How do you get motor oil off a dog's fur?

Our yellow lab likes to lay under our truck, and has spots of motor oil all over her. I gave her a bath with dog shampoo--it took off some. Any suggestions?How do you get motor oil off a dog's fur?
Baking soda and laundry powder always works a tick. 1 cup of baking soda 1/2 cup of laundry powder.How do you get motor oil off a dog's fur?
Premption is the key word here. Get your trainee mechanic some suitably sized overalls before you let him venture under the bonnet in future
Do you use any kind of dishwashing liquid? A very diluted mixture of this rubbed and lathered well into your dog's fur will remove the motor oil. Repeat, if necessary, before rinsing. As an added bonus, it leaves your pet smelling quite nice and ';pest-free';.
Regular blue dawn - They use it on animals coated with oil in oils spills. I use it on baby puppies.
dawn dish soap
Dawn dishsoap, but make sure and rinse her very well.





Your dog likes to lay under the truck because it's cave-like and cool. Please either clean up the oil or give her a different spot to lay. It's a lot easier than bathing the oil off from her all the time.
Dawn dish washing soap. This also kills fleas.
Try washing her with Dawn - maybe even spot washing the oil spots with dawn dish liquid. Afterwards, followup with dog shampoo and conditioner if necessary. Dawn might be a tad drying on her skin if you do it a lot
First rub baking soda into the oily coat. Rub it in good a couple of times to absorb some of the oil, then brush it out. Then wash her with dishwashing liquid in warm water.


Good luck.
Dawn dish soap was used on all the animals after the Exon oil spill. It will get the oil off.


Please put a stop to the dog getting into the oil in the first place. The chemicals from the oil can penetrate the skin and will cause liver damage.
Try using a bar of Ivory soap (it has oil which should bond with the motor oil) placed in hot water first and work it into a lather in the fur. Rinse with as warm water as possible.
Dawn dish soap will work well. You may have to repeat washing to get it all out.
I work at a vet hospital and when a dog comes in with grease on it, we use dawn dishwashing liquid to remove it. The thing you have to remember is to use it mostly on the greasy areas and make sure you rinse, rinse, rinse. If you don't get the dish soap out (as with any dog shampoo) it can cause other skin issues. Then rewash the whole dog over with a mild dog shampoo. PLease do not use human shampoo on your dog.