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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: chrisleitz on July 09, 2008, 12:17:24 PM

Title: Which shampoo to get rid of engine oil in cat's coat
Post by: chrisleitz on July 09, 2008, 12:17:24 PM

Buddie managed to get covered in engine oil in a neighbours garden last Friday.  Luckily I work from home, so noticed it quickly.  I didn't have anything at home that could take the oil off his coat, so I took him straight to the vets to have him cleaned and checked. 
I want to be prepared if something like this happens again in the future and just wanted to ask which shampoo I could buy that actually dissolves the diesel.  I looked on VetUK but all of the ones there seem to be medicated shampoos.

Title: Re: Which shampoo to get rid of engine oil in cat's coat
Post by: Team Svartalfheims on July 09, 2008, 12:21:01 PM

I'd have thought Fairy Liquid would be a good start as it would dissolve grease/oil.

Title: Re: Which shampoo to get rid of engine oil in cat's coat
Post by: Gillian Harvey on July 09, 2008, 12:21:38 PM

Fairy Liquid is the best thing for oil/grease, but make sure it is the 'original' Fairy and NOT any of the anti-bacterial/floral type ones.

Title: Re: Which shampoo to get rid of engine oil in cat's coat
Post by: em1209 on July 09, 2008, 12:22:15 PM

What did the vet use?

Title: Re: Which shampoo to get rid of engine oil in cat's coat
Post by: Gillian Harvey on July 09, 2008, 12:22:44 PM

Hehe Lottie, great minds think alike LOL!  :evillaugh:

Title: Re: Which shampoo to get rid of engine oil in cat's coat
Post by: chrisleitz on July 09, 2008, 12:27:15 PM

I only use Ecover as a washing up liquid and tried it but it didn't dissolve the grease. 
Funnily, the vet did say that Buddie is now smelling lovely of Fairy but I put that down as a generic use of term.  I forgot to ask when I was there.  Will get a bottle of the original stuff with my next shopping.  Thanks all.

Title: Re: Which shampoo to get rid of engine oil in cat's coat
Post by: Mark on July 09, 2008, 12:36:28 PM

This "Groomers Goop" came up a lot in searches

http://www.smyleepets.co.uk/SmyleeMain/popup.asp?CategoryID=52&ProductID=2133

Title: Re: Which shampoo to get rid of engine oil in cat's coat
Post by: Millys Mum on July 09, 2008, 17:02:56 PM

When lola gets splodges on her ears i use hibiscrub, not sure how this would work on a whole oily cat tho


Wheres Gill to tell us all about sugar?  :sneaky:

Title: Re: Which shampoo to get rid of engine oil in cat's coat
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on July 09, 2008, 17:06:35 PM

You mix fairy liquid with sugar and that will get rid of it.

Try covering your hands with some oil or something and then adding the mixture.....it works  ;D

reminds me I dont have sugar in house any more so must get a small bag, if they do such things.

Title: Re: Which shampoo to get rid of engine oil in cat's coat
Post by: Mark on July 09, 2008, 17:37:02 PM

If you want to PM me your address, I will put a few sachets in the post as I know you don't eat sugar. I have loads left over from the B&B  :evillaugh: