I never thought about the flea comb for basic grooming for the short hair cats! I got to try that.
ROFL regarding the force! Boy is that true! Precious Pets --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Oh - I was going to say too...most of my cats have > short hair (two don't)..but for the short-haired > guys I got a very fine-toothed flea comb in the > doggy section of PetSmart. You would be amazed how > much hair you can comb out of a short-haired cat! It > really gets down to the undercoat too...especially > on their back near their tail. I comb them out about > once a week...and I'm talking big handfulls of hair > off of each one. > > Yeah - I know I'm a nut...but I'm totally allergic > to cats and have eight in my house. The thing is > though - my quality of life would diminish so much > without my babies LOL I'm not going to live in a > bubble. Using that flea comb and keeping everything > washed frequently in hot water makes all the > difference in the world. Have benedryl - will > travel! LOL > > Something very remarkable happens when I bathe a > cat (which is like - never -- has to be a good > reason). It is as though both me and the cat grow > these huge, powerful energy fields of opposite > polarity. The force is so strong that the cat > instantly attaches to me, my head, my legs. It > defies the laws of physics! Talk about bonding... > > elizabeth :0) > *Save the earth. It's the only planet with > chocolate.* > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 2:16 PM > Subject: Re: Question #2: Grooming > > combing/brushing has a lot to do with the > particular cat--i have persians and dlhs, so we sit > around and knit ourselves together..... i am > incapable of holding a cat without checking for > mats, and starting out detangling with fingers.... i > have brushes and combs all over the house (those > that the cats haven't hidden on me, at least, > including next to the bed. last year, i broke down > and bought a clipper, because matted persians will > allow clipping WAY before they'll accept having the > knots removed less mechanically! with > short-haired cats, brushing isn't AS vital, however, > if you go and get yourself a Zoom Groom, which most > cats LOVE, you'll be amazed at how much "stuff" is > hanging out on your short-haired cat! in fact, i'm > almost convinced that short-hairs shed MORE than > long-hairs do. prices vary, but it shouldn't be much > more than this: > http://www.petcarecentral.com/ko-117.html i've had > cats who hate being brushed FIGHT over whose turn is > next with one of these. they're useless for long > coats, tho. if you've got a kitty with only a few > mats, use baby powder and sort of rub it into the > mat--that breaks them up and makes brushing/combing > them out much easier. detangling sprays are > available, too, but the baby powder actually works > almost as well. i clip their claws when they > start sticking to things---me, the furniture, the > screens, etc. i rarely clip rear claws. it's > important to keep an eye on claws because they can > grow back into the pads and cause infections/pain. > i haven't done a full-body bath on a cat in years. > with the persians, well, when there's diarrhea, it > gets ripe pretty easily, so partial baths are > occasionally necessary. if the offending substance > has already dried, i'll usually use the clippers > instead of trying to rehydrate the mess. teeth. > well, i know that i SHOULD be brushing their teeth, > but i just haven't been able to bring myself to > doing it..... rita from purrever ranch mentioned > recently about adding ground-up bones to food to > remove tartar--i'd like more info on that! i > pretty much ignore their ears until they let me know > there's a problem; usually if its anything, it's > earmites, and i give them a dose of ivermectin. MC > -- > Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! > Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... > > MaryChristine > > AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICQ: 289856892 > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video > search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. > Always Free. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
