# Getting "Sticky Stuff" Out of a Dog's Fur???
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-sticky-stuff-out-of-a-dogs-fur/545198
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [July 1, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-sticky-stuff-out-of-a-dogs-fur/545198 "2010-07-01T15:30:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-sticky-stuff-out-of-a-dogs-fur/545198/1 "2010-07-01T15:30:28Z")
_sigh_
This morning I put my Papillons outside to potty; I don’t know HOW or why, but my young hooligan Bunny somehow got tangled up with a fly strip. I had several hanging around to help keep flies out of the house and I assume one of them fell, and Bunny, being Bunny, HAD to investigate.
So now her chest & belly is all gummy with brown sticky stuff. Any sugestions on how to get it out?
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### Author:  [@retterath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/retterath)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-sticky-stuff-out-of-a-dogs-fur/545198/2 "2010-07-01T16:45:02Z")
Vegetable oil.
I once had to remove a parakeet from the fly strip.
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### Author:  [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-sticky-stuff-out-of-a-dogs-fur/545198/3 "2010-07-01T17:17:22Z")
Oh, poor bird!! Was it ok?
I called my vet and he reccomended using rubbing alcohol; it’s worked pretty well but not completely. I’ll break out the vegtable oil! Thanks!
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### Author:  [@retterath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/retterath)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-sticky-stuff-out-of-a-dogs-fur/545198/4 "2010-07-01T18:23:46Z")
He was fine.😃 We rescued him before he got too tangled up.
The package for the fly strips actually called for the vegetable oil. Of course, a shampoo will soon be in order.🙂
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### Author:  [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-sticky-stuff-out-of-a-dogs-fur/545198/5 "2010-07-01T18:45:46Z")
I was going to suggest Goo Gone followed immediately by a bath, but if veg oil will do the job, so much the better.
Goo Gone is pretty non-aggressive and non-toxic, but almost everyone has vegetable oil in the kitchen.
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### Author:  [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-sticky-stuff-out-of-a-dogs-fur/545198/6 "2010-07-01T19:03:26Z")
I was going to suggest a professional groomer. I had my vet recommend one to me, and I’m very happy with them. It’s only around 20 bucks for a maintenance visit. The first big shave and bath was uhh, 35 or 40 bucks I think.
Any way, good luck!
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-sticky-stuff-out-of-a-dogs-fur/545198/7 "2010-07-01T19:22:35Z")
I think vegetable should do the trick. I’ve used it on all kinds of adhesives.