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Post by bextull on Jun 4, 2016 16:18:40 GMT
Given the hot weather and the quality of Irish roads, I've got quite an issue on my hands - or more so, on Oscar's paws.
Long story short, he's got tar all over his front paws and in between his toes. I've cut away what I can but there's still a lot there.
I've look on the web and short of putting his paws in bags of cooking oil for 24hrs, there's nothing there. And to be honest, thats not really the most practical idea. Maybe for a stuffed toy dog, but for a real living dog and one that is on the go the whole time, it's just not going to work.
So does anybody happen to have any ideas?
I've also tried washing up liquid but no luck.
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Post by CollieSlave on Jun 4, 2016 16:37:29 GMT
I've used WD40 for removing tar from fingers (as well as from car paintwork!). Let it soak in for a short time and the tar can be wiped off with kitchen towels. Then wash with washing-up liquid - or a more potent cleaner like Swarfega that will shift most things! (But maybe Irish tar is different from British tar: who can say?)
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Post by zahada on Jun 4, 2016 17:18:17 GMT
I read somewhere that lard should remove tar (from human skin, anyway), but never had the need to test it.
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Post by scallywag on Jun 4, 2016 19:13:02 GMT
Mayonnaise is supposed to also be good
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Post by bextull on Jun 4, 2016 23:33:53 GMT
I ended up using WD-40 and washing up liquid with warm water. Oscar was not impressed at all and I'm not suggesting that you should spray WD-40 on your dogs paws but it worked brilliantly. And his paws haven't fallen off yet so I think he'll be fine. I did try butter (the normal and the peanut kind) and cooking oil before hand but they didn't do anything. I did have mayonnaise but I needed it for my sandwiches....
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