Hair update
Cat hair is like human hair, it is constantly updated every day, and the hair naturally falls out every day.
Changes in temperature and humidity also affect the shedding speed. During the changing seasons, the cat will shed more severely. Generally, in the hot spring and summer, the cat will shed long hair and grow new short hair. .
Changes in temperature and humidity
Human-induced changes in temperature and humidity cause cats to lose hair. Change the cat’s living environment, from the cold before to the warm now. Or entering and leaving the air-conditioned environment, the body temperature fluctuates frequently.
Or if the cat lives in an environment with strong sunlight and a dry environment, the frequency of cat molting will be accelerated.
Malnutrition
The cat’s diet lacks the necessary protein and vitamins, and poor cat food can also cause cats The phenomenon of dry and faded hair.
Skin damage
Due to parasites or fungi, or inferior shampoo that damages the skin, the skin and hair follicles are damaged, and the cat will also lose a lot of hair.
Endocrine disorders
The cat’s endocrine disorders caused by neutering or anxiety can also cause the cat’s hair to dry out and lose a lot of hair.
Older
Older cats who are older and whose body functions are not as good as younger cats will also have dull hair and shedding.
How to improve cat hair quality
Appropriate living environment, good hygiene environment
Disinfect the cat house
regularly to avoid the proliferation of various bacteria and fungi. Deworm your cat regularly to prevent the cat from contracting parasites.
Appropriate temperature and humidity
Cats need a suitable temperature. If cats live on the balcony, shade and cool down in summer, and have enough drinking water.
If the cat lives indoors and does not see the sun for a long time, you can specially take the cat to the sun to bask in the sun, and remove the cat hair bacteria in a short time and many times.
Reasonable nutrition
Hair is mainly the keratin protein of the hair epidermis, which is composed of more than 20 kinds of amino acids arranged vertically. The main thing to maintain the cat’s hair is to ensure sufficient protein intake, followed by Water, vitamins, fats, etc., on the basis of eating cat food, you can add some meat products, such as chicken breast, beef, mutton, etc.
How to care for cat hair
Grooming
Choose the right comb, All kinds of cat combs can be used to comb cat hair. There are dozens of common cat combs. You can choose any one, whichever is easier to use. Combs, silicone massage combs, flea combs, rubber hand combs, etc.
Clean up the floating hair
Choose a suitable place for easy cleaning, use a cat comb to comb the cat’s hair, comb along the hair, comb against the hair, comb horizontally, comb vertically, in short, comb in place , so that the cat’s hair is fluffy and the floating hair is cleaned up.
Massage the skin
Massage the whole body of the cat with a comb, including massage on the head and cheeks, to promote blood circulation in the body and promote the growth of cat hair.
Clean up the hair
Clean the cat’s body with a hot wet towel, use a warm towel to wring it out, First, wipe the cat’s body against the cat’s hair, clean the floating hair hidden in the cat’s hair, and clean the towel.
Repeat the above process until there is almost no floating hair.
Use a wrung towel, then run along the cat’s hair, wipe the cat’s whole body, absorb the moisture from the cat’s whole body, and then use the hair dryer to dry the cat’s hair.
Cleaning less frequently, once a week can greatly reduce random hair loss.
