Grooming your cat

Grooming your cat not only stimulates the circulation and improves muscle tone, but also minimizes hairballs in his body specially near stomach by removing loose hairs. It smooths down the fur to insulate the body more efficiently, and stimulates the glands at the base of the hairs which waterproof the coat of your healthy cat. In hot weather, licking spreads saliva that cools your cat as it evaporates; grooming also spreads sebum natural oil that protects and waterproofs the hair and skin) across the coat.

Make grooming part of your cat's regular routine, introducing it as early a possible   ideally when your healthy cat is still a kitten. Grooming will not only give you the chance to spot external parasites and skin wounds, and keep fur off your sofa; you'll also be spending quality time bonding with your pet. And make sure that your relation with your little friend would be great.

How to groom your cat:

• For short haired cats and kittens, use a fine-toothed metal comb weekly and a natural-bristle or rubber brush to remove any dead hairs.
• Gently brush or comb your little cat's hair, using strokes in the direction that the hair grows.
• Use the bristle brush to sweep up the coat in the direction of the head, and then smooth it down again and again.
• For long haired cats, groom daily with a steel comb and be careful with them.
• Any knots can be teased out with your fingers, or cut off carefully with blunt-ended scissors. Alternatively, you may want to get your vet to do this as it is very easy and have high-risk to cut the skin.
• If grooming is a struggle, try offering food treats, stroking and talking reassuringly, then gently start to groom as your little friend's attention turns to the treat.