My sphynx cat is dirty!

[admin]

So you ask yourself,

Why is my sphynx so dirty all the time, one day after bathing he is a filthy mess again! Sometimes my sphynx even becomes a bit "smelly." Have you noticed that your sphynx favorite napping spot is brown and oily looking? Have you stroked your sphynx back and found an oily residue left on your fingers?

Well most likely the cause is known as sebum from the sebaceous gland. What is sebum you ask? Sebum is an oily substance that is secreted by the sebaceous glands in your sphynx skin.

All mammals have sebaceous glands that produce this oily type substance. Sebum's main purpose is to make your sphynx skin waterproof and to protect your kitty from excessive drying of the skin. When this process works correctly, the skin is moisturized and remains healthy for your sphynx cat. If not enough sebum is produced, the skin becomes dry and flakey. However if too much sebum is produced the skin becomes extremely oily, a condition known as seborrhea.

An excess of sebum can make the skin too oily, and your sphynx skin can begin to smell when broken down by bacteria outside of his body. The sphynx sebaceous glands are usually attached to hair follicles, yes, your sphynx does have fine hair follicles believe it or not, but the glands can also exist in some hairless areas of your sphynx as well, such as the eyelids, where sebum is added to tears to keep your kitty's eyes moist.

There are a number of disorders associated with sebum and the sebaceous glands in humans and sphynx. A blocked gland can result in a sebaceous cyst, which fills with sebum and can become infected. Sebaceous cysts usually require no treatment, but they may have to be removed through surgery if they become abnormally large or painful to your pet. Excessive sebum can also cause mild to moderate acne which most of us are very familiar with in our sphynx breed.

Giving your sphynx a bath every other week can help fight bacteria which can build on her skin from excessive oily sebum build up. Bathing too much can cause your sphynx skin to become too dry and leave too little protectant and believe it or not can cause more oily skin in some cases as well. We recommend bathing every other week if possible to be safe. Always check with your vet when in doubt.

If you are looking to get a sphynx cat as a pet, remember, the trade-off with no hair due to shedding is the oily brown residue, sebum, left on clothing, bedding, light colored furniture, carpets and counter tops to window sills where they hang out to bask in the sun. generally if cleaned quickly it will come out, if left on certain items for long periods of time - it could stain permanently.

 

[Tina Rae]

So you ask yourself,

Why is my sphynx so dirty all the time, one day after bathing he is a filthy mess again! Sometimes my sphynx even becomes a bit "smelly." Have you noticed that your sphynx favorite napping spot is brown and oily looking? Have you stroked your sphynx back and found an oily residue left on your fingers?

Well most likely the cause is known as sebum from the sebaceous gland. What is sebum you ask? Sebum is an oily substance that is secreted by the sebaceous glands in your sphynx skin.

All mammals have sebaceous glands that produce this oily type substance. Sebum's main purpose is to make your sphynx skin waterproof and to protect your kitty from excessive drying of the skin. When this process works correctly, the skin is moisturized and remains healthy for your sphynx cat. If not enough sebum is produced, the skin becomes dry and flakey. However if too much sebum is produced the skin becomes extremely oily, a condition known as seborrhea.

An excess of sebum can make the skin too oily, and your sphynx skin can begin to smell when broken down by bacteria outside of his body. The sphynx sebaceous glands are usually attached to hair follicles, yes, your sphynx does have fine hair follicles believe it or not, but the glands can also exist in some hairless areas of your sphynx as well, such as the eyelids, where sebum is added to tears to keep your kitty's eyes moist.

There are a number of disorders associated with sebum and the sebaceous glands in humans and sphynx. A blocked gland can result in a sebaceous cyst, which fills with sebum and can become infected. Sebaceous cysts usually require no treatment, but they may have to be removed through surgery if they become abnormally large or painful to your pet. Excessive sebum can also cause mild to moderate acne which most of us are very familiar with in our sphynx breed.

Giving your sphynx a bath every other week can help fight bacteria which can build on her skin from excessive oily sebum build up. Bathing too much can cause your sphynx skin to become too dry and leave too little protectant and believe it or not can cause more oily skin in some cases as well. We recommend bathing every other week if possible to be safe. Always check with your vet when in doubt.

If you are looking to get a sphynx cat as a pet, remember, the trade-off with no hair due to shedding is the oily brown residue, sebum, left on clothing, bedding, light colored furniture, carpets and counter tops to window sills where they hang out to bask in the sun. generally if cleaned quickly it will come out, if left on certain items for long periods of time - it could stain permanently.

Hi I have a sphinx cat that's a year old. He is having issues with his skin under his arm and on his chest he gets this rusty brown color. I took him to the vet and she said it was yeast. She gave me a medicated shampoo and told me to use it every couple days and leave it on for 10 minutes I did this a few times probably only four times. It seem to make the situation worse so I stopped. His skin seems to be improving but not much it's like the same as always it gets better until he gets oily and then I wash him again and he gets worse.. Should I get him back on the shampoo? Some people say it takes time and could get worse before it gets better.

 

[Catzzzmeow]

Often this is due to not rinsing them well. They can literally turn orange the next day if you don’t rinse them well. Especially in those hard to reach areas like the chest armpits,neck and belly. The rule of thumb is rinse them thoroughly and then rinsed them again. @Tina Rae

 

[Catzzzmeow]

Can you share a pic just to help? Medicated shampoos could strip skin worse if it is only a case of not rinsing well.

 

[Yoda mom]

@Tina Rae , checking in for updates. wanted to share mine haate spa day and so hard to rinse well under armpits.

For nearly a decade now with my crew for inbetween spa days, I do wipe downs (not on face) underarms chins, bellies, necks, legs with Trizultra w/keto on cotton pads. works better than any baby wipe I tried and Really gets the brown off . No skin issues. I get trizultra w/keto at vet or online. my vet suggested over a decade ago to clean ears for my crew. it is dual purpose and can be as a skin flush so I have used for wipe downs.

you can ask your vet if would be okay. I use it too wetting cotton pads and qtips to wipe ears for over a decade.

I personally have not used medicated shampoos.. what is your babys normal shampoo?

 

[Lilmustangchick]

So you ask yourself,

Why is my sphynx so dirty all the time, one day after bathing he is a filthy mess again! Sometimes my sphynx even becomes a bit "smelly." Have you noticed that your sphynx favorite napping spot is brown and oily looking? Have you stroked your sphynx back and found an oily residue left on your fingers?

Well most likely the cause is known as sebum from the sebaceous gland. What is sebum you ask? Sebum is an oily substance that is secreted by the sebaceous glands in your sphynx skin.

All mammals have sebaceous glands that produce this oily type substance. Sebum's main purpose is to make your sphynx skin waterproof and to protect your kitty from excessive drying of the skin. When this process works correctly, the skin is moisturized and remains healthy for your sphynx cat. If not enough sebum is produced, the skin becomes dry and flakey. However if too much sebum is produced the skin becomes extremely oily, a condition known as seborrhea.

An excess of sebum can make the skin too oily, and your sphynx skin can begin to smell when broken down by bacteria outside of his body. The sphynx sebaceous glands are usually attached to hair follicles, yes, your sphynx does have fine hair follicles believe it or not, but the glands can also exist in some hairless areas of your sphynx as well, such as the eyelids, where sebum is added to tears to keep your kitty's eyes moist.

There are a number of disorders associated with sebum and the sebaceous glands in humans and sphynx. A blocked gland can result in a sebaceous cyst, which fills with sebum and can become infected. Sebaceous cysts usually require no treatment, but they may have to be removed through surgery if they become abnormally large or painful to your pet. Excessive sebum can also cause mild to moderate acne which most of us are very familiar with in our sphynx breed.

Giving your sphynx a bath every other week can help fight bacteria which can build on her skin from excessive oily sebum build up. Bathing too much can cause your sphynx skin to become too dry and leave too little protectant and believe it or not can cause more oily skin in some cases as well. We recommend bathing every other week if possible to be safe. Always check with your vet when in doubt.

If you are looking to get a sphynx cat as a pet, remember, the trade-off with no hair due to shedding is the oily brown residue, sebum, left on clothing, bedding, light colored furniture, carpets and counter tops to window sills where they hang out to bask in the sun. generally if cleaned quickly it will come out, if left on certain items for long periods of time - it could stain permanently.

All of my 4 girls get dirty one of them gets it worse, everything is rusty colored. Took her to a dermatologist she gave me this shampoo
Miconahex + Triz Shampoo. It works so good. I got mine at the office but I found it on Amazon cheaper.

My girls get dingy fast from going in the backyard (the backyard is safe no one can come in and no one can get out). The oily one I bath when she’s rusty it can take a few weeks before she does and I do the others when they need baths.

I would give it a try

 

[DoubleTheChaos]

I think I am blessed with my peach fuzzed torti, although not entirely hairless, the oils are not bad and bathing is only needed every 2 weeks.