| Most people that own cats don't think too much | | | | irritated, and if this happens stop the brushing and |
| about grooming their cats, since they know that they | | | | help him relax by playing with him for a bit. His paws |
| take care of it by themselves, by licking their chests, | | | | and face shouldn't be groomed with the comb or the |
| back or paws. | | | | brush, as he will probably not enjoy that. |
| When the cat has short hair, they usually have no | | | | If your cat doesn't enjoy brushing, a grooming glove |
| problems grooming themselves, without any help | | | | might be a better fit for her. You simply stroke the |
| from their human owners. The same can't be said | | | | cat while wearing this glove, so the bits and dirt from |
| about Persian cats or other species with long hair. | | | | the fur will be removed, just like a brush would do it. |
| Besides keeping the cat clean, grooming will also help | | | | The grooming process should also include checking |
| with the removal of hair which is loose. If you don't | | | | the ears and the eyes. You should see clean ears and |
| use the comb on the cat's fur, all that loose hair will | | | | bright eyes, with no discharges. Ear mites are a |
| go the stomach of the cat. Because digesting hair | | | | definite possibility if the cat's ears are very dirty. If |
| doesn't happen with ease, it will usually form hairballs | | | | she has ear mites, she might suffer permanent |
| inside the stomach, which the cat will cough up. | | | | damage to the ears, so take the cat do a vet, to |
| Sometimes though, they can have health issues | | | | make sure she's OK. |
| because of these hairballs. | | | | When the hair is long, grooming the cat can be |
| You might believe that cats don't like being groomed | | | | difficult, especially if the fur becomes matted. In this |
| by someone else, but they might actually enjoy being | | | | case, you should just cut the parts that are matted, |
| brushed. Getting a cat used with grooming is easier if | | | | if the cat lets you do it. |
| you start doing it when it's still a kitten. | | | | Most people think that cats should take care of their |
| To groom a cat, comb or lightly brush through the | | | | own fur, but a little bit of grooming from their |
| coat of the cat, going from the neck to the tail, by | | | | owners can help the cat to avoid potential health |
| following the fur's lie. Don't do it against the lie, since | | | | problems. |
| the cat will not enjoy that at all. He might get | | | | |