Removing Chewing Gum

SnowyOwl_2

Hi all

My cat Ted stole my other cat Dylan's bed this evening. Dylan decided to snuggle up in my wastepaper bin. Unfortunately I had chucked a few old bits of well chewed gum in there and some of it is now well squished into Dylan's hair. I know the normal advice for getting gum off things is to pop the item in the freezer...but Dylan is not an item - he's a kitty - and anyway, I think he'd be a bit cross if I put him in the freezer.

So what shall I do?

Thanks.

SnowyOwl

nearlyrich

Sorry this made me laugh, how about using an ice cube on the chewing gum?

This will make it brittle and you can try to break it off the fur, otherwise it's time for a haircut for the cat.

Really sorry for laughing I am not a nasty person honestly.

wendym

If you have someone else to hold the him, and it's not too near the skin, I'd cut it out, to prevent him chewing it off himself and then having to visit the vet with a very unhappy digestive system.

And I had cats for 20-odd years, so I do know it won't be easy.

TKP_3

My Mom always said that putting peanut butter on chewing gum got it off. I have never tried myself, but it is kitty friendly at least!

Dustykitten

TKP wrote:

My Mom always said that putting peanut butter on chewing gum got it off. I have never tried myself, but it is kitty friendly at least!

Do you know that the cat does not have a nut allergy though:rotfl:

TKP_3

Dustykitten wrote:

Do you know that the cat does not have a nut allergy though:rotfl:

Good point. Never had a cat.

lizzyb1812

If it is fairly straightforward to cut the fur off underneath the gum then do that - you may need a helper. I had a long hair once and regularly had to cut out the "underarm" clumps. The fur will grow back quickly.

If you don't have a helper, if it's too close to the skin to be able to cut it safely, or if your cat is not cuddly friendly,then leave it to the cat.

About a hundred years ago when I was young a very ugly looking cat adopted my family. She had an enormous lump hanging off her side. To cut a long story short - she had been kicked by a cow - the lump was damaged tissue - we let her deal with it and eventually it fell off. She was a wonderful cat and we never regretted taking our ugly duckling in.

To sum up - cats will sort most things out for themselves, but if they go off their food you need to be asking why

iwanttosave_2

Put it in the freezzer for a few hours, should come right off


Sorry snowy, will get me coat

SnowyOwl_2

Hi all

Dylan wasn't terribly impressed with the ice cube...it was a bit wet and a bit cold! As for peanut butter, I'd have tried that but that'd would have involved a trip to the shops and I didn't fancy going out into the freezing cold. So I followed Plan C and took a pair of scissors to Dylan's coat. He didn't mind, thought he was getting warm and dry cuddles to make up for the cold and wet ones when he was rubbed with an ice cube. He's got a funny patch of short hair now, not terribly attractive on a cat's butt though it will grow back.

Thanks for your suggestions - I had a good laugh into the bargain!

Here's a picture of the Little Sir himself:




SnowyOwl

SPARKY16

a bar of vanish soap bought in the supermarket takes chewing gum out of hair so i would think it will work on fur you will be surprised how easy it comes out