The sticky glue of a rodent trap can get gummed up in your pet's coat.
A neighbor or nearby business owner might attempt to cut down on the rodent population around his or her building by placing glue traps along the walls. Glue traps catch rodents and hold them in place until they die or someone disposes of them. Unfortunately, a pet doesn't understand glue traps and could wander right into them, getting them stuck on fur or paws. The glue is extremely sticky and not removable simply by washing it with soapy water. Oil-based household items are your "solvents" of choice if Fido or Fluffy comes home with a glue trap attached.
Instructions
1. The glue in rat traps is designed to hold a rodent firmly. It is amazingly sticky.
Pull the glue trap, very slowly, from your pet's fur or paw pad. "Most of the glue should stay in the trap," notes the website for Tomcat Brand, a maker of rodent control products.
2. The oils in butter, peanut butter and hand cream help break down the glue properties.
Clean the glue from your pet's fur or paw pad with an oily household substance, such as hand cream, shortening, vegetable oil, butter or peanut butter, recommends Bug Info.com, an insect and pest information website.
3. Let the oily substance remain on the fur for about 10 minutes to soften the glue.
4. Using an old, dry cloth makes it easier to pull the softened glue from your pet's fur.
Rub the fur or paw pad, gently, with an old, dry cloth.
5. Repeat the process until most of the glue is removed.
6. Mild soap or pet shampoo removes the remainder of glue and oily sustance from the fur.
Wash the pet's fur or paw pad with warm water and a gentle soap or pet shampoo to remove the oily substance and any remaining glue.
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