November 16th, 2009
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Last year, a reader wrote to me desperately seeking information about how to get oil out of her cat’s fur. It turned out the answer was simpler than either of us thought.
Dawn dish detergent, the miracle product rescuers use to clean oil-coated birds, will also work for your cat, if you use this procedure: Put the detergent on your cat’s fur before you get him wet. Massage it in for several minutes. By using the detergent before you wet your cat, the oil will get bound up in the soap rather than just causing the soap and water to slick off without touching the oil. Rinse your cat’s fur with warm water until no more suds come out. My reader reported that this technique worked like a charm, and her kitty’s fur was clean after the first try. Cat expert and animal communicator JaneA Kelley is the webmaster and chief cat slave for Paws and Effect, a weekly cat advice column by cats, for cats and their people. |
If I’m not mistaken, Dawn also works on young kittens and puppies that are too young to use flea medications and shampoos on. I found a stray and her kittens and my vet recommended Dawn to get rid of the fleas that they had. It worked!
then call 911 and have the EMTs bind your wounds from giving your cat a bath! *laugh*
Dawn dish soap will also kill fleas, if your cat is allergic to flea collars and commercial flea medicine.
Doesn’t castile soap work? Dawn is manufactured by PG&E who uses animal cruelty, so I would not promote any product made by them. Dawn is used by rescuers only because PG&E donates it to obscure the fact they torture animals.
I was just wondering if you have any tips on how to keep a cat from tearing up window screens? I have very few left that I can open now.
Thanks
Christina