I have a cat and am wondering if anyone knows how to reduce shedding.?

Question

2 year old male, tabby and white, adopted him from humane society

Answer 1

If brushing is not working and he still seems to be shedding excessively he may need a vet appointment. He may be needing to change his diet due to something lacking in his daily nutrients.

Answer 2

It's spring, and you cat is 'shedding terribly' right now because the 'cold weather' is over, and he NEEDS TO SHED to be comfortable in the much warmer weather in summer. You don't really want to 'reduce his shedding' but to 'reduce the hair all over the house' ... and there are things that can help you there ... first, if your cat 'likes it' get into the habit of giving him a good 'brushing' twice a day ... and do it with a 'hair holding' brush that you can 'comb the shed hair out of' after. You can also offer your cat a 'small rug' that will 'attract the shed hair' and hold it until you 'vacuum it' later. To make the 'shed hair' not 'stick to everything' you can also feed your cat some 'oily stuff' like canned tuna or salmon (if it's tuna, be sure it's packed in oil, and not water) or you can give him some 'supplement' from a 'tube' that you should be able to get from a good pet store, which will make his coat 'shinier' and make it 'stick to everything less.' But, really, the 'best bet' is just to become 'as blind' to that cat hair as possible ... where we live, we take the bus everywhere, and we can always tell when a person owns a pet, because there's always 'some hair' clinging to them ... which is sometimes really funny, since they have 'become blind' to it! Thank you for 'adopting' your cat, and I pray that you don't decide to 'give him away' because he's 'shedding' ... I'd much rather put up with the shedding and 'love a cat up' because they help 'lower blood pressure' and give us 'something to give and receive love from' ... and THAT is a 'very good thing' in exchange for dealing with 'all' of that cat hair ...

Answer 3

Brush daily. I recommend the zoom groom works wonders and it only costs about 7$. Also feed a high quality food. Our cat doesn't shed nearly has much on a higher quality food. The stuff at the super market is crap food. I recommend Wellness Core (grain-free), Orijen (grain-free) or what I feed TimberWolf Organics Serengeti (grain-free). Good Luck.

Answer 4

brush every other day or so. Also you can go to your vet and ask for a pill that reduces the shedding problem. I can't think of the name but i used to have a dog that had that problem. now i have a cats.

Answer 5

Brush him regularly. Many cats seems to shed bucketloads when actually it's just old fur getting caught up in the new stuff. Brush him every day and it will get better.

Answer 6

It may be the kind of food you are feeding.
*When your feeding a better quality food, your cat will shed less!

You could also try Shed X, but still yet if the quality of food you are feeding is bad then the Shed X will not work as well.

A quality food- Not grocery store brands, but brands like Wellness, Holistic, foods like this that have natural ingredients, not fillers!

Answer 7

Brush him. That's the only way to control the hair is to brush them. If you can vacuum him with an attachment, that works, too, but getting near a cat with a vacuum is near impossible. I used to vacuum one of my cats and he loved it! Would just purr and close his eyes and be very happy. None of my current furry munchkins will get anywhere near it, though.

There are some ionic cat brushes you can buy, but my cats never really liked it. They always liked the spiky one or the horsehair type.

Good luck!

Answer 8

Brush your cat everyday. Make sure the cat is comfortable with the brush (the teeth or bristles shouldn't be sharp).

Answer 9

Regular brushing with an undercoat rake, it removes a lot more hair than a regular brush.

Answer 10

Brush them daily.