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 easy fibers, that solely thickened as she bought older. I really feel most cat homeowners can relate after I say we’ve a relentless 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 into embedded in them.
I want I used to be exaggerating after I stated that we’ve to lint roll our garments straight out of the dryer. By no means a scarcity of these useful instruments in our family. Vacuuming our house has turn into 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 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 outside. I suppose she’s extra of a lion-princess hybrid, relatively than Queen of the Jungle.
Adjustments in Grooming Patterns
Early kitten days with Blue meant she was capable of attain all areas of her coat which made grooming an absolute breeze. Full bathing moments were a regular occurrence so we by no means felt the necessity to brush her all that usually. It wasn’t till just 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 an increasing number of 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 forms of upkeep, we use a number of completely 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 capable of take away the mat fully with out inflicting her any discomfort.
I go for this methodology first as a result of as quickly as I bring out the brush, 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 angle to get above her tail after which bites me after I skim her stomach. Basic Blue. Though she by no means runs away, these encounters are by no means as profitable as one would hope. My purpose is to maintain our brushing periods as optimistic as potential so I can keep away from her fearing or working away from the comb after I pull it out. If I can get by nearly all of her knots beforehand, the combing expertise is way more pleasing for each of us.
Retaining her backside clear can also be extremely necessary to us. We wish her to be snug and stop her from probably spreading germs all through our home. We use a comb-razor combo and pet wipes useful for emergencies. For stuck-on or critical messes, we hold a cat-safe shampoo stocked in our lavatory.
Blue is such a trooper and accepts our assist in the entire many varieties that we provide to her. We nonetheless battle her fur each day however incorporating a number of further grooming practices in our routine has helped fight a number of the shedding. Plus, she appears to be like nice! On the finish of the day, a contented coat makes a contented cat, at the very least that’s the case in our home.
