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

No, I think it's terrible and I don't recommend it. Give Princess a bath with warm water and cat shampoo to get the rest of it off. Wait at least two weeks before applying another flea treatment, I recommend Revolution or Advantage.

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.

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.

If you used a topical preventative and applied it soon after bathing, it won't have been as effective as it should be. These produce use the oils in the skin to spread. When you bathe a pet, these oils are stripped and you have to wait for them to build up again. Typically, it recommended to apply a topical 3 days before or 3 days after a bath or getting wet. It should then be used monthly for at least 3 consecutive months, preferably year round. You should also treat the environment, since most fleas live off of the pet and only hop on for feeding. Vacuum everywhere the cats have been. Discard of the bag or empty the canister outdoors immediately after. Wash all bedding in the hottest water allowable by fabric and dry in the dryer. Use a cat safe area treatment to prevent reinfestation. An oral preventative, such as CapStar, can be given to quickly kill any adult fleas on the cats. Get it from your vet or from the local Petco.

If Georgina still smells, and there is a chance it could be kerosene, do not allow her to continue to bathe herself. Kerosene is toxic if ingested, and it can be toxic as well on her skin. I would bathe her again with a baby shampoo or Dawn dish soap to try to get rid of the smell, and if that doesn't work, I would take her into a vet because of the concern it could be kerosene on her skin. Another thing to consider is that she may have been sprayed by a skunk. I obviously can't smell her to say if that's correct or not, but that would also be a hard smell to get rid of and would smell terrible on a cat. You can get a shampoo to get rid of skunk smell from the pet store.