Can I dye my cat with Kool Aid???? Need answers fast!!

leli · Oct 31, 2005

Ok, food colouring is out because it's too permanent....but how about good old Kool Aid? No harm in that, is there? I want Sammy to be black and orange for Hallowe'en. And I'll be able to wash it out after a few days, right? I'm looking to do this in time for the Trick-or-Treaters, so if you have anything to say on the subject, now's the time!

AbbysMom · Oct 31, 2005

Personally I wouldn't take the chance that it would somehow harm the cat.

jugen · Oct 31, 2005

Originally Posted by AbbysMom

Personally I wouldn't take the chance that it would somehow harm the cat.

emb_78 · Oct 31, 2005

I wouldn't..

squirtle · Oct 31, 2005

I wouldn't do it either.

sibohan2005 · Oct 31, 2005

Too much sugar in Kool-Aid, It was a cute idea though. I have seen people use kool-aid on their hair but people dojn't have the instinct and compultion to perpetually clean themselves.

wellingtoncats · Oct 31, 2005

I think Kool-aid is some kind of cordial, so no I wouldn't do it either

middletown · Oct 31, 2005

your adding color to an analretentive clean freak of an animal.
I wouldnt do it. Sounds like a cute idea, but with the sugar and "other" stuff in kool aide and your cats instinctive nature to clean itself sounds lilke a trip to the vet in the making.

touro1979 · Oct 31, 2005

Originally Posted by Leli

Ok, food colouring is out because it's too permanent....but how about good old Kool Aid? No harm in that, is there? I want Sammy to be black and orange for Hallowe'en. And I'll be able to wash it out after a few days, right? I'm looking to do this in time for the Trick-or-Treaters, so if you have anything to say on the subject, now's the time!

I think thats a really bad idea. Why would you put your animal through all that trauma of being bathed in kool aid just so your cat matchs your holiday decorations. I am also agaisnt people dressing up there cats in costumes and clothing. I think cats are beutiful and cute without any unnessary idiotic alterations.

yosemite · Oct 31, 2005

I'm trying to get my head around whether this is really a serious question or some kind of joke!

Why anyone would want to dye their cat totally escapes me.

leli · Oct 31, 2005

Originally Posted by touro1979

I think thats a really bad idea. Why would you put your animal through all that trauma of being bathed in kool aid just so your cat matchs your holiday decorations. I am also agaisnt people dressing up there cats in costumes and clothing. I think cats are beutiful and cute without any unnessary idiotic alterations.

I think Sammy's beautiful no matter what, don't get me wrong, but I just wanted to have some fun for halloween. And, for the record, Sammy loves water so it wouldn't be traumatic.....he purrs like a maniac whenever he manages to even get NEAR the bathtub

I would never dress up Lola because she's not the type of cat that likes to be interferred with.....Sammy, on the other hand loves this sort of thing. Last year he was spiderman....wore an underroo t-shirt. The only reason we did it to him was that the day before Halloween he had been messing around in the laundry and ended up tangled in it on his own and didn't mind at all)

ashleynicole · Oct 31, 2005

I think it was a cute idea! But before you did anything, I would definately call and ask the vet first.

touro1979 · Oct 31, 2005

I would be afraid that it could casue skin irratation/alerrgic reactions/mental problems etc... The list can go on and on of all the potential problems and any vet that oks it is an idiot. I think you would be crazy to do this.

xocats · Oct 31, 2005

No! No! No!
Cats are not toys.

laureen227 · Oct 31, 2005

Originally Posted by Leli

Ok, food colouring is out because it's too permanent....but how about good old Kool Aid? No harm in that, is there? I want Sammy to be black and orange for Hallowe'en. And I'll be able to wash it out after a few days, right? I'm looking to do this in time for the Trick-or-Treaters, so if you have anything to say on the subject, now's the time!

because they react poorly to things you wouldn't expect, i would be hesitant to do this - you know whatever you dye him with, he's going to ingest, due to the cleaning. koolaid w/o sugar would be unpleasant to the taste, IMO, & might dissuade the cleaning, but you never know when a cat might be allergic to an ingredient, just like people - & he wouldn't be able to tell you if he started feeling funny. so i wouldn't, just for that reason.

ghostdeer · Oct 31, 2005

Kool-aid really doesn't have any sugar in it if you buy the little packets and i did dye my own hair black cherry.

But on the side of dying your cats fur...

A friend of mine is constantly dying his hair with Manic Panic, which is pretty much vegetable dye and non-toxic. Anyway, his cat was rubbing up against him while he was working on his hair so now she's all pink and blue and doesn't seem to mind one bit.

I think that if your cat seems the type, i wouldn't see any harm in testing just a small patch somewhere off of the skin to see how they deal with the process, how long it lasts, etc. I mean, I think it's just a do it at your own risk sort of thing and be wary of any possible negative reactions.

Heck i was thinking about doing the same thing for mine, but he's all black and i can't bleach his fur.

Of course, it is cutting it a bit close for halloween tonight, isn't it??

catsrnmom · Oct 31, 2005

I wouldn't ...

touro1979 · Oct 31, 2005

Originally Posted by xocats

No! No! No!
Cats are not toys.

deb25 · Oct 31, 2005

I'm with the majority of the members. A cat is a living creature, and not a plaything to be decorated for a holiday.

sharky · Oct 31, 2005

I wouldnt due to artificial colors and flavors in Kool Aid ... red 40 and yellow 5 are likely in orange and arent good for humans let alone a kitty..

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