My kitten got trapped on a glue trap I had put out to catch some mice I had in my house.?

Question

My kitten got "caught" on the glue trap. I was able to take the trap off but now the whole side of her back leg has very sticky glue all over it. Can someone please tell me how to get it off her fur?

Answer 1

I think you should take her to the groomer, it will probably have to be cute off, or call the vet. Poor kitty!

Answer 2

The best way to do this is to cut the fur. Like when a cat gets bad mats in their fur, glue-filled sticky fur would feel like constant hair pulls. It is painful! It would be difficult to wash out without really irritating your cat (and probably getting you some lovely scratches), so trimming the kitty's fur would be best. It grows back pretty quickly, so no worries there.

I'm glad you didn't put poison traps out for the mice (as these can be dangerous to your cat), but I would recommend trying to find a trap that is safe for both the mice and the cat. Look for humane traps at the store next time you go.

Good luck!

Answer 3

A couple of ideas: you might try cooking oil - it might loosen some of the glue and even if it didn't work, would be harmless to the animal. If you can get the kitten to hold still, you might try to give it a trim to get the glue off. Knowing cats, they might work on it and work on it and eventually lick some of it off but it would take a looong time I'd think because that stuff is very sticky. If you handle the cat, wear medical gloves and oil them so you won't stick to it!

As a last resort, your vet may have an idea. I'm sure they've seen it all.

Answer 4

This happened to my cat three weeks ago, so, believe me, I'm an expert. I tried a lot of stuff that only irritated her skin and didn't really take the glue away.
The ONLY thing that worked was olive oil. First I trimmed what hair I could, with scissors (razors just clogged up), then I rubbed, and rubbed, and rubbed, with oil, not the skin, just the hair.
I let her be oily for two days, then took her to a groomer for a bath (I'd have been clawed to death if I tried bathing her myself).
And I swore never to use glue traps again...

Answer 5

It depends on the type of glue. If it's regular craft glue then it should just come off with warm water. But if it's super strong glue then you might have to cut off the fur. You'll need someone to hold her down while you cut it and make sure you use really sharp scissors, or you'll be there all night. But whatever you do, DON'T CUT HER SKIN, or you'll have the risk of infection, and might end up having to put her down. And DO NOT let her lick the glue. For obvious reasons.

Answer 6

As the above person said, rubbing alcohol is a good idea ... but only as long as there are no open sores on her leg.

Warm, soapy water might not be as effective, but the cat wouldn't mind the smell as much - rubbing alcohol could sting her nostrils and make her a bit angry.

Whatever you use, be sure to rinse it thoroughly ... you don't want her licking rubbing alcohol or soap.

If she allows it, you might want to use cuticle scissors to gently clip just the tips of her sticky fur ... but be careful ... only the very tips.

Good Luck !!!
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I noticed that a lot of people in here are advising you to cut the fur - and I agree with them ... BUT:

Words of caution from someone who has experience with doing it the wrong way: Whenever you cut matted fur, be sure to cut vertically INTO the matted area ... NOT across the matted area. The first time I cut a matted area, I cut across and my poor kitty ended up in the ER in need of stitches. Make small vertical cuts into the matted area, gently pulling the loosened hair out as you go along.

Again, good luck!

Answer 7

Try to remove it by using Rubbing Alcohol then give her a bath in cat shampoo. The next time try to put the glue traps where she won't get into them.

Answer 8

If the glue can be dissolved in water, wash her in a luke-warm bath and use Dawn dishwashing detergent to soap her up. Rinse thoroughly several times and snuggle her up in a bunch of towels. Cut anything out of her fur very carefully that will not wash out. Otherwise she will lick it out and probably get sick.
My male kitten tipped over a can of urethane varnish last week and I bathed him, but has to cut out some fur. He looks funny, but he is healthy. Sometimes it happens. I forgot that he is getting skilled at opening some doors now. I completely forgot about that can!

Answer 9

Avon skin so soft.

Baby oil.

Peanut butter.

Goo gone.

Just remember to gently wash off whatever you try on her, so she doesn't ingest any oils or p-but butter. :)

Keep any and all traps and poisons in a trap itself. There are special bait boxes sold at the stores, used to put the poison and such into, so pets and small children can not get to it.

Your baby might have some irritation. Try some antibiotic cream (very light covering) if this happens.

Answer 10

try butter or oil; that will make the hairs greasy and the sticky glue will slide off more easily. We left one of those traps out and the neighbor's cat got stuck in it, and we had to find out how to get the stickum off.

Answer 11

Wow, that's a tough one. Be careful about what you use, because cats (especially kittens) lick their fur a lot and would lick whatever you use to clean their fur. (Please be careful, because when I was young, my parents accidentally cleaned our kitten with adult cat flea shampoo and he licked it off and got very sick.) I know pet stores sell wipes to clean pets, but I don't know if they're safe to use on kittens. You can also purchase shampoo that is safe for kittens. Honestly, if it's that bad, I would maybe shave the fur off. But, consult your vet or even talk to someone at Petsmart or something. Good luck!