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Grooming a long haired cat
We have a long haired ( almost Persian)cat who goes outside into the grass,
and comes back covered in "farmers friends" ( hard grass seeds). We try to brush them out; but it is very difficult, and it would take hours to pick them out individually. Any ideas? (we can't keep her locked inside all day!) Cheers, Margret |
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Margret wrote: We have a long haired ( almost Persian)cat who goes outside into the grass, and comes back covered in "farmers friends" ( hard grass seeds). We try to brush them out; but it is very difficult, and it would take hours to pick them out individually. Any ideas? (we can't keep her locked inside all day!) Cheers, Margret Use a medium-toothed metal teflon-coated grooming comb, and a fine-toothed one for the feet and face. Brushes aren't the best tool for long-haired cats. You start from the back of the cat, lift some hair up and brush the undercoat toward the hindquarters/end of the cat. Let more hair down and repeat the strokes. gradually work your way toward the front of the cat. Long-haired cats should be groomed daily. -L. |
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Margret wrote:
We have a long haired ( almost Persian)cat who goes outside into the grass, and comes back covered in "farmers friends" ( hard grass seeds). We try to brush them out; but it is very difficult, and it would take hours to pick them out individually. Any ideas? (we can't keep her locked inside all day!) Cheers, Margret A brush will not work well on a long-haired cat as it will not reach down deep into the coat. Try using combs instead. Get medium and fine toothed combs. Start combing all over with the medium, then use the fine to finish up. Be gentle, the comb will get caught in hair. You will need to do this daily to keep the coat in shape, particularly if you keep allowing your cat outside where the coat will pickup "items". |
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"Margret" no wrote in message ... We have a long haired ( almost Persian)cat who goes outside into the grass, and comes back covered in "farmers friends" ( hard grass seeds). We try to brush them out; but it is very difficult, and it would take hours to pick them out individually. Any ideas? (we can't keep her locked inside all day!) Cheers, Margret I get them too...till I cut the grass. he he he I bet there is some sort of spray in conditioner/cleaner/softner/something like a spritzer, that will make cats hair easy to comb through,then when your done, his hair dry and clean and oh so comfy to him. SPRAYGO... spray it on as you comb through... -- Barry .... Women and cats are both black at night. - Bosnia ... |
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bigbadbarry wrote:
"Margret" no wrote in message ... We have a long haired ( almost Persian)cat who goes outside into the grass, and comes back covered in "farmers friends" ( hard grass seeds). We try to brush them out; but it is very difficult, and it would take hours to pick them out individually. Any ideas? (we can't keep her locked inside all day!) Cheers, Margret I get them too...till I cut the grass. he he he I bet there is some sort of spray in conditioner/cleaner/softner/something like a spritzer, that will make cats hair easy to comb through,then when your done, his hair dry and clean and oh so comfy to him. SPRAYGO... spray it on as you comb through... I will use a very fine mist (light dusting) of plain water when combing out to reduce the static electricity only. With the brushing, it drys extremely quick but provides the extra moisture needed to keep the static down when it is bad. |
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