Grooming Your Cat

Use a comb with thick teeth that are far apart from each other, this allows the comb to reach well into the fur. Brush along with the natural lines of its fur, then use a comb with natural bristles to comb towards the head. Knots should be untangled with your fingers. If it is necessary, cut the knots with a round tipped scissors. If you put unscented baby powder on longhaired cats once a week, there won’t be any accumulated grease and they will be easier to handle.

If your cat does not like to be brushed, try holding something tasty under its nose and petting it with the other hand. Talk to it nicely to calm it and later introduce it to the comb and comb it softly, little by little, while it’s interested in the food.

Very soon it will get used to the procedure and will start to like it. If all else fails, try using rubber gloves; this will remove the dead hairs without causing it too much alarm.

Bathing a Cat
Unless if your cat is a show cat, you must only bathe it when its fur is dirty or contaminated with grease. Use a bit of warm water and cat shampoo or baby shampoo, and rinse well. Afterwards wrap it in a warm towel and rub it softly. Keep it in a warm room until its fur is completely dry.

Taking Care of its Claws
Cats that live outdoors don’t need to cut their claws. Whereas indoor cats and older cats must cut and trim their claws every other week. If they are too long they can grow into the pads of their paws, causing pain and infections. Your veterinarian can teach you how to do it. Press the cat’s paw between your index and thumb to immobilize the claw. Use a nail clipper for cats or a scissors for humans and cut the transparent points of the claw, avoiding the lower part (the part of the claw that contains blood vessels and nerves; if you hold the claw against the light you can see a red line).

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