Blooming cat's come in covered in oil - he's going to need a bath isn't he?

[Olihan]

White cat, clearly been wandering around under a car, now has fetching black stripe along length of back and tail.

Am I right in thinking oil isn't good for cats and he's going to need washing? Possibly with swarfega?

Or is there a way of getting it off that will result in fewer lacerations?

I would ring vet because I have a feeling oil is poisonous if consumed, and the cat may, or already has groomed its self?

Me too, will try and google it!

I'm looking for you too

Gasoline, oil and brake fluid are all highly toxic, and the sweet smell of anti-freeze can attract a cat, with fatal results.

from animal.discovery.com/guides/cats/safety/catproofingintro.html

haha i'm lmao

sorry for your cat

Oh buggeration. Best send dh to the garage to find the swarfega. Will post photos of the damage on my profile!!

Oh joy!

Wish me luck!

Glad I've made you laugh sea .

Until we have the definitive answer-I would put talc on and try to comb out-then,unfortunately she willneed a scrub with some sort of detergent which will break the oil down....good luck

at the vets we just used to used bog standard fairy liquid to get the worst off. thats what they bath all the birds in that get covered in oil from the oil tanker spillages

Don't put Swarfega or anything else onto the cat, ring the vet and ask for advice. Oil needs removing carefully and is often best done by a vet.

use washing-up liquid such as fairy. it's non toxic and is good at removing the oil. They use it in de-oiling units to get oil off of seabirds that have been caught in oil spills. but also speak to the vet re possible ingestion.

Cut it off?

Get the clippers and give the moggie a hair cut, might work out quicker hence less painful for you and much more amusing for us
If you do go ahead with the bath, trim his/her claws first
Good luck, I hate bathing cats

Found this\link{http://www.catclinic.co.uk/news/sep2005.htm\this\ so going to swarfega him.

Wish me (or rather dh, I ain't going near him!) luck!

Actually, found this , I hope. \ when I should have }

we usually use swarfega or washing up liquid.
Swarfega sticks and rubs in better.
see if you have a platic elizabethan collar to stop him licking at it- or see if a friend does..

This happened to our moggie, he got very oily, and we used Swarfega, rinsed immediately off in the bath (about four inches warm water). towel dried, then let him lick himself dry. No lasting ill effects to the cat but oww, the scratches!

if we had to do it again would don motorbike leathers first . Be careful!

So, that was a fun 20 minutes, especially for dh . Wish I'd seen the motorbile leathers idea sooner, he might be less shredded now, ah well.

Got the worst of it off, black stripe is now very pale grey. Cat's now hiding under the dcs bed refusing to come out, even for treats. Don't think he's very impressed!!

Aaaaaah-but you did the right thing