, etc., the cat will be prone to interdigital inflammation. Interdigital inflammation in cats is mainly caused by fungal, bacterial, parasitic infections, etc., which can cause the affected area to emit a peculiar smell and cause redness, swelling, pain, inflammation, etc. on the skin.

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