Cutting cats
At all, Grooming cats is a subject of constant discussionsprofessional breeders and just lovers of these beautiful creatures. Okay, with the haircut of dogs you can still agree to somehow, but over a cat to scoff - no, no way! This opinion is shared by the majority. And let the houses of wool - at least put the felt boots on, it hangs on scraps of carpets, furniture and curtains, because of it the whole family is allergic, and the cat is exhausted by the heat - but it looks like a king.
And yet this is wrong. Cats, especially long-haired, are not able to take care of their hair, in spite of 24-hour efforts and the cleanliness given by nature. Therefore, periodically cutting the cat - this is the best option for solving the problem.
Haircut is an excellent alternativedaily, sometimes painful, both for the animal itself and for its owner, combing. Constantly straying into wool coats, molting an animal, and even cats sometimes swallow a lot of their wool, which clogs the intestine and causes its obstruction ...
Cutting cats is a very real way outposition. The shearing of long-haired cats, very popular in the United States, is much less common in European countries. Although, according to experts, who constantly cut their long-haired, mostly Persian, cats - a high-quality, professionally executed haircut has a positive effect on the structure of the animal's fur.
In order for the trimming process to be successful, the following should be remembered.
Without extreme necessity it is better not to cut the cat at all, especially if the cat is very restless in nature. Some animals experience severe stress during this procedure, and after it - depression, it is difficult for them to get used to a new appearance.
If you participate with your pet at the exhibition, then Cut it for at least 6 months before it, and in any case not nalyso.
You can not cut the head of a cat - Ears, face, cheeks. The tail is not cut completely - no more than a third of the length, and the brush should stay. Otherwise, the cat will chase its shorn tail and may even chew it.
The structure of the wool or its color after shearing canunpredictably to change, and can and remain former, besides some cats for the obscure reasons after a hairstyle do not become over at all, do not grow to the full length or overgrow very long.
Cats are very sensitive to their appearanceand your attitude, therefore, never laugh at a cropped animal, it feels it. Cut the cat can be scissors with rounded tips or a special typewriter. The size of the nozzle is usually used 2 or 3 mm.
You can cut as in the direction of growth of the coat, and against it. Knives less than 2 mm are not recommended, as it is possibleit is easy to cut an animal, more than 3 mm - it will not turn out a neat haircut, and it will be difficult to cut off the brass. They are easier to handle in a circle, and not in the same direction.
What to do if your pet is "at the receptionhairdresser "behaves very restlessly? One such animal can not be kept - it is necessary that during the hairstyle someone fixes your pet. Especially violent, those who can not be kept even with an assistant, it is recommended to cut under anesthesia or a relaxant. It is impossible to experiment independently with medicines - contact a specialist in a zoosalon or veterinary clinic.
To somehow reassure the animal, before cutting it is possible to give valocordin - 10 drops on a tablespoon of water. The time to cut a cat of any complexity is required on average from 30 minutes to 1 hour.
