my cat spilled laundry detergent all over him.(solved)

seriously..ive been googling and got nothing..should i try and bathe him?..its mostly on his lower half..i just dont want him licking himself and getting sick..think the veternarian is the place?

is this liquid detergent, I assume?  I would think rinsing it off ASAP is the best way to go.  unfortunately a cat won't like that so you might have to restrain it's paws while you do that for your safety!

i throw him in the tub but that was not easy..he was freaking out..as i could imagine any cat would..i did find a few sites on google that recomended going to the vet..another said just see what happens(if hes not getting sick) ..edit..yes beagle..i had to put on two oven mitts..it was all i could think of using.

Wash it off immediately..repeat rinses at least 2-3 times...he'll be a very clean cat after that..

Katie_Katie

trimph1


Wash it off immediately..repeat rinses at least 2-3 times...he'll be a very clean cat after that..

And...you could change his name to Tide, or Cheer, or Wisk or , my fav, Ivory Snow. 

We have three...Spring, Sweetpea and Lady...

Or it will stalk you and try to kill you in your sleep.  It's always a possibility with cats.

chuckebaby


....now i have the feeling everyone os going to be making fun of me..

I am hurt to the core!
 
talk to ya later Mr. Bubbles.

UbiquitousBubba


No one's making fun of you, dude.  Your cat, on the other hand, is fair game.  Sorry.

"It's a cookbook!!!   It's a cookbook!!!   Oh My"God!!!  It's a cookbook!!!  "

Beagle

Katie_Katie

UbiquitousBubba


No one's making fun of you, dude.  Your cat, on the other hand, is fair game.  Sorry.

"It's a cookbook!!!   It's a cookbook!!!   Oh My"God!!!  It's a cookbook!!!  "

mmmmmm....cat stew....cat-cabobs....cat on the barbie....

and my favourite: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat Scratch Fever?
Cat Stevens?
Cat Woman?

cat -n- eggs?

cat souffle'?

baked alaskan cat?

chuckebaby


thanks guys..after a few washes he seems alright..this is what happen...
my oldest son is now getting to the age he should be doing his own laundry.so my wife has insisted he start doing it by himself.last night he did his first solo load(we taught him first)well it seems jr spilled a 1/4 bottle on the floor and just left it there.(maybe a rebelous move against having to grow up and do his own laundry)well im not sure why but it looks like the cat laid down and rolled around in it..maybe the smell turned it on..i dont know.but its very clean now.im regreating posting this here because now i have the feeling everyone os going to be making fun of me..well thats part of the risks..o well..anyway.you guys are some of the smartest people i know so i needed answers quick.thanks

Well, I glad everything worked out for ya Chuck.
 
It could have been catastrophic.
 
 
 
 
 
 
I really crack myself up sometimes.  Yuk Yuk.

If you tumble dry a cat, will they stay upright the whole time?

I realize there is a cat joke in here but just to clarify ... detergents contain Anionic surfactants (the classic being sodium lauryl sulfate, SLS, where the sulfate functions as the negatively charged polar head group).  Anionic surfactants are useful for cleaning because they solubilize (or emulsify) grease, dirt and non-polars in general.

Products like fabric softeners and hair conditioners contain Cationic surfactants.  These types of surfactants do their thing when the positively charged head group (the cation part) orients itself with the fiber or hair follicle.  The non-polar tail portions then minimize interaction between individual fibers or follicles.

In general, anionic surfactants “wash-out” fairly easily.  Cationic surfactants on the other hand tend to adhere to biological surfaces.

Surfactants in general, taste awful.  Cationic are usually the worst of the group in this regard because the bind to the soft tissue and leave a lingering bad taste.  Tooth pastes contain surfactants, and at the levels they are used, they are tolerable.  Because of the taste, the cat probably did not consume to much of it … and if it did the effect can vary.

quantumeffect


I realize there is a cat joke in here but just to clarify ... detergents contain Anionic surfactants (the classic being sodium lauryl sulfate, SLS, where the sulfate functions as the negatively charged polar head group).  Anionic surfactants are useful for cleaning because they solubilize (or emulsify) grease, dirt and non-polars in general.

Products like fabric softeners and hair conditioners contain Cationic surfactants.  These types of surfactants do their thing when the positively charged head group (the cation part) orients itself with the fiber or hair follicle.  The non-polar tail portions then minimize interaction between individual fibers or follicles.

In general, anionic surfactants “wash-out” fairly easily.  Cationic surfactants on the other hand tend to adhere to biological surfaces.

Surfactants in general, taste awful.  Cationic are usually the worst of the group in this regard because the bind to the soft tissue and leave a lingering bad taste.  Tooth pastes contain surfactants, and at the levels they are used, they are tolerable.  Because of the taste, the cat probably did not consume to much of it … and if it did the effect can vary.

thank you.your post was helpfull