But how beautiful are they long haired cats? Unfortunately, however, Persians, Maine Coons or Norwegian Forest Cats all have one problem in common: i hair knots on the cat. Notwithstanding that they also form on long-haired tabbies, the issue of hair knots on cats is not just a question of pure aesthetics. There are also specific health reasons why we should never leave all this hair tangled.
Why do knots form on long-haired cats?
We all know that the cat’s coat is made up of top coat and undercoat. When the dead hair becomes excessive, it sticks to the vital hair, creating hairballs that the cat, by licking, helps to make more compact. Eventually a real knot forms which remains stuck to the cat’s skin. Sometimes actual plates of hair knots form, even very large ones.
Sometimes knots, however, are formed due to sticky substances, such as tree resin, that fall on the cat’s coat.
Fur knots form almost everywhere, but there are a few areas most interested:
The reason why do such knots form? They are different:
Hair knots on cats and health: why remove them?
Eliminate hair knots in cats it’s not just an aesthetic issue. Actually all those knots can cause different health problems to the cat:
How to eliminate hair knots on cats?
A tip: try to eliminate hair knots when they are still small. The bigger they get, the more effort you will have. Also because cats are often impatient with such maneuvers. In the case of a cat that is quite aggressive or does not want to undergo the de-tangle procedure in any way, unfortunately a sedation.
But if the cat is vaguely cooperative, you can try either untie or cut knots. Let’s start from untying the knot:
But what if you can’t untangle the knot in this way? Or if it is very large and compact? All that remains cut the knot:
What not to do to eliminate cat hair knots?
There is something that cat owners often do, believing that in this way they will be able to eliminate hair knots, but in reality it only makes the situation worse. We’re talking about bathe the cat.
Except that if the cat is not used to it, the bathroom risks turning into a rodeo. But why would wetting nice solid knots magically untie them? Taking a bath doesn’t help remove knots, on the contrary, you make the situation worse.
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