What to do if my cat has bad flea treatment on and it stinks?

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.

You can use Dawn dish soap to get it off. If you don't have that, a long warm water bath should get most of it off but it may not get all of it depending on how long it was on before you washed Princess. That's why I recommended waiting two weeks before applying another flea treatment to be safe.

No this is absolutely not recommended, first of all you can overdose her, secondly i generally do not recommend flea baths for cats, they are less effective and tend to cause severe side effects. Hartz isn't a good product either, for next time i would recommend something from the following list: Spot ons: Revoulution Advantage Advantage Multi Frontline Bravecto spot on (ticks as well) - for cats Tablets: Comfortis Collar: Seresto ( (ticks as well) House spary: Indoorex

I can give you a great flea treatment program for Princess. First, I would give her Capstar. It's a one time pill that starts killing fleas within 30 minutes. Then follow up with a spot on treatment, such as Advantage or Revolution. This is a treatment that has to be used once a month. You will also have to disinfect the environment. Wash her bedding in hot soapy water, and vacuum the furniture and carpet surfaces. You can use a spray to kill fleas in the house, such as Indorex, or a flea bomb would work well to kill the fleas in the home.

I would check the instructions on the package of the product you applied for instructions but most say not to bathe within 24 hours of application. I would be worried about overdosing as she would have absorbed most of the chemical already but some may have washed off. I would wait to retreat and see if there are any live fleas in a few days. You can continue treating with grooming with a flea comb and treated baths until the package says you can retreat (usually a month later)

Yes, I would wash her with soap to get the medication off her skin. She is more sensitive so I wouldn't use that again. I don't want her to continue to scratch and lick as she may make a skin sore. After this reaction talk with your veterinarian to see what product they recommend for Nightmare. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Nightmare.

Theoretically you can give him a bath now, as the Revolution will have entered his skin. However unless your cat fell into something stinky, oily or walked through herbicide or similar, there is no need to wash a cat.