Cat Hair Everywhere!

Got Cat Hair?

Have you noticed a lot of hair around the house? Maybe stuck to your furniture and clothes? Are there cat hair “tumbleweeds” wafting across the floor? Or maybe you have noticed an increased frequency of yucky hairballs vomited up onto your carpet? Does your cat tend to mat out of nowhere in the spring? If you answered YES to any of these, it is time for a de-shed.

Here at Downtown tabby, we have been doing a lot of de-shed treatments lately! Did you know that cats go through a really big shed twice a year? Once in the spring and once in the fall.

Keep reading to learn about the benefits of upgrading to a de-shed treatment with your cat’s full groom!

Less Hair Around the House!

Many of our clients love the benefit of having a lot less hair on their furniture, clothes, bedding, and in the vacuum! A de-shed treatment removes most of the dead undercoat that would have been floating around the house in the near future.

Less Hairballs!

Yup! A de-shed treatment is a great way to help prevent hairballs. Did you know that hairballs can cause blockages in a cat’s intestinal tract? De-sheds help to prevent that from happening by reducing the amount of loose hair that a cat ingests.

Prevent Matting!

Did you know that most matting in cats is caused by dead hair getting stuck in greasy coat? Cats naturally produce a lot of oil from their sebaceous glands along their spine and the base of their tail. As they lick themselves, they spread that oil through the coat and end up being greasy. The dead hair ends up getting caught in the tacky oil, and eventually will turn into a mat. If not addressed, this will cause a cat to end up being a solid matted pelt!

If done regularly, a thorough degreasing bath in combination with a de-shed treatment works wonders in preventing matting from happening!

Allergy Control!

Most people who are allergic to cats are allergic to a protein in their saliva called Fel D1. As a cat licks itself, that protein is spread throughout the coat. As the cat sheds, that protein ends up all over the house, clothes, furniture, up your nose… you get the idea.

A regular bath and de-shed schedule greatly reduces Fel D1 from being overwhelming. Our allergy prevention clients absolutely swear by this!

If you are experiencing any of these problems with your cat at home, please ask your groomer about adding on a de-shed treatment with your cat’s next groom!