Hello, I’m Amanda! Learn my introduction to study extra about me and Blue, my fluffy fireplace level Himalayan-Persian cat.
Being the long-haired, white Himalayan Persian that she is, Blue was blessed with a ton of fur. I imply a full lustrous coat of silky clean fibers, that solely thickened as she bought older. I really feel most cat homeowners can relate once I say now we have a continuing stream of cat hair within the air, tufts settled on our stairs and black garments posing as marled gray as a result of her locks appear to not solely stick however turn out to be embedded in them.
I want I used to be exaggerating once I mentioned that now we have to lint roll our garments straight out of the dryer. By no means a scarcity of these helpful instruments in our family. Vacuuming our house has turn out to be a second nature to remain on high of the literal tumbleweeds of fur that appear to take lower than a day or two to type.
We don’t fault Blue for it although—we love her for her frosty cherub look. We joke that she’s a mini ivory lion with a little bit of her ancestry peaking by means of the spots the place her coat tapers into ginger. Nonetheless, her conduct would say in any other case as a result of she’s a horrible bug hunter and is unable to deal with greater than 5 minutes outdoor. I suppose she’s extra of a lion-princess hybrid, relatively than Queen of the Jungle.
Modifications in Grooming Patterns
Early kitten days with Blue meant she was in a position to attain all areas of her coat which made grooming an absolute breeze. Full bathing moments have been an everyday incidence so we by no means felt the necessity to brush her all that usually. It wasn’t till lately that we’ve been discovering mats on her hard-to-reach spots – above her tail, in her mane, round her bum. At about the identical time, we began to note that she was expelling increasingly more hairballs. All indicators have been pointing to us needing further assist grooming her high-maintenance coat.
How We Stepped In
Since her coat required numerous kinds of upkeep, we use just a few totally different merchandise and processes.
For the mats I can entry whereas mendacity on my lap, I exploit my fingers to softly loosen them. Both the tangles simply come aside or I’m in a position to take away the mat completely with out inflicting her any discomfort.
I go for this technique first as a result of as quickly as I deliver out the comb, she’s up, down, left, proper. She guides my hand to brush her face and underneath her chin. Lays on her again so I don’t have a superb angle to get above her tail after which bites me once I skim her stomach. Traditional Blue. Though she by no means runs away, these encounters are by no means as profitable as one would hope. My aim is to maintain our brushing periods as optimistic as doable so I can keep away from her fearing or working away from the comb once I pull it out. If I can get by means of the vast majority of her knots beforehand, the combing expertise is rather more pleasurable for each of us.
Maintaining her backside clear can be extremely vital to us. We wish her to be comfy and forestall her from probably spreading germs all through our home. We use a comb-razor combo and pet wipes helpful for emergencies. For stuck-on or severe messes, we hold a cat-safe shampoo stocked in our toilet.
Blue is such a trooper and accepts our assist in the entire many varieties that we provide to her. We nonetheless battle her fur day by day however incorporating just a few further grooming practices in our routine has helped fight among the shedding. Plus, she seems to be nice! On the finish of the day, a contented coat makes a contented cat, a minimum of that’s the case in our home.