Hi everyone,
I just adopted a 1.5 year old male cat, he's currently scheduled to be neutered next week and seems to be settling in at his new home pretty well. I do have a question about the stinky paws cats get from the litter box. He won't currently let me clean them, I got cat wipes and also tried a warm washcloth but he freaks out and runs away to hide after attempting even one paw. They smell so bad though, a heavy urine smell, and he's tracking it all over my apartment, clothing, bed...anywhere he explores he leaves the smell behind. I've tried using treats, waiting until he's calm and happy, and distracting him with a toy. He still will not let me even approach him to clean up his paws, and I don't want to keep trying and cause him unnecessary stress while still in a somewhat stressful new home situation anyway. Is there anything I can do besides just wait it out and deal with the smell? I mean it's getting everywhere and I do clean as much as I can but I can't even find half the places he's touched and left his litter box paws smell Thank you so much, much appreciated!
I just adopted a 1.5 year old male cat, he's currently scheduled to be neutered next week and seems to be settling in at his new home pretty well. I do have a question about the stinky paws cats get from the litter box. He won't currently let me clean them, I got cat wipes and also tried a warm washcloth but he freaks out and runs away to hide after attempting even one paw. They smell so bad though, a heavy urine smell, and he's tracking it all over my apartment, clothing, bed...anywhere he explores he leaves the smell behind. I've tried using treats, waiting until he's calm and happy, and distracting him with a toy. He still will not let me even approach him to clean up his paws, and I don't want to keep trying and cause him unnecessary stress while still in a somewhat stressful new home situation anyway. Is there anything I can do besides just wait it out and deal with the smell? I mean it's getting everywhere and I do clean as much as I can but I can't even find half the places he's touched and left his litter box paws smell Thank you so much, much appreciated!