Washing the Cat

[shovel]

I've read that citric acid can clean a catalytic converter assuming it's not mechanically damaged...

Anyone have experience?

[Xist]

That does not sound nearly as exciting as immersing a feline in liquid water. So disappointing...

[Sven7]

Seems Legit? You would really need an emissions testing facility to know for sure though.

[slowmover]

I hate house cleaning . . and washing a cat is about as much fun (given armored elbow length gloves), so here is a gem from yesteryear about both:

Toilet Cleaning Instructions:

By, The Dog

1. Human, put both lid and seat of the toilet up and add 1/8-cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl.

2. Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.

3. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet bowl and close lid firmly. You may need to sit on the lid, but beware of claws emerging to grab hold of all and any.

4. The cat will self-agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises that come from the toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this.

5. Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a "power-wash" “and rinse".

6. Have someone open the front door of your home. Be sure that there is a straight line between the bathroom and the exterior door as to obstacles removed!

7. Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift seat & lid together.

8. The cat will rocket out the door where he will dry himself off at leisure.


Clean cat and clean toilet. What's not to like about getting my water bowl sparkling?

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[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

It doesn't seem to worth the risk.

Originally Posted by Xist

That does not sound nearly as exciting as immersing a feline in liquid water.

LOL

[shovel]

As an update: I picked up a bunch of citric acid from a brewing store and set about removing the cats from the car only to discover they'd been completely blown out. Given the car's history I doubt it was some misguided attempt at reducing backpressure, I think they just broke and blew out the tailpipe over the years.

So no amount of cleaning would do them any good, plan B involved installing new catalytic converters.

[wdb]

I cannot begin to express my disappointment that this was not a discussion on feline cleanliness...

Originally Posted by shovel

[...]I think they just broke and blew out the tailpipe over the years.

Cat internal matrixes breaking into pieces was a common event on certain vehicles I used to work on. Unfortunately the result was not just a blown out cat but also a clogged muffler downstream of it.

It is possible that your cats disintegrated in small enough chunks to avoid that same outcome. But I'd suggest taking a gander at the inlet side of the downstream muffler nevertheless.

[CitroX]

Unfortunately the result was not just a blown out cat but also a clogged muffler downstream of it.

True story. I've bought a used muffler recently which must have been clogged from the previous car because mine already had the converter cut out. So in the end the muffler literally exploded from the pressure.