Grooming Your Cat

Cat grooming is a simple task because cats typically keep themselves clean. Cats groom themselves on a daily basis to remove dead hair and foreign matter from their coat. Cat grooming helps to clear the fur of old hairs and stimulate the growth of new ones.

Although cats are self groomers, most cats do need help with their cat grooming skills. Cats' owners should pay attention to every part of the cat including the eyes and ears. Cats with a short single coat like a Siamese Burmese needs little grooming. Dense-coated short haired cats like American shorthairs, need a cat grooming session every month. Semi-long haired cats should be groomed more regularly. Long haired cats should be bathed at least bi-weekly.

Part of cat grooming is nailing clipping. Cat nail clipping is to be done with caution. The groomer should be sure not to upset the cat. To clip the nails, gently apply pressure to the top of the foot and soft pad underneath. This will cause the cat to extend their claws. Be sure to use only high quality cat nail scissors to cut off the white tip of each nail. Cut the nail at the point where it begins to curl. Take caution to avoid the vein that runs into nail. If this vein is accidentally cut, apply styptic powder to stop the bleeding.

 

How to get that cute little costume on your cat

If you're a cat lover like me, I'm sure you've already purchased that cute little Halloween costume that Fluffy will just look adorable in! It's one of the best cat costume you've ever seen. There's only one problem, and that's Fluffy. What if he just doesn't want to wear that priceless little costume? Does he keep tearing off the adorable little hat that just makes the costume the best ever? Perhaps a little convincing is in order.

So, how do you get Fluffy into that Halloween costume you picked out? There are a few methods you can try. Cat costumes are probably the hardest to shop for, because you just never know how your cat will react to them. Perhaps try putting one piece on Fluffy at a time. Let him get used to the feeling. After all, it did take you endless hours of searching the entire cat costumes on the web to find this one! If he still refuses to wear it, don't give up hope on cat costumes, you may still be able to convince him before Halloween.

Bring his favorite treat or toy into the picture. Praise him whenever he does manage to keep it on for 1.5 seconds. This will help more than you would think. Soon he'll discover that he gets special treats whenever he wears the costume. Just remember, cats are stubborn. So it may take you some time to get him used to the costume. However, if you succeed you can start looking through cat costumes for next year