How to care for a cat's hair

British shorthair cat

The cat's hair is one of the parts that we most often admire about this feline. It is bright, with magnificent colors and, although the touch can be smooth or rough, we will almost always see it clean. In fact, you will only neglect it if you are very ill or very old, and when that happens, we will have to take care of your hygiene even more.

In the meantime, to help him and, incidentally, avoid the formation of terrible hairballs in his stomach, every day we have to provide him with a series of cares so that his coat is healthy inside ... and also outside. Thus, We are going to explain how to take care of the cat's hair.

Brush it daily

Cat hair is like that of humans: every day some fall out and others emerge. The furry on its tongue has tiny hooks that serve to separate the meat from the bones of its prey, but also to be able to remove a lot of dead hair. The problem is that in spring and especially in summer, it falls off a lot, so when preening it swallows much more than usual.

To avoid unnecessary risks, it is very important that we brush it at least once a day if you have short hair, or twice / day if you have medium or long hair. With what? With carding brush. At the end it will be highly recommended to pass the FURminator, which is a rigid barbed comb specially designed to eliminate practically all dead hair.

Long haired cat

Feed him in the best possible way

Surely you've ever heard that "we are what we eat." As well. This is something that also applies to the cat. If you give him a high quality food, rich in animal protein and free of grains and by-products, we can be sure that he will have optimal growth, and his hair will shine with health..

This type of food is more expensive than the ones we can find in supermarkets (a 7,5kg bag can cost about 45 euros), but the amount to be given is much lower, so it ends up paying off a .

Cat resting

If he's sick or older, hand him wet towels

A cat that is very sick or that is already very old and has stopped grooming as often as it used to, you will need us to take care of your hygiene. In the event that we did not, it could get worse to such an extent that it would be abandoned, it could even die.

Therefore, it is convenient that we pass him wet towels in a room in which we have put the heating. If it is very dirty, we can clean it with a dry shampoo for cats. Then we will brush it to remove all the dirt.

Gray tabby cat

With these tips, your cat's hair will look clean and healthy.


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