Pet cat grooming includes many aspects, some hair cutting and styling just to make the cat look better, while some grooming about health management is crucial. Before grooming your cat, you can do some basic health checks for your cat so that you can ensure the health of your cat’s skin.

A. What are the items included in the pet cat grooming

1. Check your pet cat’s ears, eyes and paws

Before grooming your pet cat, you should take the opportunity to check that your pet cat’s ears, eyes and paws are clean and free of potential diseases.

2. Pet cat ear care

If your pet cat is healthy, there is no need to pay much attention to its ears. Check the inside of the ear for dirt and use a cotton ball dipped in olive oil to remove the dirt. If your pet cat is constantly scratching its ears, it is likely to have ear disease, look for black waxy patches inside the ears. Another reason for pet cats always scratching their ears may be that the ears are clogged with earwax. If the pet cat continues to scratch, a veterinarian should be called to diagnose the problem.

3. Pet cat eye care

Dirt around your pet cat’s eyes can be simply wiped off: use a piece of cotton moistened in warm water and gently wipe the dirt away. The pet cat’s eyes should be bright and clean. If there is inflammation or discharge, there may be a serious health problem.

4. Pet cat washing face

Long-haired cats are often prone to having blocked tear ducts. When this happens, the tears flow onto the cheeks and leave unsightly black stains on the face. To remove the stains, you should use a cotton ball dipped in light salt water and wipe the hair on the cheeks. If this problem occurs frequently, it is necessary to call a veterinarian for medical attention.

5. Check your pet cat’s mouth

Check for tartar on your pet cat’s teeth. Ideally, brush your pet cat’s teeth once a week to prevent tartar from forming. However, your cat may refuse this degrading treatment. If this happens, it is necessary to have a veterinarian remove the tartar and polish it annually.

6. Pet cat paw health care

Any healthy and active cat will automatically have its claws trimmed, as they wear out during exercise. However, if your cat is old or kept indoors, you should check your cat’s claws to see if they need to be trimmed. If not trimmed, the claws may grow into the fleshy toes of your cat’s paws, and you will then need to seek veterinary treatment.

7. Trimming pet cat claws

If you need to trim your pet cat’s claws you should hold your pet cat tightly on your lap and press your fingers against your pet cat’s paw so that your pet cat’s claws are stretched forward. Check the pet cat claws carefully. The main part of the pet cat’s claw includes the pink fleshy root under the nail, which contains the nerve. Do not cut away the live flesh. The white tip of the claw is a non-sensitive tissue and the pet cat will not feel pain when the tip is cut.

8. Cleaning pet cat paws

Pet cat paws will not stick to the dirt, and if they do, they can be easily cleaned with a wet cotton ball.

Second, grooming long-haired pet cat method

In the wildlife world, long-haired felines always change their coats only in winter, but domestic pet cats change their coats throughout the year because they are kept in a bright and warm environment all year round. Therefore, long-haired cats need to have their coats groomed twice a day for 15-30 minutes each time. Otherwise, the hair will become tangled. If the tangled hair ball is not dealt with in time, your pet cat will be in great pain, then you will have to get your veterinarian to give your pet cat an anesthetic and shave off the tangled hair.

Grooming supplies selection

You will need a thin-toothed, dense-toothed comb, a bristle wire brush and a toothbrush; a pair of blunt-ended clippers to cut away tangles and a laurel oil accelerator (for dark cats) and talcum powder (for light cats) to rub into the fur.

The method of grooming

1. Use a thin-toothed comb to remove dander and comb out tangled hairs. Once the comb can smoothly comb through the hair, switch to a close-toothed comb for grooming.

2. Using a wire brush, remove all the hairs that have been shed. Be especially careful to comb the hips, in this area, it is likely that a large amount of hair will be combed off.

3, sprinkle some talcum powder or bleaching soil into the fur. This can make the coat fluffy, increase the sense of fullness, and help make the hair separate, to immediately brush off the powder.

4. Comb the hair upwards with a dense-toothed comb to remove the hair shed around the neck in order to form the neck hair.

5. Use a toothbrush to gently brush the short hair on your pet cat’s face. Be careful not to get too close to your cat’s eyes.

6. Finally, repeat the fourth step with a thin-toothed comb in order to separate the hairs and help make them stand up.

Three, grooming short hair pet cat method

The short-haired pet cat does not require daily grooming because its coat is easier to manage than the coat of a long-haired pet cat. Moreover, the tongue of a short-haired cat is longer than that of its long-haired cat’s distant relatives, so it is able to groom itself effectively. Therefore, grooming a short-haired pet cat twice a week, spending half an hour each time, is sufficient.

Grooming supplies

You need to have a metal comb, a soft brush or rubber brush, and some laurel oil accelerator (for all coat colors) that can be applied to the coat, and a piece of silk, velvet or suede for shining the coat.

The method of grooming

1. Use a metal comb with close teeth and comb down the hair from the head to the tail. When combing, look for small shiny black grains, which are fleas.

2. Use a rubber brush and brush in the direction of the hair. If you have a curly-haired pet cat, this brush is indispensable because it will not scratch the epidermis.

3. For certain breeds of shorthair cats, you are better off using a soft-textured brush rather than a rubber brush. Again, brush in the direction of the hair.

4, after combing, apply some laurel oil accelerator, can remove the grease on the hair, make the hair color shiny.

5. Finally, in order to make the short-haired pet cat’s hair shiny, use a piece of silk, velvet or suede to “polish” the coat. In between grooming, use clean hands to gently massage in the direction of the hair can also maintain the luster of the hair.

Long-haired cats and shorthair cats have different requirements for grooming, but the same is the need for the owner’s careful care, more observation of the cat in general, for some details should also pay attention to processing, many cats are sick because some details are not handled properly, cat grooming owners must learn Oh.