Guide for Grooming your Cat

As most of us know, cats are meticulous when it comes to personal hygiene that is why cats constantly and regularly groom themselves. A well groomed cat can be wonderful to look at. And of course, all cat owners want their pets to be clean and well groomed all the time. Grooming will make your feline pet not just clean but also healthy.

Grooming your feline companion with a brush will prevents it from having hairballs. The fact is, cats can have a hard time dislodging hairballs in their system. A hairball is a mass of hair that gets accumulated on the cat’s stomach or intestine every time the cat licks its coat. If your feline pet can not remove the hairball in its system, it will eventually lead to intestinal blockage and can be quite threatening to your pet’s health.

The regularity of the grooming of the feline companion solely depends on the thickness of its coat. A cat with a furry coat must be groomed on a regular basis (daily), while cats with short coats must be combed and brushed at least twice a week. When grooming your pet cat, always be on the look out for lumps in its coat and skin inflammations. Start grooming your cat by brushing its back through the tail. Repeat several times on each side. Each side must be brushed according to the direction of the cat’s hair growth.

Avoid brushing your cat’s face and paws. If your feline friend doesn’t like the feel of a brush or comb, you can substitute the brush or comb with grooming gloves. Grooming gloves are excellent grooming tools. That is because most cats love to be touched. However, your pet feline must be accustomed to being touched in order for this to work because there are some cats that scratch you when touched. The key to this is by training your pet young. And once the kitten gets accustomed to being touched, it would grow up wanting more and will eventually look forward to it.

When grooming your cat, make sure that you always go a bit more. It is best that you praise your feline companion if it remains still. Bear in mind that if the cat begins to struggle a bit, it would be unwise to continue. Let the cat go, you can always try the next day or later. Once the cat becomes accustomed to grooming, the cat will eventually look forward for it.