How can I get oil out of my white cats fur?

Question

My cat came home the other evening with car oil on a lot of his fur is there anyway I can get this off safely?

Answer 1

Thay sell special shampoo for cats in stores like wal-mart, Mejier ect, and in most pet stores. just make sure that he doesn't start licking it off his fur.

Answer 2

Baby shampoo works well. Although most cats do not kindly to having a bath. Put some warm water in the kitchen sink about half full is plenty and gently wet the cats fur then rub in some baby shampoo, this should get rid of most of the oil any left will gradually go with the natural shedding of the cats fur.Be sure that the cats is rinsed well and really dry before you let it back outside

Answer 3

Call the Vet's office and ask, that is the best advice. You won't have to take the cat in, just ask. Then use a cat shampoo afterwards. Never dish soap or anything other than something made for a cat. I can't believe these people telling you to use dish soap. This can cause serious skin irrations and blindness if gotten into the eye! Give the cat a bath as soon as possibile! The cat will lick this toxic stuff and could die! Don't let you cat outdoors, get it fixed and keep it indoors. if your cat has oil in only one spot and you have no cat shampoo, do what you can until you get shampoo for your cat, I mean the same day. only wash that area until you get cat shampoo.

Answer 4

Dish soap, that works for about every kind of grease. I used it on my dog when he got oil on his fur and was not harmful to him. The only problem is the soap is horrible to get out of the hair, takes forever. I don't know how your cat likes water, probably not, but you will need to wash it out some how. If it is on the top of the fur cut it out or shave a spot. Better to be safe than sorry.

Answer 5

I have read that petrolleum jelly has too large molecules to be actually absorbed in the stomach and intestines of the cat - so it cannot harm them. But I don't know if car oil has the same constitution (by petrolleum jelly they meant vaseline in particular - as a medicine to avoid the cat choking on furballs - the cat in question lived to 21 years, so I guess it really didn't harm her... :)) )

So check with your vet on the phone wheter car oil _will_ harm the cat, and if not, let the cat take care of the prolem on his own. Do call the vet first, though :)

Answer 6

You need chalk powder. Shampoos are all very well but you are going to traumatise the poor thing bathing it.
Try vet/chemist and you can get a tub of it. It absorbs the oil and then brushes out.
I foud this out when my white kitty got run over but survived thankfully. Her fur was full of oil and this was what my vet said was least traumatic way of dealing with it.
Good luck kitty !

Answer 7

Wash him in warm water with Dawn dish soap ,rinse well and towel dry.If he won't tolerate a bath,work some cornstarch into the oily spots,let it sit for half-an-hour,then rub briskly with a dry towel and brush him out.If it's motor oil,you need to get it out right away ,as if he licks it off it could make him ill.If it's cooking oil,it won't hurt him;just let him clean it himself.Good luck with kitty!

Answer 8

you cant unless you want to try bathing Ur cat ( I don't recommend this ) I had this problem and had to bring the cat to the vet ... they were concerned that if the cat tries to groom the oil will make it sick .. then your into giving the poor thing charcoal to soak up the poison blah blah.... bring it to the vet they knock the cat out and clean it for u.

Answer 9

Give it a good wash (as much as they don’t like it), make sure you keep it indoors and warm until it dries (cats are very susceptible to catching colds). If there are oily patches left, baby powder usually helps neutralise the slippery effects of the oil. If you use baby powder, use one of them lampshadey things so your cat can’t lick it.

Answer 10

Rub it with neat Swarfega, the stuff mechanics use, and then rinse well. Neat washing up liquid will work as well but might take a few goes.