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Why does my cat still stink after washing off her treatment? Is she safe?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | 5 years and 9 months old

I tried washing the Bob martin’s cat treatment off my cat with water but it still stinks And I don’t have any cat shampoo or dawn dish soap to wash it off properly so I just used warm water but I tried washing it with water after around 15 mins of applying it but I’m scared that there could still be side affects even though I tried to wash it off less than an hour after I applied it

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on February 13th, 2019

It takes 24 hours for it to fully absorb, which is why you aren't allowed to wash your cat until 24 hours have passed after application. You likely got the majority of it. You can wait until the morning, then go out and get cat shampoo to get the stink out. Princess should be fine.

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