Grooming Your Cat

As already mentioned, the Pets Corner category is a category for all things pets related. Soon enough I will be introducing our own “Fab Four.” Our pampered, spoilt rotten, four moggies who have decided that we are worthy enough to share their home with them. Thanks for that. But before I write about them, a website visitor has very kindly sent me an article on grooming your cat. A few tips and hints on the best ways to groom your cat.

Some may think that grooming your cat is easy enough. Get the brush out and get brushing. It’s not as simple as that though. Even if merely brushing was the answer, then even then you need to be careful and mindful. We know with our “Fab Four” brushing is a very pleasurable experience for two of them but not so pleasurable for the other two.

This article on grooming your cat will hopefully give you some ideas on some general do’s and don’t’s. Adding the finer points is very much a follow on as your relationship with your moggy develops.

Grooming Your Cat

Here’s the grooming your cat article that’s been sent to me. Have a read and see if there’s anything of use for you and your cat in it.

“No cat wants to be dirty, and it’s up to you to ensure that your cat stays clean. Grooming is very important, as it helps your cat remain clean and healthy. Grooming starts with brushing, as brushing helps to keep the cats hair from becoming hairballs. Brushing will remove loose hair, and help prevent the risk of hairballs. A lot of cats have trouble dislodging hairballs. If the cat isn’t able to get a hairball out, it could result in a blockage of the intestines. Blockages are very serious, and can quickly become life threatening for your pet.

Cats that have long hair need to be brushed and combed on a daily basis, while cats with short hair need to be groomed on a weekly basis. When you brush your cat, you should always watch for lumps in the coat and skin irritations. You should start brushing along the cat’s back, going from his head to his tail. Do this a few times on one side, and then switch to the other. Each area should be brushed a few times in the direction of the way your cat’s hair is growing.

Cat Brushing Tips

When you brush your cat, you should always avoid brushing his face and paws. If a cat doesn’t like to be brushed, you can still groom him using another tool. The grooming glove is an excellent alternative to the brush, as most cats don’t mind it at all. Starting out young is the key to grooming, as it will get your cat used to brushing and grooming. Some cats that have started grooming when they were kittens grow to love it, many of which often look forward to their grooming time.

When brushing your cat, make sure that you check his ears, eyes, teeth, and claws. His eyes should be bright and clear with nothing residing in the corners. His ears should be clean, pink in color, and no sign of ear mites. Ear mites result from dirt built up in a cat’s ears, and can result in the ears shriveling up and your cat losing his hearing. Ear mites are very annoying for the cat, and hard for you as an owner to get rid of. The best way to get rid of them – is to ensure that your cat’s ears stay clean and healthy.

Each time you groom your cat, you should always aim to go a bit further with your examinations. When your cat remains still, you should always praise him and give him a treat. If your cat doesn’t cooperate and starts to struggle, you shouldn’t fight with him, but instead let him go and try the next day. Once your cat gets used to grooming he will look forward to it each and every day.“

Grooming Your Cat – Our Morrissey’s Long Hair

I hope the above helps provide you with a few general cat grooming tips. As it happens our Morrissey – aka “Little Lord Fauntleroy” – is proving to be a bit difficult at the moment with his grooming. He likes a good brushing. Always has. He has long fur but recently some areas of his fur has become quite a bit thicker and longer. Not much, but enough for us to brush him more often to get as much as the longer fur off him as we can.

Maybe the two-sided brush is pulling some of his fur because on occasions he ends the session a lot quicker than he normally would. In the last couple of days he’s been more back to normal as we have removed a lot of loose fur. So our brushing services are getting back to our Lord and Master’s liking again. He is allowing us to brush him for longer.

It’s incredible the amount of fur you can remove though in a single brushing. All part of the service Morrissey. Next brushing session due to take place this afternoon. Dreamies treats at the ready!!!!

I hope this article has been of use and you can now see how important it is for you to be on top of the ways in which you should be grooming your cat.

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