Posts Tagged ‘cat grooming’

Spring Tip: Step Up The Grooming For Your Cat

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Now that the weather has warmed up your cat may be shedding more. I know mine are and I’ve been slacking when it comes to brushing them and clipping their nails. I brushed them last night and had enough loose fur to make another cat! Cats like to keep clean and will wash themselves several [...]

Why Do Cats Groom?

Anyone who owns a cat knows they spend hours grooming themselves throughout the day. It may be for a few minutes after eating, or right before taking a nap, or after they’ve finished playing with their favorite catnip toy. How and why cats groom impacts their physical, emotional, and social health. As kittens, they learn [...]

GYAH! My Cats Lick My Head Everyday!

Every morning it starts out the same: I wake up to my head being licked. Sounds gross? It can be. Cats have rough tongues and when it touches my forehead I pull the blanket up over my head. Then the pawing and dancing around on the bed starts. At first it’s just walking around with [...]

Cat Grooming Tips: It’s Not a Tribble! It’s a Hairball.

When I wake up in the morning the last thing I want to do is step on something cold, wet, and mushy. However, that’s how this morning started and it made me jump! I looked down and saw that I had perfectly placed my tired, un-caffeinated right foot down onto a hairball. A few feet [...]