How to bathe a cat at home?
First of all, if you can bathe your cat by yourself, try to wash your cat at home. Cats themselves are more resistant to bathing. If they have to go to an unfamiliar environment, the risk of stress is more likely to be aggravated. Secondly, before bathing the cat, you must make sufficient preparations, such as cutting the cat’s nails one day in advance; combing the cat’s hair before bathing; and preparing a few more absorbent towels. Confirm the cat's physical and mental condition, and confirm that the cat is in a completely healthy state before bathing the cat.
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ore bathing the cat, adjust the water temperature in advance, not too hot, about 40°C; if you want to use shower gel for the cat, you can also unscrew it in advance to avoid confusion during the bathing process. When bathing your cat, you also need to pay attention: you can use a combination of bath and shower. The cat will feel more secure standing in the basin, but the water level in the basin should not be too high, so as not to press the water pressure on the cat's chest. Bring fear to the cat; when taking a bath, you can scoop water from a cup first and wet the hair, so that the cat will gradually become familiar with it; when using the shower, try to get close to the cat's body, and do not spray water directly on the cat's face and head , it is best to choose to wash slowly downward from relatively gentle positions such as the nape of the neck and the back.
After bathing the cat, I encountered the most troublesome link for countless pet owners: drying the cat.
·Is it okay not to blow dry the cat?
× easy to cause cold
After the cat takes a bath, the hair is wet, unable to keep warm, and the body temperature will drop. If the cat is not completely dried, it is easy to cause the cat to catch a cold, and symptoms such as listlessness, loss of appetite, and sneezing
× Hair tangles more easily
Wet hair is more likely to get tangled together, especially long-haired cats, whose hair is longer and more prone to knotting; and wet hair is more likely to be stained with dirt than normal, if it is not dried, the cat will get into the corner Licking yourself makes your hair more dirty
× prone to skin diseases
If the cat's hair is in a wet state for a long time, it is more likely to cause fungal and bacterial infections, and symptoms such as itching, hair loss, and cat moss will appear
How to blow dry a cat?
Many cats are afraid of hair blowing, mainly because of the sound of the blow dryer and the feeling of the wind blowing over the body.
If it is a kitten, you can train them to accept the sound and wind of the hair dryer from an early age:
* Take out the hair dryer in front of them and approach them slowly. During this process, if the cat shows panic, pause first and comfort the cat
* After the cat gets used to the approach of the hair dryer, you can turn on the blower, adjust to the lowest wind speed, and then slowly turn the air outlet towards the cat, and gradually approach the cat to observe the cat's reaction. Similarly, if the cat shows any discomfort during the process, pause first and proceed step by step.
If it is an adult cat, you can also use this method to train slowly, but the effect may not be as good as the acceptance of kittens. If your cat is very resistant to blow dryers, try using a pet dryer. Putting the cat in the drying box is more friendly to the cats than letting the cat directly face the noisy hair dryer. The gentle wind and low-noise operation sound of the drying box. The drying space is more spacious, and the drying sound is smaller, which can effectively calm pets' anxiety and tension.
Bef
ore bathing the cat, adjust the water temperature in advance, not too hot, about 40°C; if you want to use shower gel for the cat, you can also unscrew it in advance to avoid confusion during the bathing process. When bathing your cat, you also need to pay attention: you can use a combination of bath and shower. The cat will feel more secure standing in the basin, but the water level in the basin should not be too high, so as not to press the water pressure on the cat's chest. Bring fear to the cat; when taking a bath, you can scoop water from a cup first and wet the hair, so that the cat will gradually become familiar with it; when using the shower, try to get close to the cat's body, and do not spray water directly on the cat's face and head , it is best to choose to wash slowly downward from relatively gentle positions such as the nape of the neck and the back.After bathing the cat, I encountered the most troublesome link for countless pet owners: drying the cat.
·Is it okay not to blow dry the cat?
× easy to cause cold
After the cat takes a bath, the hair is wet, unable to keep warm, and the body temperature will drop. If the cat is not completely dried, it is easy to cause the cat to catch a cold, and symptoms such as listlessness, loss of appetite, and sneezing
× Hair tangles more easily
Wet hair is more likely to get tangled together, especially long-haired cats, whose hair is longer and more prone to knotting; and wet hair is more likely to be stained with dirt than normal, if it is not dried, the cat will get into the corner Licking yourself makes your hair more dirty
× prone to skin diseases
If the cat's hair is in a wet state for a long time, it is more likely to cause fungal and bacterial infections, and symptoms such as itching, hair loss, and cat moss will appear
How to blow dry a cat?
Many cats are afraid of hair blowing, mainly because of the sound of the blow dryer and the feeling of the wind blowing over the body.
If it is a kitten, you can train them to accept the sound and wind of the hair dryer from an early age:
* Take out the hair dryer in front of them and approach them slowly. During this process, if the cat shows panic, pause first and comfort the cat
* After the cat gets used to the approach of the hair dryer, you can turn on the blower, adjust to the lowest wind speed, and then slowly turn the air outlet towards the cat, and gradually approach the cat to observe the cat's reaction. Similarly, if the cat shows any discomfort during the process, pause first and proceed step by step.
If it is an adult cat, you can also use this method to train slowly, but the effect may not be as good as the acceptance of kittens. If your cat is very resistant to blow dryers, try using a pet dryer. Putting the cat in the drying box is more friendly to the cats than letting the cat directly face the noisy hair dryer. The gentle wind and low-noise operation sound of the drying box. The drying space is more spacious, and the drying sound is smaller, which can effectively calm pets' anxiety and tension.