Pet Lovers

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Pet Lovers

Posted by: KJ

23rd Mar 2012 01:33pm

To all you kitty-cat lovers out there,

I have a 9 year old short-hair, Tabby X cat who I have had since she was a kitten and she has always had the problem of hair loss, everything she lays on gets covered in fur and I don't know what to do to stop it. I could deal with it beforehand but now it is becoming worse and a bigger issue. She doesn't have bald spots or anything like that, just puts fur everywhere when she lays on things (and she loves to lay on my pillows!) I have asked the vets and they said it's just natural and there's nothing you can do but I don't think they realise how bad it is. You can't pat or cuddle her without getting covered in fur..I have tried regulary bathing her but this doesn't seem to help.

If you have any helpful tips or solutions to this problem , please help :(


Comments 4

CSD
  • 21st Apr 2012 10:32am

You can't stop cats from molting. Even worse, they shed hair when they are excited or upset, never mind the change in weather.. I have three cats whom I regularly brush and I use damp rubber gloves to wipe over soft furnishings. Before I had polished floorboards I used to wear rubber soled shoes and "shoe swept" the carpets prior to vaccuuming. The latter rolled up an amazing amount of fur and kept me fit.

Zipper79
  • 20th Apr 2012 09:26pm

You can't stop a cat from molting. When I was younger, my family had a Turkish Van, which is basically a white and orange fluff ball. No matter how much she was combed, there was always more fur. The cat would walk past, and you would get covered in fur. I think regular brushing would help. Also other things we did were keeping a roll of sticky tape in the car and if we were going somewhere, using the sticky tape to de-fur our clothes before getting out of the car. Also, if you are wearing work clothes or good clothes, don't cuddle her. Only cuddle her in clothes you don't mind getting fur on. That's what we used to do, hope it helps.

Coco
  • 4th Apr 2012 04:10pm

Hello KJ,

I love cats also.....at risk of stating the obvious (apologies in advance), have you tried brushing her at least 2-3 times a day to minimise the shedding or if you don't already have one, you could buy the "furminator" available at any good pet shop you don't have to use it often and it sort of gives the cat a hair cut and gets rid of the thick undercoat....good to use in the warmer months use sparingly in the cooler months as it thins out the cats coat...I have two cats and this works a treat on them...Also to help you clean up after them put on a rubber glove (the ones used to do dishes) slightly wet your glove and brush over any item where the cat hair has stuck to it makes it a lot easier to collect their cat hair and toss in bin or vacuum it up to - I use all these methods as using lint rollers can get expensive....I hope this helps you out... good luck

KJ
  • 5th Apr 2012 10:20am
Hello KJ,

I love cats also.....at risk of stating the obvious (apologies in advance), have you tried brushing her at least 2-3 times a day to minimise the shedding or if you don't already...

Thanks Coco,

Yes, I do brush her in the mornings and the afternoons but she's forever losing hair, I'm amazed she still has any left haha! I will have a look around for the furminator it sounds like a good start. And I haven't heard the glove one before but sounds like a great idea.

Thank you for your time,
KayJay.

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