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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

1515.0. ""Kittens and car oil don't mix"" by TFH::DALESSANDRO () Thu Jun 30 1988 20:09

    	Does anyone have a good way to remove car grease and oil from
    cat hair.  My black and white kitten ran underneath my car while
    it was parked in the driveway and came out with oil stains on her
    neck, which of course is where the white hair is.  any ideas???
    
    Thanks ..... Jim D.
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1515.1Anything to avoid bathing a cat...JAWS::COTELook!! Eeet eees BASSOON!Thu Jun 30 1988 20:133
    Rub cat litter into her fur. It'll absorb alot of the oil.
    
    Edd
1515.2SSSIAMOK::HTAYLORMe and my lil'pots o' purrsThu Jun 30 1988 21:028
    Try Avon's Skin So Soft.  That usually works on that kind of thing.
    It is a bath oil, but it has a number of other things that it does.
    
    Holly
    
    p.s.  Skin So Soft is also a GREAT mosquito and black fly repellant.
    
    
1515.3Dawn - it breaks up grease!PARITY::WHALENAnd may the traffic be with youThu Jun 30 1988 21:047
    
       After rubbing as much off as possible with a dry papertowel,
    I wet a rag and put a dab of Dawn or similar greasecutting detergent
    on it  and rub the spot. Rinsing it after with just a wet rag, cleans
    the area without having to bathe  all of kitty...
    
                                     Denise       
1515.4DISH SOAP IS NOT A HEALTHY IDEASKITZD::WILDETime and Tide wait for NormanThu Jun 30 1988 21:257
re: .3 

DAWN is a detergent and can be harsh to the skin of cats and people - as well
as toxic if the cat licks it off or is groomed by another cat.  Please call
the local groomer and ask for a kitten shampoo brand name or better yet,
get the kitten bathed, toes trimmed, and fluff dried for a nominal fee....
you won't be the bad guy and the kitten will look wonderful.
1515.5COOKING FOR GREASY CATS!UBOHUB::HOOD_SFri Jul 01 1988 11:1715
    
    Jim,
    
    I have a completely white cate "Dinky" who LOVES to rub her head
    on anything oily or dirty.  The best 'cure' I have found so far
    is to rub a little baking soda (Bicarbonate of Soda) into the oily
    patch (this absorbs the grease) and then give her a brisk rub down
    with an old towel.  Most of it seems to come off this way and at
    least if Dinky chooses to have a go at cleaning the oil patch herself,
    I know that the baking soda is not harmful to her.  
    
    Hope it helps!
    
    SANDY.
    
1515.6Baby powderCHEFS::GOUGHFri Jul 01 1988 14:364
    Talcum powder (the sort you use for babies) also absorbs oil quite
    well.
    
    Helen
1515.7Rinse, Rinse, and RinseEDUC8::TRACHMANTue Jul 05 1988 14:092
    Dawn works VERY well and if it is rinsed off completely, it doesn't
    cause problems.  
1515.8if your cat has touchy skin...SKITZD::WILDETime and Tide wait for NormanTue Jul 05 1988 18:127
>    Dawn works VERY well and if it is rinsed off completely, it doesn't
>    cause problems.  

Having a cat with skin sensitivity, I can only suggest you at least do
a skin patch test for 24 hours before using the product all over the cat.
Even rinsed off, it could be a problem for an animal that has touchy skin
because it is a detergent and is not designed for that purpose.
1515.9grease cutterBRUTUS::SOBEKThu Jul 07 1988 18:032
    A product called "Basic H" cuts grease beautifully and seems to
    cause no irritation... My husband uses it for shaving.....