# How do I remove a dingleberry from my cat without hurting her? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 4, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936 "2010-12-04T15:34:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936/21 "2010-12-06T23:15:21Z")
> [@Punoqllads](#): > > Personally, I’d get quotes from a professional groomer before I went out and got cat poo near if not in a set of clippers. Ideally, the clippers sever the hair between the skin and the dingleberry rather than dissecting the dingleberry itself. I … I can’t believe I just typed that out. ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936/22 "2010-12-06T23:18:01Z")
The best laid plans of mice and men… ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936/23 "2010-12-07T04:52:12Z")
> [@KarlGrenze](#): > > _Thinks of the cases she has intentionally used scissors to skin them_ > > Yes, please don’t use scissors. > > One of my ex-roomates had a long haired black cat. To avoid dingleberries, she used a clipper regularly to give the cat a clean… trail. The cat, fussy about other things, didn’t mind the clipper that much. Her boyfriend at the time, OTOH… 😉 Funny, I’d have thought the cat’s boyfriend would be into shaved pussy. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936/24 "2010-12-07T10:22:02Z")
Well, guess whose clippers my roomate used? ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936/25 "2010-12-07T18:17:02Z")
I haven’t done anything to the poo yet. I can’t really afford to bring her to the vet right now, what with it being the holidays and all, so I might try to get rid of it with some paper towels, plenty of warm water, and a vomit bucket. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936/26 "2010-12-07T18:23:43Z")
> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#): > > I haven’t done anything to the poo yet. I can’t really afford to bring her to the vet right now, what with it being the holidays and all, so I might try to get rid of it with some paper towels, plenty of warm water, and a **vomit bucket**. I’m guessing you’re not a parent. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936/27 "2010-12-07T20:36:06Z")
I doubt that most parents have to worry about cutting crap out of their children’s fur. Most. ---
**Author:** ![Riverponyo108](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c67d28/32.png) [@Riverponyo108](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riverponyo108)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936/28 "2021-02-28T14:11:50Z")
😂 ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936/29 "2021-02-28T14:28:27Z")
So glad an 11 year old post amused you! ---
**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936/30 "2021-02-28T17:40:43Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > I doubt that most parents have to worry about cutting crap out of their children’s fur. > Most. [I know 10+ years later.] Poo no. Gum yes. Paint yes. Glue yes. [Gorilla spray glue](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/style/tessica-brown-gorilla-glue.html) no. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936/31 "2021-03-01T00:23:01Z")
I sure hope he’s removed the dingleberry, after all this time. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936/32 "2021-03-01T01:39:53Z")
Maybe, but [Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot) didn’t mention anything about needing an answer fast. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936/33 "2021-03-01T06:42:01Z")
That’s assuming the cat’s still producing them, KWIM? ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936/34 "2021-03-01T07:55:02Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I sure hope he’s removed the dingleberry, after all this time. _Almost finished wrapping her in the towel!_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936.md?page=1)