The vet perfumed my cat

[meti57b]

She took him in the other room to give him a shot. When I got him back, he smells like perfume. I cannot stand the smell of perfume. I am allergic to it. His fur looks fluffier and cleaner. I think it must have been some kind of dry shampoo.

I notice the smell comes off on my clothes so I'm rubbing him gently with a clean towel to see if I can get it off that way.

The cats fix their fur the way they like it with plenty of cat-spit. Is there any kind of non-perfume dry cat shampoo?. I could clean them up a little next time I take one of them to the vet.

[Curmudgeoness]

1. If they cats are dirty when they go to the vet,

why not wash them first? But I would just tell the vet not to do that again.

For now, if you can bathe the cat, do it. Or use a damp towel or gloves or socks on your hands to keep wiping the cat. I doubt that any dry shampoo will work on this. And check pet supply stores for a non-scented one---I have never used a dry shampoo.

[meti57b]

3. They are strictly indoor cats, not dirty at all.

His fur was just not "fluffy" because he licks it.

I will try the damp towel idea.

Two of the three have inflammatory bowel disease. One of them was having an episode of it and throwing up. I brought him in for an anti-nausea shot. She took him on an emergency, which I greatly appreciate.

I hadn't known there was such a thing as dry cat shampoo. I'll look for some that doesn't have perfume. Next time I have to take one of them to the vet, I'll use it to clean and fluff him up a little. She is the most wonderful and knowledgeable vet. I really don't want to complain about anything.

[Curmudgeoness]

7. Oh no, two cats with problems!

I have one with food allergies, and thank god, we have them under control now. It must be hard to deal with sometimes for you.

But I really do not think that the vet would consider it a complaint to ask her not to use a scented product on the cat because you are allergic to scents. You could even use that as a way to ask her about what you can do at home for the cat's fur. And who knows, she may have a product that has no scent if she feels that it is necessary. But a good vet would not take this as a complaint. Really.

[meti57b]

8. Hey, thanks! .........

In an unknown situation like someone's reaction to something said, .... it does help to get an opinion from someone else. I will tell her that I am allergic to perfume.

On the way home, the poor cat pooped in his cat carrier. That covered up the perfume smell and I thought it smelled a whole lot better than the perfume. Surprisingly, he didn't get any of it on himself. I was dreading opening that cat carrier and seeing what the clean-up would entail. But all I had to do was throw out the "puppy pad" I had lined the carrier with. My little guy is a real champ!

The IBD is pretty much under control, with special food. Recently, a couple anti-nausea drugs have been approved for veterinary use, which helps enormously.

[Curmudgeoness]

9. My cat poops in the carrier every time

on the way home from the vet's office....or pees.....or both. I drive home like a maniac trying to get here before he lets go. And I know the moment it happens! I used to always use a blanket in the bottom of the carrier for all my other cats, but I have gone to lining it with those bed pads because of this disgusting behavior.

(And that perfume must have really really stunk to have it smell better in the car AFTER the poop! Ewwwww!)

[roody]

2. How awful!

That happened to my car once.

[meti57b]

4. I know you meant ......

"cat" and not "car".

This did sort of remind me of how, when you take car in to the mechanic, they wash the car for you, which makes it seem like you have a whole new car.

[roody]

5. I meant car. They changed the oil

and sprayed some toxic smelly shit inside that they call perfume. I guess I had a car wash also.

[meti57b]

6. Oh, that's awful! That's worse than perfuming the cat!

It probably took forever for that to go away.

I don't know why there's a presumption that perfume smells good.

[eridani]

10. If cat spit was good enough for Mom--

[meti57b]

11. LOL!! ........ kitteh is right!

Cat spit isn't just for swallowing the cat food, .... it's what they bathe and comb their fur with.

[kas125]

14. I will never forget walking into the living room where my just turned two year old was sitting

watching Sesame Street on the couch while I washed dishes. Our huge cat was sitting on the back of the couch when I walked in. The kid's whole head was dripping wet and I asked him what is all over your hair?!!? He looked at me and said, "kitty lick." Ugh, it was disgusting but it did make me laugh.

[ginnyinWI]

12. I don't know, but perfuming a cat at a vet's office?

I can't understand why they would do that. Maybe what happened is that a vet tech was wearing a lot of perfume that day, and it rubbed off on kitty when she carried him? Either that or it was from an alcohol wipe or something else they might have used.

[meti57b]

13. It looks like they used a "dry shampoo" for cats, that had "fragrance" in it ....

The cat's fur had a very different texture to it when I got him back. It was very "fluffy" and not like it usually is from his licking his fur. The only thing that would explain it is a dry shampoo, since they didn't have him long enough to actually bathe the him with wet shampoo.