The cat has an earned reputation as a clean and neat animal but the hygiene of this animal does not only depend on himself, the collaboration of his “two-legged” friend is essential for his skin, hair and health to be in perfect condition. condition.
In its daily grooming routine, the animal can eat a large amount of hair, which if we do not help to be expelled by the last section of its digestive system with adequate food and the regular use of malt, can lead to health problems. .
The functions of grooming are multiple: eliminate external parasites and cool off in hot weather. But in house cats that, as we see, spend many hours a day licking themselves, all that dead hair is going to be ingested by passing into their digestive system.
That our cat eliminates dead hair is inevitable, as well as that it licks and swallows part of it. But we can help you not eat so much or eliminate the one you already have inside.
To remove it from your body, it is best to brush regularly. Most cats allow brushing without a problem, even as a pet. Brushing is also very useful to avoid the formation of knots due to the caking of dead hair and that, once formed, if we try to undo them with the comb, they will no longer find it pleasant, due to pulling.
When knots are abundant or in breeds such as Persians, especially prone to forming them, a good solution is to cut their hair once or twice a year and try, as soon as it begins to grow, to keep it in good condition with the help of a comb or a the card.
But these are not going to be the only external care that we are going to have to provide to our felines. We detail all of them below.
