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

post #1 of 45
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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!
post #2 of 45
Personally I wouldn't take the chance that it would somehow harm the cat.
post #3 of 45
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Originally Posted by AbbysMom
Personally I wouldn't take the chance that it would somehow harm the cat.
post #4 of 45
I wouldn't..
post #5 of 45
I wouldn't do it either.
post #6 of 45
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.
post #7 of 45
I think Kool-aid is some kind of cordial, so no I wouldn't do it either
post #8 of 45
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.
post #9 of 45
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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.
post #10 of 45
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.
post #11 of 45
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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)
post #12 of 45
I think it was a cute idea! But before you did anything, I would definately call and ask the vet first.
post #13 of 45
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.
post #14 of 45
No! No! No!
Cats are not toys.
post #15 of 45
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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.
post #16 of 45
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??
post #17 of 45
I wouldn't ...
post #18 of 45
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Originally Posted by xocats
No! No! No!
Cats are not toys.

post #19 of 45
I'm with the majority of the members. A cat is a living creature, and not a plaything to be decorated for a holiday.
post #20 of 45
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..
post #21 of 45
My daughter dyed her hair with Kool Aid, and it had to grow out. It was bright red for months, longer than when she streaked it with food coloring.
post #22 of 45
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Okay, everyone can relax, Sammy is still black and WHITE. I was just trying to come up with something new to do this year, since I won't be with my family at all. I didn't mean to suggest that I believe my cats are toys or anything. I figured if kool aid was safe and short lived it would be like dressing him up without having to spend money (which I don't have) on a costume. I realize that thinking he would look cute in a costume or dyed apparently means I'm some sort of idiot, but I wasn't intending to do him harm. Anyway, he's fine and happy.....trying like mad to get at the candy for the kids (the paper crinkling when we hand it out keeps drawing him back). Happy Hallowe'en!
post #23 of 45
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Originally Posted by Leli
Okay, everyone can relax, Sammy is still black and WHITE. I was just trying to come up with something new to do this year, since I won't be with my family at all. I didn't mean to suggest that I believe my cats are toys or anything. I figured if kool aid was safe and short lived it would be like dressing him up without having to spend money (which I don't have) on a costume. I realize that thinking he would look cute in a costume or dyed apparently means I'm some sort of idiot, but I wasn't intending to do him harm. Anyway, he's fine and happy.....trying like mad to get at the candy for the kids (the paper crinkling when we hand it out keeps drawing him back). Happy Hallowe'en!
i don't think people thought you were an idiot - i certainly didn't! if i hadn't thought it might not be good for him, i would've said go for it - cute idea, IMO. too bad there isn't some short-lived, cat-friendly colorant out there! sometimes it's hard to read emotions via print - if the person was saying it to you aloud, you'd be able to tell by tone of voice what they were feeling.
post #24 of 45
I'm glad you didn't dye him with kool-aid. I don't know how it would have affected his fur or him. I do know that when people dye animal fiber yarn like wool for knitting, they often use kool-aid because it dyes wool so well. So based on that alone it probably would not have been a good idea and would have lasted much longer than you were thinking.
post #25 of 45
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Originally Posted by Deb25
I'm with the majority of the members. A cat is a living creature, and not a plaything to be decorated for a holiday.
Just wanted to agree with this. I'm frankly quite disturbed that anyone would even consider dying their cats fur
post #26 of 45
I say have your own fun and leave the cat out of it. He neither needs nor wants to have his fur colored by any means.
post #27 of 45
post #28 of 45
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Originally Posted by Deb25
I'm with the majority of the members. A cat is a living creature, and not a plaything to be decorated for a holiday.
I just wanted to say that people are living creatures and they dress up their kids and put face paint, etc on them all the time. So I don't want to hear that. I just came accross this thread today... sorry, that's just my observation. Don't be a hypocrite or put your animals above people. I'm sure Leli loves her cats and was only asking the forum because she wasnt sure about it. Leli, I think it was a cute idea, might not be the healthiest thing, but cute thought. Sorry you arent able to be with your family on Halloween
post #29 of 45
Yes but wash it out as soon as you can - its sugar in their fur. My boys decided to dye our white rex bright blue one time - I almost fainted. Washed it out right away and nothing was hurt.

I found out later they did a few of the outside cats too - red and green.
post #30 of 45
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Originally Posted by Shiraz21
I just wanted to say that people are living creatures and they dress up their kids and put face paint, etc on them all the time. So I don't want to hear that. I just came accross this thread today... sorry, that's just my observation. Don't be a hypocrite or put your animals above people. I'm sure Leli loves her cats and was only asking the forum because she wasnt sure about it. Leli, I think it was a cute idea, might not be the healthiest thing, but cute thought. Sorry you arent able to be with your family on Halloween
I think the difference between people and cats is that we can communicate to people and they understand our language whereas with animals it's difficult to speak to them in their own language so that they are aware of what is happening to them. And because they probably don't understand what we are doing to them, they must surely be freaking out. Just MHO.
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