# How does one get red wines stains off of a white cat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 1, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749 "2005-07-01T20:05:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/21 "2005-07-01T22:29:17Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Tell 'em it’s cranberry juice. Tell 'em you were trying to convert her into a Catholic cat and she fell into the Communion cup. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/22 "2005-07-01T22:46:37Z")
Ginger ale. If it can get a wine stain out of a carpet, a cat should be no problem. And it’s non toxic. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/23 "2005-07-01T23:16:39Z")
Congrats **Dooku** for the damndest thread I’ve had the pleasure of reading in a while. Perhaps you should change your username to **drinkswithcats**. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/24 "2005-07-01T23:23:58Z")
A second vote for hydrogen peroxide. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/25 "2005-07-01T23:33:27Z")
If all else fails, I think the answer is obvious—haven’t you ever seen _Meet the Parents_? ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/26 "2005-07-01T23:44:42Z")
If it’s a question of not freaking out the parents, maybe just put the cat up at the vet for a day or two. He might complain, but you can make it up to him later with a nice Bordeaux. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/27 "2005-07-01T23:48:54Z")
Or tell the parents to defer their visit until another time - simply cannot be helped, as there is an outbreak of scarlet fever in the area. 😃 Poor kitty. Poor **Dooku** I dunno, the things the kits get up to these days. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/28 "2005-07-02T00:35:29Z")
Oh, hell, I’d be totally amused. What’s the big deal? In college our neighbors had a tux-colored cat who was getting too good at sneaking up on birds, so they did a ‘manic panic’ organic hot pink dye job on his front-- no bird ever failed to notice him again. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/29 "2005-07-02T00:44:43Z")
White spray paint 🙂 ? - Tamerlane ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/30 "2005-07-02T01:01:53Z")
Just borrow a neighbour’s cat for the day. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/31 "2005-07-02T01:32:31Z")
This is a no brainer: you’ll have to help the cat _lick_ it’s fur clean. It’s the only thing that’ll work. Honest. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/32 "2005-07-02T02:00:55Z")
Ah, parents. Believe me, I can relate. Have you tried rubbing alcohol? (rub it on the affected area and keep using a new clean spot on the cloth to avoid smearing). It works wonders on grass stains on horses, might as well give it a whirl if you have some in the house. Unfortunately if the skin is rubbed red, it might be a bit stingy at this point. If you are unable to find dog-grooming products, you have a few options. 1. Horse stores (including PetSmart stores, Tractor Supply and many garden-center type store serving a general agriculture clientele). There is a whitening horse shampoo called QuicsSilver. It is very effective and may even come in a sample size. 2. There are bluing (whitening) shampoos available for human hair (they aren’t as strong as QuicSilver) available wherever shampoos are sold. Look for the ones that look kind of… blue. 3. In the laundry aisle, there is a product called Mrs. Stewart’s Bluing Agent. It’s in a small b lue bottle with some red on the label and a drawing of Mrs Stewart. Mix a couple of drops with your normal pet shampoo and go to town. ---
**Author:** ![Nevermind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/53a042/32.png) [@Nevermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nevermind)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/33 "2005-07-02T02:46:22Z")
Try Crest white strips or some other kind of tooth whitening stuff. Kitty will be minty fresh! ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/34 "2005-07-02T03:10:54Z")
We use bleach solution around here to clean our counters, and it can do a number on clothes if we happen to lean over the counter. We’re not dead yet. Conclusion: would a solution of bleach in water kill kitty, as long as she doesn’t lick it? ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/35 "2005-07-02T03:14:18Z")
Can you post a picture of said cat _after_ you’ve tried every single solution we’ve suggested? ---
**Author:** ![Nevermind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/53a042/32.png) [@Nevermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nevermind)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/36 "2005-07-02T03:15:49Z")
…and a pic of yourself after your wife gets a hold of you? ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/37 "2005-07-02T03:29:35Z")
> [@Washoe](#): > > Can you post a picture of said cat _after_ you’ve tried every single solution we’ve suggested? [Done!](http://www.freakingnews.com/entries/7500/7610lQtp.jpg) –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/38 "2005-07-02T07:44:58Z")
I empathize, really I do, but I have now laughed so much that I can hardly see to type because of the tearspots on my glasses, and I woke up one of my dogs who is now looking at me like I’m a total lunatic. That aside, would hydrogen peroxide really be advisable around the nose of poor stained Tuna? That’s pretty close to the eyes, and given the way cats can protest, that’s a little worrisome to me. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/39 "2005-07-02T08:08:28Z")
Dust your cat with flour. Instant camouflage, and the cat will want to lick it off, so there’s your cleaning taken care of. Better still, dust your cat with cocaine. Then you can both lick it off. But whatever you do, don’t shave it, or you’ll be getting the same tired old 1970’s era Playboy magazine jokes from everybody who walks in your front door. 😃 [4th of July cat](http://www.dizpins.com/archives/images/2004junepics/dl_fourth_cheshire_061604.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/40 "2005-07-02T08:59:01Z")
While researching how to get red wine stains out of fabric, I found a lot of people recommend white wine. I’ve since found that vinegar works well too (well, it’s all related isn’t it). However, after the hot water and the time that’s elapsed, I don’t think either will be very effective. Still might be worth a go. Poor kitty. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749.md?page=3)