Yesterday Gus had to go to the vet and while he was there, the vet cleaned his ears (Gus's, not the vet's). I think he must have used mineral oil which is now all over Gus's head. He is not making any attempt to clean himself. What can I do to help him? He is a little sensitive about me touching his ears because of his experience with the vet. Do you think a warm wet washcloth followed by a combing (which he loves!!!) would help??
Suggestions?????
4 years ago
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Water will not remove mineral oil. a little baby shampoo might, but I fear that may have a negative impact on Mr. Kitty's attitude...
See, that's what I thought. Baby shampoo is a no for kitty since it requires application AND rinsing, two bouts with waterish substances.
I think that if I combed his fur, it would end up all slicked back and he would look like a pomaded kitty, a Rudolph Valentino cat, or just like George Clooney in "O Brother." Might be kinda funny....
I think the best you can probably do is comb it (nothing wrong with a slicked back cat) regularly... it will eventually work its way out (and if he isn't concerned about it, I wouldn't be either).
rub it a bit with a towel, to get as much oil off as you can. then if you really want to be expermental, use some corn meal, rub that in and then comb it out. Anything that will absorb the oil. However, you might first want to call the vet and be sure just what you are trying to get off of Mr. Gus's hair!
oh, Alice, very smart to go the absorbing route.
There are also wash-less shampoos but I doubt they would make the cat happy, and I think their idea is the absorbtion route anyhow.
Put a little powdwer or conrstarch in it and comb it out. Cornstarch is very absorbent. I used it on your bottom when you were in diapers!!
Girl, you should use turpentine to loosen that thar oil up a bit :) or if your really feeling sciencey and gus is feeling up for animal experimentation crush up a packing peanut/styrofoam cup and use this as an absorbent. Since this is a non-polar/hydrophobic material it should absorb the hydrophobic oil better (theoreticaly, but gus may not be so happy about having pieces of styrofoam in his ear). Good luck getting him to keep still for any kind of cleaning though :)
Boy,
Ummmm, what????
Love,
Girl
Since everyone else weighed in on how to cure the cat of oil slicked ears, I vote for Boy's turpentine solution. The turpentine will cut the oil and allow you to wipe it away. However, the smell of turpentine has a tendancy to linger in the air. I suggest baking soda to absorb the offending smell. Oh and NO SMOKING
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