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Did you try dawn dishsoap? That is what vets recommend. They use that to get the spilled oil off the wildlife.
That might be worth a try yes, but I dunno when it comes to pine sap. Pine sap is so sticky, you can more or less compare it to having gum stuck in your hair.
I haven't yet taken any soap or shampoo to them just yet, I've only within the last couple days gotten them both chilled out enough for a plain water bath and brushies.
I wasn't sure how they would react to getting wet, so I didn't want to take a chance of them getting startled and running off without the time to properly rinse them off.
One of the pups absolutely loves the water bath and brushies, so I'm pretty sure he'll love a good shampoo bath soon. The other pup is friendly, but doesn't exactly know what to make of plain water and brushies just yet, so he might have to wait.
I dunno, takes a while to get stray puppers to trust you ya know.
If push comes to shove and none of the other alternatives work, turpentine is the solvent extracted from pine. It smells terrible and you need to wash it with soap afterwards, but I doubt it wouldn’t work.
Do try detergent and mineral oil first, though. They’re much easier on the animal and your hands. And the environment.
I ended up giving them a hand sanitizer bath with a hair brush, then mostly dried them off with paper towels. They're so much cleaner now, and they loved it!
Neat!