How to stop having cat hair? If you are asking yourself this question, it is because you are sick of seeing cat hair all over your house! You keep picking up cat hair, brushing your clothes, shaking cushions, rugs… It's time to react!
Here are some tips so that your adored tom cat sheds less hair and some tips to stop having cat hair in your home (or at least a lot less) ...
In this article, we will help you understand:
- Why is your cat losing hair,
- How to decrease hair loss in a cat,
- How to get rid of cat hair in your home.
Your cat is losing hair - why?
To be able to understand how to decrease your cat's hair loss, you must first understand why your cat is losing hair.
Cat hair loss - moulting periods
The moult in a cat is detected by a loss of more important hair during two periods (generally in spring and in autumn). It is therefore completely normal and natural if, in early spring and autumn, your cat loses more of her hair. This is a phenomenon that allows the cat to put on a coat more suited to the new season which is about to start (dense for more protection against the cold in winter and lighter to suffer less from the heat in summer).
But as all cats are different and have a different life (some stay inside, others outside or others alternate…), their moults will also be different. In general, an indoor cat will shed hair more regularly throughout the year than a cat that lives outdoors. On the other hand, hair loss is also different depending on the breed and age of the cat.
Cat hair loss - Pathologies
If your cat is suddenly losing a lot more hair than usual, it's not a molting period, and it's scratching often, then it could be an illness. Indeed, your cat could with a parasitic disease (mange, fleas…), be infected by an internal parasite, with a bacterial infection or any other pathology which results in the loss of hair.
In this case, I advise you to take your cat to his veterinarian to make a diagnosis and administer the appropriate care.
How to decrease cat hair loss
Be careful, do not dream: it is impossible to have a cat without having hair at home! However, we can make it so that there is much much less ...
By regular brushing
By brushing your cat often and regularly, you will remove dead hair before it falls out and you have to pick it up. Thus, your interior will be better preserved and your cat will have a nicer coat. In addition, it is the way to check if your cat has not caught parasites (fleas, ticks…). See our article " How to disinfect a tick bite on a cat ? ".
To effectively brush your cat, I advise you to equip yourself with the most powerful brush on the market: the Furminator for cats. Of all the brushes on the market, which has the most good results for removing dead hair and undercoat from your cat. This brush removes hair without breaking it and without hurting your cat.
Through a balanced diet
Diet can affect the health and quality of your cat's coat. For your cat to have a remarkable coat, his diet must be of excellent quality, balanced and rich in good fatty acids and vitamins (see my article: How to feed your cat well).
It is therefore necessary to choose the kibble that you give it by taking only Premium brands or veterinary brands. Here is a brand of kibble that my little Mistee particularly appreciates and contributes to the beauty of her coat:
In addition, to slow down your cat's hair loss, you can give him food supplements (vitamins, fatty acids, omega 3, etc.). Some add salmon or rapeseed oil, others give special food supplements for healthy coats.
Benefits of lbeer evure
Brewer's yeast is probably the most effective food supplement against hair loss in cats.
It usually comes in capsule form made with brewer's yeast, zinc, and cornstarch. These capsules act as a stimulant for the growth and the quality of the hair of cats, promote the synthesis of keratin, slow down the production of sebum, strengthen the coat and make the coat shine while reducing hair loss. Here is the brand that I take for my Mistee: Animigro
By a bon hygiene
It is recommended that you only wash your cat when it is really necessary. In fact, naturally, the cat will maintain its coat and groom itself to ensure good hygiene.
Suddenly, too frequent washing could have harmful consequences on his hair loss.
However, to fight against your cat's hair loss, you can use an anti-hair loss shampoo: FURminator Ultra Premium.
This is a preventative dry shampoo that helps reduce excessive hair loss and prevent the ingestion of hairballs without requiring a bath!
If all these tips are not enough and your interior is invaded by cat hair, here are some tips to make them disappear ...
How to stop having cat hair in your home?
If you are allergic, discover all the methods to fight againstcat hair allergy.
And among the best methods, here is an effective and inexpensive way to remove cat hair from your textiles: adhesive brush or sticky brush. Indeed, you can pass this sticky paper roll on all your textiles (clothes, household linen or furniture) and thus remove almost all of the hair deposited by your cat.
Another solution for all your interior textiles, car seats and all fabric styles: The Snoofield Anti Hair brush.
This is a "magic" brush which is the most effective solution on the market. Its unique & innovative mechanism. By quickly running the anti-hair brush back and forth, an electrostatic charge is created and attracts all the cat hair in the tank.
How to stop having cat hair on the floor?
To have impeccable floors even with a cat, there are not 36 solutions. The only effective means is the vacuum cleaner. And here, you should not choose the low end ... No, when you have to remove cat hair from a carpet or rugs, a fairly powerful vacuum cleaner is essential.
Here is the vacuum cleaner model that I bought myself because it is he who does the job on his own: iRobot Roomba 675
It is great because it sucks up all the hairs from the ground using its unique system with 2 multi-surface rubber brushes and it is super powerful.
Equipped with a suite of intelligent sensors and a powerful cleaning system, theROOMBA robot vacuum takes care of dust, dirt and pet hair on a daily basis. With her WIFI connection, this vacuum robot can be controlled remotely with your phone.
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