OH HALP

[owl]

How does one go about removing tar from a cat's paws? (Our road has just been sprayed and screened. Smudge's feet are now little solid lumps.)

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[sue-parsons.livejournal.com]

There were several articles about removing tar from dog or cat fur, but here is the gist: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=1&cat=1391&articleid=1081 I have no idea how you are going to keep the oil on the fur for 24 hours, though. Good luck.

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

Allegedly oil, followed by washing-up liquid. However quite how one successfully applies these to the objecting cat I do not know (recollects childhood attempts to produce paw-prints from otherwise very amiable cat). If it's serious enough to require removal rather than ignoring and not letting the cat on the furniture - I don't know whether tarmac is actually toxic to cats - then I imagine that knocking out by the vet is the easiest method.

Ooh! It seems you can by a cat restraint bag for bathing http://www.messybeast.com/medicate.htm Tho' this raises the question of how you get the cat into the bag.

[(Anonymous)]

This just happened to my cat today and it's a bit messy but what you need is BUTTER. Rub the butter into the paw until you have a black gooey mess, wipe off with a towel, and repeat until the paw is clean. Then take a bath! Good luck...