Will it hurt my cat to spray her with static guard or rub dryer sheets on her, you shock her when u touch her?

Answer 1

try spritzing her with plain old water

Answer 2

Ok lets break this down simply. Would you walk into your laundry room and start licking a dryer sheet?

I can imagine probably not. Well unlike people cats are responsible for cleaning their own fur (meaning no showers..lol) So when you rub your cat down with a dryer sheet, in essence she is going to be licking the chemicals off the dryer sheet that were transferred to her fur by you. Probably not the best idea.

Febreeze the same thing, would you take a few drinks of it...again probably not (well at least I hope not..lol)

Try something a little simpler and probably healthier for your cat. Buy some coat conditioner from the pet store made for cats and lightly spray her coat. Not only will it keep it smelling good, nice and shiny but will also keep the static that your complaining about down.

Answer 3

They sell anti-static stuff at pet-stores that's safe for your cat or dog. It's a little bit expensive, but I've had the same bottle for four winters now, and no problems. Basically, you spray it onto a paper towel and then rub it all over your cat, going with the fur. It'll also keep kitty's fur nice and shiny.

Just ask your petstore for something along these lines and they'll know what you need.

Answer 4

Anything that is sprayed is INHALED by the cat and you. I would never use any spray around my cats. I am sure dryer sheets are tested on animals to ensure they cannot harm babies or children who might get into them. That doesn't mean they were tested on cats.

Cats and humans are having a greater incidence of cancer than in the past. Environmental causes are highly suspect and which ones causing various cancers are unknown. Why take any risk of this for you or your cats?

Answer 5

Depending on how much you spray or rub on her it could be harsh on her stomach. It's better to air on the side of caution and use something edible, I like to use butter. It sounds weird but rub a small amount on your hands then pass them over her fur, she'll love it! To prevent the static in the first place buy a humidifier or place a shallow dish of water next to the heating vent she's near the most.

Answer 6

Instead of doing anything to your cat, try raising the humidity in your home. This is a bad time of the year for static because the air is so dry.

Answer 7

You can try gently running a wire coat hanger across her fur if she'll let you, and that would keep chemicals out of her stomach and lungs. Or a few drops of water, but don't spritz her because that's a punishment. We used to do the wire or water on our clothes before Static Guard was invented.

Answer 8

They both have chemicals in them that may be harmful to the cat. If everyone is getting shocks, the air in your home must be very dry. You may want to get a humidifier. Spraying her or rubbing her with a little water may help if she will tolerate that.

Answer 9

What you put on your cat's hair will get into your cat's stomach.

They like to lick themselves, you know.

It's the dry winter air that causes static. A bit more humidity in the house will help.

Answer 10

Shocking is due to lack of moisture in the air (you're probably shocking people too). Put some pots of water close to the radiators. That will add moisture to the air and lessen or get rid of the shocking.

Answer 11

I wouldn't try this if I were you. It may take care of the static electricity and make your cat smell good, BUT there's another consideration. When your cat licks her fur, (and cats do lick themselves) she will ingest particles of the chemicals in the products. It may make her sick.