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Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? #8301698
01/03/25 10:58 PM
01/03/25 10:58 PM
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Mac McAtee Offline OP
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NC
Is there any way one can make the white fur on a bobcat belly brighter? Wipe with a Clorox Wet Wipe? OxyClean on a damp rag? Any tips or tricks, please post.


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Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Mac McAtee] #8301700
01/03/25 11:00 PM
01/03/25 11:00 PM
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Coldspring Texas
Savell Offline
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Rub borax into it


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Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Savell] #8301701
01/03/25 11:01 PM
01/03/25 11:01 PM
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Central Oregon
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Originally Posted by Savell
Rub borax into it

X2


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Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Mac McAtee] #8301703
01/03/25 11:02 PM
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Borax and baking soda mix. I like about 1/3 soda to borax. Mix and rub dry solution on belly scrubbing with nylon finger nail brush. That’s how I do it.

Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Mac McAtee] #8301733
01/03/25 11:55 PM
01/03/25 11:55 PM
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I have a long cardboard box my dry bobcats fit in well. Each cat gets a good borax dry batch (front and back) before going to sale. Rub and brush it through all the fur, with special attention of any dried blood or greasy spots. When done take them out on the lawn and blow any residual borax out of them with a leaf blower. You will like the results.


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Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Mac McAtee] #8301741
01/04/25 12:01 AM
01/04/25 12:01 AM
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Oregon
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Oregon
The borax also makes the fur silkier


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Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: beaverpeeler] #8301745
01/04/25 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by beaverpeeler
The borax also makes the fur silkier


… I wash my chest hair with it


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Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Savell] #8301748
01/04/25 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Savell
Originally Posted by beaverpeeler
The borax also makes the fur silkier


… I wash my chest hair with it

Both of them, right?


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Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Savell] #8301751
01/04/25 12:10 AM
01/04/25 12:10 AM
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Oregon
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Originally Posted by Savell
Originally Posted by beaverpeeler
The borax also makes the fur silkier


… I wash my chest hair with it


With no pictures this post is worthless.


My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Mac McAtee] #8301755
01/04/25 12:14 AM
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[Linked Image]


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Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Mac McAtee] #8301766
01/04/25 12:21 AM
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[Linked Image]

Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Mac McAtee] #8301768
01/04/25 12:23 AM
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[Linked Image]


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Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Savell] #8301793
01/04/25 01:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Savell
[Linked Image]


I thought about posting a pic of my fine silky white chest hair.... but decided shaming a fellow Trapperman member would be too low even for me.


My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Mac McAtee] #8301796
01/04/25 01:05 AM
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… don’t be a sissy Mr. Peeler…. Do it lol


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Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Savell] #8301927
01/04/25 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Savell
[Linked Image]

Nice picture


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Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Mac McAtee] #8301938
01/04/25 08:53 AM
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Dang,Savell, them there are some pretty cats,

Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: arcticotter] #8301950
01/04/25 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by arcticotter
Borax and baking soda mix. I like about 1/3 soda to borax. Mix and rub dry solution on belly scrubbing with nylon finger nail brush. That’s how I do it.

Nice


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Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Mac McAtee] #8301975
01/04/25 09:25 AM
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There's a good thread in the fur handling archives that has a step-by-step from skinning to final product pertaining to bobcats.

Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Mac McAtee] #8302012
01/04/25 10:17 AM
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Alabama (Bama for short) 108 y...
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Savell Shine, need to start you an infomercial selling that stuff, be more famous than that Aury shine guy, lol.


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Re: Brighten Up Bobcat Belly? [Re: Mac McAtee] #8302109
01/04/25 12:55 PM
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Thanks Jtrap … if they hadn’t kicked me off my tv station I would do it


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