Do you need to shave your cat's feet in summer? Can it dissipate heat?
Cats are really cute from top to bottom, even their feet are round and cute... But some cats have more "unrestrained and unrestrained" hair on their feet. Do cats need to trim their toe hair regularly? Can shaving feet help them dissipate heat and prevent slippin
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1 Is the cat's foot hair useful?
Some cats are born with long leg hair. Cats basically have foot hairs, but some long-haired cats can even grow 1-2 cm. This is actually related to the living environment of their ancestors.
For example, the ancestors of the Norwegian forest cat and the Siberian forest cat lived in a natural environment close to the ice sheet. Because of the cold, TAs have not only evolved long coats that are heat-resisting and water-resistant, but also grow long toe hairs, which can also prevent TAs from frostbiting their paw pads when they step on the snow. The world-famous Maine Coon cats are equally famous for their long toe tufts, which even became part of their breed identification standards.
Short leg hair also plays a role. Short-haired cats living in hot areas do not need antifreeze, but they also have a layer of short foot hair. Protect foot pads from minor trauma such as insect bites, foreign body cuts and exposure to irritants when outdoors. In addition, the foot hair can also help cats in the wild eliminate more noise when hunting, preventing prey from finding them.
But for cats living indoors, the effect of foot hair is weak. Cats living at home are neither exposed to extreme weather nor dangerous substances, and do not need to hunt and escape from predators...plus they will not wear excessively and are easy to grow wantonly...so mainstream The point of view is that cats, especially long-haired cats, should trim their feet regularly. But in fact, some cats don’t even need to trim their pedicures. It’s very laborious to cut their nails, so is it really necessary to trim their pedicures?
2 The benefits of shaving your feet are exaggerated?
Can shaving feet prevent slipping? Help with cooling? Prevent sticking? Reduce interdigital inflammation?
Want to dissipate heat? The sweat glands of cats are not well developed, and the only place where TAs sweat is on the foot pads, so in summer, it is sometimes found that the soles of the cat's feet are a little wet, and some people think that the feet should be shaved to help perspiration. However, there is no causal relationship between shaving foot hair and helping perspiration, because foot hair does not block perspiration, just as people don't have to shave their hair in summer...
Want to be non-slip? The cat's meat pad also has the effect of an anti-slip mat, but if it is covered with hair, it will slip on the smooth floor, so another function of cutting foot hair is to prevent slipping. It is true that some cats will slip on the floor due to foot hair, especially during vigorous exercise. However, in fact, the foot hair of most cats is far from being so long and silky. If the paw pads of TAs are not completely covered by the foot hair, the anti-slip effect of the pads will always exist. Unless you really observe that the cats in your home often slip when walking (first rule out the possibility of disease), it is not too late to shave the cat's feet.
Anti-sticking? Cats with long foot hair may also have more litter particles and agglomerates between their toes when they enter and exit the litter box, which is very unsanitary. Maybe shaving the foot hair can reduce this situation? However, unless you step on wet urine balls and soft stools, there will be very little sticking; and even if you shave your feet, the short hairs between the toes can still stick to and bring out cat litter...
Get sick easily? There is a belief that foot hair creates dampness between the toes, increasing the risk of interdactylitis. Or when the cat is itching between the toes, it will cause damage to the pads by excessive licking and biting. However, in fact, the foot hair does not cause interdactylitis, the paws are always in a wet and dirty state, and there is a risk of disease. When the cat already suffers from interdactylitis or the paw pad is injured, the foot hair may need to be shaved for the convenience of medication, but it does not mean that there is foot hair, and the claws are dangerous...
3 Do I need to shave my feet?
To sum up, although the domestic cat's foot hair is of little use, it is far from being a scourge. Shaving your feet does have some benefits, but you don't have to shave your feet. Because many cats are very resistant to shaving their feet is a big problem compared to the small problems (or even no problems) caused by foot hair:
Some cats hate humans touching their paws very much, which will make shaving their feet a kind of torture, causing the cat's stress response;
· Some novice owners will also miss in panic and hurt the cat mats.
Therefore, the foot hair can be shaved or not, the key depends on whether your cat is a Buddhist. Moreover, many excrement shovelers shave cats' feet just to make them look better...
Not as good as:
● Clean and keep your home clean,
● Change cat litter frequently and prepare enough cat litter boxes,
● avoid harmful residues on the ground,
● Laying non-slip floor mats...
These are much more important than shaving your feet.
g?1 Is the cat's foot hair useful?
Some cats are born with long leg hair. Cats basically have foot hairs, but some long-haired cats can even grow 1-2 cm. This is actually related to the living environment of their ancestors.
For example, the ancestors of the Norwegian forest cat and the Siberian forest cat lived in a natural environment close to the ice sheet. Because of the cold, TAs have not only evolved long coats that are heat-resisting and water-resistant, but also grow long toe hairs, which can also prevent TAs from frostbiting their paw pads when they step on the snow. The world-famous Maine Coon cats are equally famous for their long toe tufts, which even became part of their breed identification standards.
Short leg hair also plays a role. Short-haired cats living in hot areas do not need antifreeze, but they also have a layer of short foot hair. Protect foot pads from minor trauma such as insect bites, foreign body cuts and exposure to irritants when outdoors. In addition, the foot hair can also help cats in the wild eliminate more noise when hunting, preventing prey from finding them.
But for cats living indoors, the effect of foot hair is weak. Cats living at home are neither exposed to extreme weather nor dangerous substances, and do not need to hunt and escape from predators...plus they will not wear excessively and are easy to grow wantonly...so mainstream The point of view is that cats, especially long-haired cats, should trim their feet regularly. But in fact, some cats don’t even need to trim their pedicures. It’s very laborious to cut their nails, so is it really necessary to trim their pedicures?
2 The benefits of shaving your feet are exaggerated?
Can shaving feet prevent slipping? Help with cooling? Prevent sticking? Reduce interdigital inflammation?
Want to dissipate heat? The sweat glands of cats are not well developed, and the only place where TAs sweat is on the foot pads, so in summer, it is sometimes found that the soles of the cat's feet are a little wet, and some people think that the feet should be shaved to help perspiration. However, there is no causal relationship between shaving foot hair and helping perspiration, because foot hair does not block perspiration, just as people don't have to shave their hair in summer...
Want to be non-slip? The cat's meat pad also has the effect of an anti-slip mat, but if it is covered with hair, it will slip on the smooth floor, so another function of cutting foot hair is to prevent slipping. It is true that some cats will slip on the floor due to foot hair, especially during vigorous exercise. However, in fact, the foot hair of most cats is far from being so long and silky. If the paw pads of TAs are not completely covered by the foot hair, the anti-slip effect of the pads will always exist. Unless you really observe that the cats in your home often slip when walking (first rule out the possibility of disease), it is not too late to shave the cat's feet.
Anti-sticking? Cats with long foot hair may also have more litter particles and agglomerates between their toes when they enter and exit the litter box, which is very unsanitary. Maybe shaving the foot hair can reduce this situation? However, unless you step on wet urine balls and soft stools, there will be very little sticking; and even if you shave your feet, the short hairs between the toes can still stick to and bring out cat litter...
Get sick easily? There is a belief that foot hair creates dampness between the toes, increasing the risk of interdactylitis. Or when the cat is itching between the toes, it will cause damage to the pads by excessive licking and biting. However, in fact, the foot hair does not cause interdactylitis, the paws are always in a wet and dirty state, and there is a risk of disease. When the cat already suffers from interdactylitis or the paw pad is injured, the foot hair may need to be shaved for the convenience of medication, but it does not mean that there is foot hair, and the claws are dangerous...
3 Do I need to shave my feet?
To sum up, although the domestic cat's foot hair is of little use, it is far from being a scourge. Shaving your feet does have some benefits, but you don't have to shave your feet. Because many cats are very resistant to shaving their feet is a big problem compared to the small problems (or even no problems) caused by foot hair:
Some cats hate humans touching their paws very much, which will make shaving their feet a kind of torture, causing the cat's stress response;
· Some novice owners will also miss in panic and hurt the cat mats.
Therefore, the foot hair can be shaved or not, the key depends on whether your cat is a Buddhist. Moreover, many excrement shovelers shave cats' feet just to make them look better...
Not as good as:
● Clean and keep your home clean,
● Change cat litter frequently and prepare enough cat litter boxes,
● avoid harmful residues on the ground,
● Laying non-slip floor mats...
These are much more important than shaving your feet.