Oatmeal bath....yes, they make these for cats. If will help soothe the skin. I don't know what's causing the itching, but with my cat, I think it was stress. Is there anything different/new/upsetting to her? Something to check for.


In order to give her a bath, you've got to fill the sink FIRST - NOT have the water running while you try to dunk her. Fact: cats DO NOT like the water! I know you know this, I'm just saying.

So, the bath water has to be filled in the sink, and the water at CAT BODY TEMPERATURE. In this way, they don't really even realize it's wet, cause it just feels like their own body temperature, and they won't realize it's W-A-T-E-R if you don't splash. You can kind of "dunk" her, full body in (except head). If you try to put back legs in first, she WILL fight and claw to get out. So if you kind of hold her with legs UP and back down into the sink first. DO NOT SPLASH AT ALL. Just kind of dunk her, and then turn her - very slowly - until she can touch the bottom with her feet, but DON"T let her head or ears get wet or she WILL go ballistic over that.

You're not really "washing" her - at first, just holding her in it and letting her see you are not intending to drown
her!

If you can, put some of the oatmeal soap on her and use a cup to rinse off. With my cats, if I run the spigot, they will go ballistic.

It's kind of got to be done with you ever-so-slowly and calmly so THEY don't get freaked.

Some of my cats take a bath pretty easy, and some don't. You might need help, someone to help hold her, tho.