How to wash a cat: useful tips

Since childhood, any person is familiar with the famous law: cleanliness is the key to a healthy life. This law itself continues analytically on all pets. What kind of fragrant chemistry (shampoos, balms, flavors, etc.) was not invented by humans for their pets, forgetting that for some animals, “man-made” cleanliness is the key to major health problems.

The cat confidently holds the leading position among the clean favorites. Neatness is its distinguishing feature. The animal devotes all of its free time to itself, constantly licking and preening wool, legs, and tail.

Cat house - cat protection

The scientific fact of protective lubricant on a woolen cover is reliably known. The lubricant works by selective method with respect to bacteria of the internal and external environment. The unique complex of protective components can simply be ruthlessly and thoroughly washed away by a carefree loving owner.

So, we make an unequivocal practical conclusion: using a liquid shampoo, you can bathe the cat 2-3 times a year. For the first time, “the blessings of civilization” - bathing - a small kitten can try to be older in 3-5 months when stress and hypothermia are easier to bear.

Unplanned gentle bathing is allowed only in the following cases:

1. Ecological conditions, especially in the city, are far from perfect. Mutations of fleas and ticks occur. If the cat is often on the street, it is not excluded the likelihood of “catching” unsafe parasites. In this situation, you need to bathe your pet and make a special treatment.
2. Sly fluffy creation did not resist the temptation of relatives and frolicked in the mud. At home, indulged with gouache or something else. We'll have to bathe.
3. Exhibition ceremony. Here, of course, one cannot do without professional hair styling.
4. Home bath for the young with a mandatory visit to the vet.

During certain periods of the bathing life cycle, you need to cancel:

• rehabilitation of postoperative intervention;
• diseases (regardless of the degree of complexity);
• pregnancy;
• graft.

Subtleties of the preparatory ceremony before bathing

Acid-base pH balance in cats varies from 3 to 6 units. These parameters cannot be neglected, since an allergic reaction may occur, the quality of wool will significantly deteriorate. Now the market offers a wide range of shampoos, but it is better to focus on the content of plant extracts.

Purchase of additional balms is welcomed. They neutralize the itching, prevent overdrying, help restore the structure of hairs. You must choose a day of swimming. Any excitement and uncomfortable situations are excluded.If the animal is experiencing some excitement, then swimming is better to move.

The cat should eat before the water treatment in 4-5 hours. Otherwise, a crowded stomach will cause big problems.

Next you need to solve the basic philosophical question: a cat, unlike the king of Nature - a man, always grabs the edges of a small bathing container, such as the pelvis. Therefore, we need a comfortable bath, the water temperature is 35-37 degrees, air - 22 C. Lower temperatures are contraindicated. The water level is the abdomen level of the animal. At the bottom of the bath is recommended to lay rubberized rug.

From the bathroom it is desirable to remove all small items (bottles, bottles and other trifles). Towels for cats should be placed in a convenient place, shampoo should be previously opened, as it will be inconvenient to do this during the bathing process.

Before bathing, the coat should be combed out and the claws trimmed.

For the ears, you need to prepare special tampons to avoid the ingress of water.

So, everything is ready, the owner needs to take his fluffy by the fur and not allow him to cling to the clothes.

Bathing and drying

The plan of the cat festival of Neptune consists of the following steps:

1. Calm cat does not mean the loss of vigilance of the owner. Splashing water to a cat is not in the “soul”, therefore it is better to wet the animal with the help of a weak head of the shower head. The animal can be held with the left hand, but it is more convenient to use a special device that is attached to the wall of the bathroom.
2. Shampoo evenly distributed on the back, churn, then wash the breast, front legs, tummy and tail. The movement of the hand is in fur, but not against it. Then shower again, rinse everything thoroughly.
3. Apply a special balm.
4. Cover with a towel and squeeze the water out of the wool with soft pressing movements. It is not recommended to rub the hairs.

Further tasty snacks on a clean rug in a closed room. But the animal must still be wrapped in a towel. Before drying, woolen cover must be combed again.

For drying wool, hair dryers are often used. But this is only with the cat's permission. If you follow the rules of bathing and skillful approach to the mood and natural habits of a cat, any water procedures will become “aqua-pleasures”.

Video: 5 steps to help you bathe the cat