i've tried the "slick' brushes and undercoating brushes, but he's really fuzzy. i got him fromt he pound but i've been told he has alot of perrsian in him (or something). no matter how much i used the other brushes, he still sheda like crazy!! somebody please help me with some advice
2006-09-27 01:53:36 · 12 answers · asked by shakey0012002 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
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2006-09-27 01:55:52 · answer #1 · answered by MIMSTRIK 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need more than one grooming tool for a cat with a thick undercoat or a longhair.
Lucy C. Tabby (cat i work for) likes a thing called the Zoom Groom. It is a soft plastic brush with thick soft spike like things on it. The web site below is a picture of it. This cat-alog (sorry) sells it and much other pet stuff but they sell it all over. Check out the articles about shed control too.
The Zoom Groom picks up mucho hair every time a use it and Lucy loves it. I see her rubbing herself against it when it's just lying around.
There really is no way to stop shedding. The only thing you can do is brush and brush and learn to live with it. And hang up your clothes.
2006-09-27 09:28:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to use a brush with a lot of short thin wires. The cats liked it and with just a few strokes it picked up a ton of hair. The good thing was that it was very easy to remove the hair. The brush was rectangular in shape with a handle on the top. (Almost like a paint pad) the wires were no more than half an inch I think. (Maybe a little more.)
2006-09-27 08:56:54 · answer #3 · answered by danl747 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try a Zoom Groom.
You can get them in pet stores. A Zoom Groom is a soft plastic "brush" with big fat conical "bristles" a couple inches long and about half an inch wide at the base. It doesn't look like it would work very well, but they work great!
Not only do they work, but cats seem to like them. My Rusty would never tolerate being brushed until I got a Zoom Groom, but he never objected to that.
Edit: I see someone else beat me to the suggestion of a Zoom Groom. So that's double the reason you should try one!
2006-09-27 11:15:08 · answer #4 · answered by Mick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They make stuff now that you can add to food to help them shed less. It is often a problem with diet that makes them shed. Maybe it is time to find a better food too. For a cat with fur like that I suggest a soft tip wire brush. Doing it once a day after a while will cut the problem for you. Good Luck!
2006-09-27 08:56:32 · answer #5 · answered by poisonivy4913 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should get him groomed with a lion cut. It looks cute, plus gets rid of the awful matting problem...and hairballs too!
Strangely...I've also heard that some cats absoloutly LOVE to get vaccumed with a small handheld dustbuster. They purrrrrr like crazy, and knead thier little paws while you just whisk the shedding hair away...a couple I knew had two different cats over about a 16 year span that they did this with... both of them were dustbusted 2x daily & they LOVVVVVVED it!
2006-09-27 08:58:26 · answer #6 · answered by MonsterMash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a small wire brush that my cat just loves. He rolls around on the floor when I brush him, and it gets a lot of fur out.
2006-09-28 17:07:04 · answer #7 · answered by Barby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat is the same way. I use a thin metal wire brush. He really enjoys it. The only way to keep him from shedding is to brush him twice a day.
2006-09-27 09:02:40 · answer #8 · answered by ryan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the "Furminator" it works well because it will get rid of the loose underhair >
2006-10-01 04:00:55 · answer #9 · answered by Sydney 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
furminator! find it in pet stores. it isn't cheap but it works great
2006-09-27 10:10:54 · answer #10 · answered by Jenn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get the shed ender, it works GREAT!!
2006-09-27 08:57:07 · answer #11 · answered by macleod709 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋