# How does one get red wines stains off of a white cat?

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/41 "2005-07-02T15:02:17Z")

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Just tell the folks it’s beets and move on. After this the cat will be in hiding throughout their visit anyway. 🙂

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**Author:** ![vera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b3f665/32.png) [@vera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vera)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/42 "2005-07-02T18:26:15Z")

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Try vinegar, or seltzer water. 😃

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**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, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/43 "2005-07-02T18:49:31Z")

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Just tell your guests that the cat is entering a twelve step program, and offer no further explanation.

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**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, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/44 "2005-07-02T19:08:04Z")

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Did you get the stains out? Or does poor Tuna now look like [this](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/snowboarderbo/shavedkitty.jpg)?

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**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/45 "2005-07-02T19:56:33Z")

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I guess all jokes with the punchline “a sun-burnt nun” are out of the question for a few days too…

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**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-red-wines-stains-off-of-a-white-cat/310749/46 "2005-07-03T17:51:07Z")

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Hoo boy. Nothing like a little hysterical drama to get the holiday weekend started.

I’d like to thank everyone for their suggestions - this board just paid for itself for the next five years.

And the winner was… **Elenfair** ’s “white on white” solution. It just about got rid of it completely - huzzah! I owe you one.

The In-Laws said not one word about it. Little did they know what I (and Tuna) went through in the 24 hours before their arrival.

So here’s some pics, just to put things in perspective:

[Go here](http://homepage.mac.com/dooku2/PhotoAlbum1.html) and you’ll see:

“Pre-Accident”: An older picture before the madness

“Post-Accident”: After trying soap, shampoo, dishwashing detergent, Goop, carpet stain remover, and vinegar.

“Final”: After using the “white on white” solution.

Lesson learned: be aware of attacking kitties while drinking red wine. 🙂

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