[nagdu] getting gum off of a dog

[Tami Kinney]

I use both aloe vera gel and olive oil on Mitzi. In fact, I want to get 
an aloe vera plant one of these days. And I would love to find lanolin 
again! How did that get to be a scarce resource? I was asking my 
groomer, and even he can't find it anywhere. I am not above using 
mineral oil baby oil on my own precious skin at times, but... I'm not 
willing to put it on my dog. /lol/ So aloe it is, when her coat is 
short. I use it a bit on the puppy, too, for itchiness and to keep her 
clean. We've decided to wait a few more weeks for her first bath... 
/smile/ When Mitzi is grown out and getting woolly, the olive oil 
conditions and cleans while making keeping the wool tangle free easier 
on both of us. /smile/ It's a bit heavier than I like, which is why I am 
looking for lanolin... What is up with the disappearance of lanolin? /lol/

I have heard that mink oil is great for dogs and has some natural pest 
prevention attributes... So I priced it. Ha! When we win the lottery, I 
will give that one a try. /smile/

In the past, I have used a nice pure shea butter on Mitzi, right after a 
shearing and then as her coat grew out, and that seemed to really work 
well. But getting pure stuff without a bunch of stuff in it I don't want 
her to ingest if she licks at it is beyond my current budget.

Anyway, that's all I know for now. I will remember all these suggestions 
for gum removal, though, because I am sure when we get into a big wad of 
gum, it will be when the poodle has extra lengths of curls for it to 
stick to. Yikes!

Tami

On 12/10/2011 06:28 PM, William Vandervest wrote:
> well you could always try bathing the dog in allo, so the gum won't
> stick lol
> or is that lanolin?
>
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