Anyone know of a non toxic dye for animals?

[sirrahved]

http://manicpanic.com/dyehard%20animals.html

I say, if you really want to color them, color them. Any cat I've met doesn't like clothes any more than they like getting wet! You aren't hurting them, so go for it.

Let the flogging begin...

[Freedom]

Please do not use make up of any kind! Cats are groomers and the "eat" anything onn their skin. So if you insist on doing this, make sure it is something edible for cats.

Costumes are MUCH better idea.

[buttercup132]

Any cat I've met doesn't like clothes any more than they like getting wet! You aren't hurting them, so go for it.

But being as mine are hairless they are used to weekly baths and daily dressings.

Cats are groomers and the "eat" anything onn their skin

That's why I was thinking something for puppies because the mom's clean them too.

It dried out his scalp something horrible

I won't try that then!

I'll see if my mom will order some of that veggie dye.
Thanks guys.

I undertsand why some people are saying no, some people don't agree some people don't just like some people think it's rediculous to put clothes on your animals.

[DrKym]

Again Please don't!

[Alysser]

I don't see anything wrong with it, as long as the dye or whatever you put on your animal isn't toxic. I think when Sassy was a puppy there was purple dye on her(only a little) for the breeder thing. My dad died a small stripe on her once, a red white and blue one for the 4th of July when we went to see my grandma in the nursing home. She really got a good laugh outta that.

[binka_nugget]

I'll see if my mom will order some of that veggie dye.

I've had a hard time finding Manic Panic in Canada but Punky Colors (also veggie-based) is available in Shoppers

[shais_mom]

http://manicpanic.com/dyehard%20animals.html

I say, if you really want to color them, color them. Any cat I've met doesn't like clothes any more than they like getting wet! You aren't hurting them, so go for it.

Let the flogging begin...

I agree - it isn't going to hurt them. And I know she'll be smart about it and will have their health and safety first.

[sweetpatata6]

I know you'd be careful about the dying, but I wouldn't do it because it would get over everything while the dye was drying.

[Karen]

Whatever you decide to use, even if it is a veggie-based dye, please do a test on a small area first, and make sure the 'nekkid kitties" don't have a reacction to it. Better safe than sorry, say I who am allergic to some veggies!

[moosmom]

BC,

What I would like to know is WHY??? First of all, Ducky has crystals in his urine and is already stressed out. I think what you plan on doing is stupid, irresponsible and you need to think twice about it. These cats are not your accessories to do with what you feel like. Dyeing them is just plain ridiculous. If God wanted Sphynxes to be the colors of the rainbow, he would've made them that way. If you wanted a Sphynx with color, you could've easily gotten one from the breeder. Please, leave them the heck alone.

With all due respect Karen, "testing" a spot of the cat to make sure it is not sensitive to dyes??? We're talking about a live, precious animal, not a damn couch.

[DrKym]

Again....Please don't do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I spent 20 yrs getting mine, and I would never risk her well being for a holiday.

[DrKym]

[shais_mom]

With all due respect Karen, "testing" a spot of the cat to make sure it is not sensitive to dyes??? We're talking about a live, precious animal, not a damn couch.

with all due respect DONNA -
that's a bit harsh

[Karen]

With all due respect Karen, "testing" a spot of the cat to make sure it is not sensitive to dyes??? We're talking about a live, precious animal, not a damn couch.

I would not do to an animal anything I wouldn't do to myself. Testing a bit - as in put a little teeny spot on the skin, and make sure it doesn't get red or itchy around it. If it does, you can wipe it off quickly, and wash the spot, and if necessary - because they are Sphynxes - put something over the spot so they don't scratch it. Better to test a teeny spot before dyeing a whole big patch, isn't it? With any skin allergens, the smaller the exposure the better. I only mentioned testing so she didn't just assume dyes were safe because they are vegetable-based.

I am allergic to many things. Before I put anything new - be it soap, shampoo, lotion, make-up (which I don't wear normally anyway) on my skin for actual use, I do a sniff test, and then, if it doesn't make me sneeze, a little skin test on my wrist. If I don't itch, or turn red, or get swollen spot, or feel like my skin is burning, then I know it's okay.

[DrKym]

Karen......No offense as I know your issues, the cat will NOT react like we do. dyeing is NOT safe for a hairless PERIOD