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How to get chewing gum out of dog hair?

post #1 of 17
4/2/11 at 5:32pm
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As if my other adventure is not enough this weekend, I am dogsitting for my cat neighbor. My dh just discovered that Pebbles, the sweetest little Tibetan Spaniel, is COVERED in chewed gum that my daughter must have spit in the backyard. She apparently liked it so much she rolled in it for quite a while.

I checked online and found suggestions such as using ice, mayo, etc to get it out of the fur. Has anyone tried anything that worked? Pebbles hair is VERY FINE, long and soft. I know I'll have to bathe/blowdry her as well because she'll mat up if you just wash her and let her air dry.

Why me? LOL
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post #2 of 17
4/2/11 at 5:54pm
Peanut butter work's great on human hair, dont see why it wouldnt work on dog hair, especially if it's fine and soft. Good luck.
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post #3 of 17
4/2/11 at 6:19pm
Prepare yourself, you might have to cut it out. Try the peanut butter, but usually cases like this end up in clipping and/or shaving.
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post #4 of 17
4/2/11 at 6:33pm
Apply ice to the gum and break it off when it's frozen.
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post #5 of 17
4/2/11 at 6:36pm
Peanut butter works well on human hair. Of course, then you have to wash out the peanut butter. I don't recall my mother ever having to cut my hair to get the chewing gum out, but she sure was unhappy about wasting food. Something like olive oil would probably work as well, but it's harder to control where it goes than peanut butter.
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post #6 of 17
4/2/11 at 7:01pm
I would try the peanut butter. Cutting it out would be my last resort. There is a product that you can buy online called "show highlights" by Tomlyn that works too but you would need to bathe the dog after applying it. If left on too long it burns the hair off.
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post #7 of 17
4/2/11 at 9:35pm
I find butter works the best. I have 2 daughters both with long hair. I have had to remove a fair amount of chewing gum and tree sap.
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post #8 of 17
4/2/11 at 9:47pm
Its chewing gum, so you're going to have to CHEW it out! You can add penut butter for flavoring.
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post #9 of 17
4/3/11 at 2:17am
Question: do we know whether dogs and cats are subject to the extreme peanut allergies some humans have?
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Well, after asking the question, I checked the clock and saw that it's only 4:00 in the morning, so what the heck, why not look it up before I go to bed?

Sure enough, peanut butter can indeed be a problem -- so maybe olive oil would be the better choice for getting the gum out. Here's an article on the subject:

http://www.carepaw.com/2010/07/31/pe...rgies-in-pets/
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post #10 of 17
4/3/11 at 3:35am
I've always just cut it out....the hair grows back in no time at all.

My boxer looked pretty funny since her hair is so short but I don't have the patience to try and work it out with something that probably won't work
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post #11 of 17
4/3/11 at 5:37am
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Wellll, I won't be cutting it out. Pebbles is my neighbor's pampered princess and she can't be seen looking chopped up! LOL

I used a furminator and got the wispy bits out of her body hair. There is still quite a bit on the left side of her face/ears. My neighbor's dh came home last night and we just sent them home and I said I'd come over and help get her fixed up today when his wife gets home as well. Whatever we do, we'll follow it up quickly with a bath, so Pebbles shouldn't ingest anything.

My daughter has lost her gum privileges. This has been a long time issue with us--her spitting out gum wherever she happens to be. I'll bet Pebbles put on quite a show rolling around on that gum, tho!

Thanks for the suggestions!
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post #12 of 17
4/3/11 at 5:56am
You could just offer to pay for a groomer session. Save everyone a lot of hassle.
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post #13 of 17
4/3/11 at 6:05am
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Well, my neighbor shows/grooms her Birmans, so has a whole "groomers set up" in her home. Plus, the dog groomer we both use is booked out 4 months in advance (we get a yearly schedule of appts) so that wouldn't work, although would be easiest.

We'll get it fixed up. The husband found it all quite amusing, thank goodness.

Thanks!

C
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post #14 of 17
4/3/11 at 8:01am
OH your poor daughter, losing her gum chewing privleges. Really, ice is what to do. When the gum freezes you can use a fine tooth comb and give quick wisps and the gum should flake off. I have used that technique in the grooming salon when I used to groom dogs. Wear gloves, your hands will get very cold
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post #15 of 17
4/3/11 at 8:20am
I seem to remember using cooking oil once when my daughter got it in her hair.
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post #16 of 17
4/3/11 at 10:08am
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Well, the gum problem is now remedied. My neighbor just chopped out the offending areas and she was DONE! LOL

Apparently Pebbles has a long history of rolling in things--many of them very unsavory. This came as a shock to me because I've always considered Pebbles the world's most perfect dog!
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post #17 of 17
4/3/11 at 10:57am
goo gone, don't let your pet eat it.
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