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Step-by-step grooming
Whether you groom your cat daily or weekly, aim to make every session
enjoyable, and not too stressful for either of you. Use the grooming tools
correctly and give your cat confidence by being calm and methodical.
To put your cat in a relaxed mood for grooming, routine there will be fewer time-consuming tangles to
spend a few moments making a quiet fuss of him deal with. Never try to pin down a protesting cat that
before you start. Grooming a longhair thoroughly has had enough for one session. Release him if he starts
can take up to half an hour, but if you make it a daily to object, give him a treat, and try again later.
“Spend a few moments making a
quiet fuss of him before you start.”
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Removing debris
Combing through
Use a slicker brush with fine pins
Begin by gently combing the cat
or a soft-bristle brush to collect
from head to tail with a wide-
toothed comb, following the natural
loosened hairs and skin debris
lie of the fur. Do not tug at knots or
tangles—tease them out carefully from both the undercoat and
topcoat. This helps make
with your fingers. the fur look full and shiny.
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