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Grooming Your Cat Is Important
The Importance of Grooming: Regular grooming is essential for your
cat’s good health. A glossy, beautiful coat is a sign of your cat’s overall
health and wellbeing. It not only helps your cat to look its best, it helps you
avoid more complicated problems like parasites and skin diseases. Most cats do a
credible job of keeping themselves clean, but they'll need your help when it
comes to preventing matted hair and fur balls, and in detecting problems with
their eyes or ears. If your cat is not used to being groomed, start with a
gentle combing in areas that it seems to enjoy and gradually work up to a full
grooming session.
Shedding: Hairballs are common, especially in long-haired cats. To
minimize hairballs, brush your cat thoroughly and regularly or try a commercial
hairball remedy, closely following package directions.
Brushing and Combing: For shorthair cats, we recommend grooming once a
week with a natural bristle brush and a fine-tooth comb. For Siamese and other
breeds without an undercoat, you can substitute a rubber brush for the natural
bristled one.
Longhair cats require more frequent grooming, usually two to three times a
week unless it is an outdoor cat. In that case, every day might be necessary. In
order to properly groom your longhair, you will need a wire brush, a wide-tooth
comb and a fine-tooth flea comb.
Start by untangling your longhair with a fine-tooth comb or mat splitter.
Carefully untangle mats, working toward the skin, not away from it.
Next, use long, gentle strokes to brush your cat from the nose to the tip of
the tail. Remove as much dead and loose fur as possible. If necessary, rub your
cat’s coat with a nylon stocking to remove static electricity.
Finally, give your cat the once over by running your hands over your cat’s
body, looking for any unusual lumps or sensitive spots.
Bathing: In general, you should not have to bathe your cat, as they
are very good at keeping themselves clean. However, should bathing be necessary,
use only warm water and mild soap, preferably a cat shampoo. Rinse your cat
thoroughly, dry it well with towels and keep it away from drafts until fully
dried and fluffy, as cats can easily catch cold. If possible, use two tubs or a
double sink to speed up the bathing process.
Reasons you might need to bathe your cat are:
- Poison on its fur
- It doesn’t take care of its coat as it should
- You are allergic and need to minimize allergens
- You are about to show your cao It needs a flea, tick, or lice dip
- Bad weather has left it unusually dirty
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