We recommend owners not to shave cats just because of their own wishful thinking, and only shave cats when they have to shave, such as skin diseases. A healthy cat does not need to shave, and shaving a cat can cause harm to the cat.
I. Will cats be hot in summer? Can shaving a cat make it cooler?
Cats can get hot in the summer, but shaving them in the summer won’t keep them cool.
From the perspective of the cat’s sweat gland system, cats do not sweat through the skin like humans. The only way for cats to sweat is through the sweat glands on the pads
and nose. When the cat feels hot, Cats will naturally stretch out the pads to dissipate heat. Of course, in the same way, in winter, when cats feel cold, they will shrink the pads, which is the cat’s hands.
Also, when the seasons change between spring and summer or summer and autumn, cats usually have a molting period. Usually in summer, cats’ hair will naturally fall off and become sparse, but in winter, cats’ hair The hair will grow back to keep warm.
Owners should know that the ancestors of cats lived in the desert. After thousands of years of evolution in nature, they already have their own self-regulation and cooling ability. Where is the need to shave to cool down.
Second, what harm will shaving bring to cats?
1. It is easy to produce stress reactions
Some cats are naturally timid, and they are afraid of things like razors. Usually, cats who are stimulated will have reactions. stimulus response.
I believe that many owners are aware of the dangers of stress reactions. Stress reactions can cause cats to get sick, such as cat urination, coronavirus mutation, cat transmission, lack of energy, etc., and even sudden death in severe cases.
2. Damage the cat’s skin
Shaving the cat will expose the cat’s skin to the air, and the cat’s habit of licking will cause the cat to continue licking the skin, and the cat’s tongue The barbs can damage the cat’s skin.
The cat’s hair also has the function of resisting mosquito bites in summer. If the hair is shaved, the cat will be attacked by mosquitoes and even bring some infectious diseases.
3. The cat will be depressed
Don’t think that the cat will feel nothing without the hair, stand on the human side To put it in perspective, would you be happy if you were forced to shave a head of hair?
Some cats suffer from mental illness after being shaved. Most of them can’t accept the appearance after being shaved. They usually don’t eat or drink, and they are very depressed.
Cats have lived on the earth for thousands of years, and have been tamed by humans for more than 3,000 years. , Cats have a cat’s cooling system. The owner of a real pet will only consider the cat’s body structure, rather than thinking about the cat’s body structure from the perspective of humans!
