Cooking grease in fur, help?

[SalaamDementia]

My Pomeranian, Gizmo decided he wanted to get involved with the family barbecue today, sniffing around everything he managed to get too close to the grill and get some old hamburger/cooking grease on his head, ears and neck.

I toweled as much as I could off of him, but it didn't do much good. He's only 5 months old so he's still very soft and very poofy. So I put him in the tub and scrubbed at the dirty spots, using his normal run of the mill dog shampoo. The grease is behind his ears and on his face, so I'm really worried about getting water in his ears or eyes. After drying him off, then letting him run around and dry completely - the fur around his neck and top of his head is still dirty and greasy. I gave him a good brush down, but all it really did was slick his fur down.

Gizmo is obviously annoyed with it, he keeps shaking himself and running the side of his face along the carpet. The poor thing looks so silly, his poofy body and then his tiny little slicked back head.

So, any tips on how to get him clean? I'm hesitant to give him another bath so soon because he has dry skin, but it's pretty obvious the shampoo I have isn't going to cut it. A friend suggested dish-soap, but I'm worried it will damage his coat.

 

[Saje]

my first thought was dish soap but i have no experience

 

[lizzybeth727]

Is it dawn dish soap that you can use on puppies?

Kills fleas, too.

 

[bubbatd]

Isn't there someting dry you could brush in and then wash off ??

 

[copperdogsmom]

Dish soap is ok thats what I used alot on my Pom Teddy when he was a puppy.

 

[Lilavati]

No tears baby shampoo? That's what I use to wash my rats, doesn't seem to bother them if it gets in their eyes.

 

[Snip]

Some of the creme type hand cleaners that mechanics etc use would break down the grease, I use it all the time. Doesn't seem to bother skin on people, so should be safe for dogs skin for a one time use, though I don't know how mild it would be if it got in there eyes.

I'm sure it would have been best to use it before the shampoo wash, since they residue could have been washed out then. Water is optional for on skin for most of them, might be possible to use small amount and towel it out. There are all kinds, some are citrus based too.

 

[MyHorseMyRules]

I've heard Gojo works, but I've never used it on a dog before. I definitely wouldn't use it on the face, though. But I found a puppy shampoo at Petsmart that doesn't bother their eyes. It seems to be pretty effective at cleaning up Raja's face. Then again, it wasn't grease on her face. lol

 

[doglover83]

Oh, no tears baby shampoo! Yebah! Hehe. I think any shampoo will do to clean the grease on your dog's fur. And also, don't forget the conditioner.