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  • 16 December, 2007 at 12:23 am #13255
    dragonlover22
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    Im am getting a short haired kitten, what sort of grooming brush should I get?

    16 December, 2007 at 12:28 am #121467
    GreatDane
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    Hi Dragonlover,

    I never use a grooming brush on Bob, but I do think the rubber ones are more pleasant for the cat than the hard metallic ones.

    Instead of brushing Bob to cut down on shedding, I got him used to, right from when I got him, taking a bath once every 3-4 weeks. He hates it, of course, but it cuts down on the shedding a lot.

    I’ve also heard a lot of people say that the Furminator is the best grooming tool ever. You can try and check that one out online.

    16 December, 2007 at 12:48 am #121468
    anncetera2
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    Dragonlover, GreatDane has some great advice! I’ve also often found that a “soft slicker brush” or a slicker brush with dipped tips on the wire tines (less scratchy) is a good brush for most shorthairs, but it depends upon how much your kitty likes being brushed. Or I just comb the kitty with a flea comb, which also removes loose fur.

    16 December, 2007 at 12:55 am #121469
    Catwoman
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    My cat Tristan LOVES to be groomed with a pine cone!

    16 December, 2007 at 10:31 am #121470
    Moonshadow_NZ
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    Catwoman, I have to ask. A PINE CONE? What type of pine cone would that be?

    16 December, 2007 at 3:00 pm #121471
    GreatDane
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    Don’t pieces of the pine cone get stuck in his hair?

    16 December, 2007 at 4:19 pm #121472
    Bertie Carman
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    dragonlover22, Hi! I’m Bertie.I was a dog & cat groomer for 23 years. & I also have Shih-tzu. & a cat. I have found the best way to keep the undercoat of any animal in check. I always use a metal comb on my dogs & cats. I’ll start with a wide tooth comb ,then I’ll use a flea comb to finish. If you do this once a week you will have a clean cat or dog & you be be able to keep a good eye on his skin health & keep all the fleas,ticks& lice off the animal.Brushes are okay if you don’t want to lose the undercoat.(like show people)But if you want to keep the cat or dog from shedding & keep mats out & bugs…The comb is the only real way to go.I shave all my animals once a year, in the middle of the summer . I had people that would have me shave their cats every 6 to 8 weeks.But this is ONLY for indoor cats.This was for people with allergies. It seem to work for them. thanks Bertie P.S. If your cat or dog doesn’t like it JUST KEEP doing it untill it stay put & it will tolerate it sooner or later “DON’T GIVE UP!!!!!!!!

    16 December, 2007 at 4:33 pm #121473
    Catwoman
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    The pine cone is from a regular old pine tree. My ex-husband started doing it years ago, just picked up a pine cone off the ground. Now when he comes over, if Tristy sees the pine cone in his hand he starts rolling around on the ground in anticipation of being scritched with it! Pieces of the pine cone don’t seem to come off in his hair, MS. I guess because the cones are fresh?

    16 December, 2007 at 4:47 pm #121474
    Bertie Carman
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    Catwoman, Doesn’t the pitch get on the cat? Pitch can make sores if it stays on a animal.I know when my dogs would play with a pine cone they would get pitch on them. I would have to take goof hand cleaner to get it off then they would have to have a bath to get the goof off. I had lots of pine trees in my yard.So I would try & keep the pine cones picked up. Bertie

    16 December, 2007 at 4:50 pm #121475
    Catwoman
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    KB, what is pitch? I’m going outside right now to pick up a pine cone and look for it. I’ve never seen any kind of residue on Tristy afterward, and the pine cone ends up full of cat hair.

    17 December, 2007 at 6:00 am #121476
    Bertie Carman
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    Dear catwoman,What I call pitch,is what some people call Sap & sap is the fluid that circulates through a plant’s vascular system.It can be very sticky at times.. Bertie or KB

    21 December, 2007 at 8:36 am #121477
    dragonlover22
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    so Bertie, for a short haired cat that i just want to have less shedding a wide toothed comb will do fine???

    21 December, 2007 at 9:57 am #121478
    anncetera2
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    If the purpose is to have the cat shed less, there are people on this forum who swear by the Furminator.

    21 December, 2007 at 10:08 am #121479
    anncetera2
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    http://www.furminator.com/

    I see it out there for sale online, for about $19.99 plus shipping. You’d want the small blue one. PetGuys is a website that seems to have a good price & customer satisfaction rating.

    http://www.petguys.com/-854460001010.html

    (This is in no way an endorsement of either FURminator or PetGuys; I have no experience or affiliation with either company.)

    21 December, 2007 at 10:49 am #121480
    GreatDane
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    You guys are up early!

    Dragonlover, there are also cat shampoos that are specifically for help against shedding.

    21 December, 2007 at 3:09 pm #121481
    JerseyJoan
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    Shaddo absolutely loves the glove that has rubber nubs on it that make it kinda like a massage. It’s amazing how much fur comes off. I think I got it from Drs. Foster & Smith.

    21 December, 2007 at 3:14 pm #121482
    MeezerMama in OK; 10/23
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    I have a furminator for my two short haired Meezers. It’s great.

    21 December, 2007 at 3:36 pm #121483
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    The furminator does work great, its amazing how much it helps w/shedding.

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