Any support on persian down?
I adopted two adult persian cats from a shelter in March and am getting on beside them very well. They are pretty good near being groomed if my partner holds them and I comb and brush. However there is fur adjectives over the house no matter how much I vacuum. I expected this to an extent but it really is ridiculous. It is all over our clothes even fresh out of the wash, within our bed, all over the carpet, floating through the air and worst of adjectives all over the kitchen (we tried to keep them out of the kitchen but they weren't happy going on for at all so they had to come back in). It is moderately bad as I have some household allergies and the excess fur is making it worse and finding cat hair surrounded by the food really puts me off my dinner! Are there any persian owners out there? How do you cope? Do you hold any tips like undercoat stripping, that furminator thing or shaving?! I was wondering whether we got them shaved and started again with undercoat stripping everyday would things get better? HELP!
I guess your best bet would be to consult with a Groomer in your nouns to see what they can do for you. Good Luck
i would talk to a vet or somethink like that produce i have had persians befor i brushed them every day and i never have hair everywhere so there could be something else going on with them
Answers: This is from a friend of mine who is a Persian expert. She can't answer but sent me this information to go beyond along:
Long haired cats should be COMBED - not brushed. Brushes do little to remove the loose dead hairs of the undercoat and can break and pull out the topcoat hair. A comb will gently remove the loose undercoat hairs and leave the topcoat hair intact. Buy a good quality steel-toothed comb like this http://greyhoundcomb.com/cart/bmz_cache/... You can find them at most pet stores (usually in the dog section) for under $10 and it's really all you requirement. Not only do they work well at removing the loose hair but whether there's any small matts you can easily break them up with the tines of the comb. If you really want the best comb look for the "Greyhound" brand. This is a UK company so it should be fairly flowing for you to find over there. You need to comb the coat fully EVERY SINGLE DAY until you get the loose fur underneath control. Then you need to comb the cat at LEAST every other day from now on.
If you ARE keeping up near the combing and the cats are still excessively shedding then you need to consider their diet. What do you feed them? No cat should be feed cheap dry food made mostly of corn but especially so the Persian as the lack of nutrients will reveal itself in an ailing coat. Feed them a MEAT based dry food with little to no grain and also enjoy canned food as part of their diet as well. Another piece to consider is adding salmon oil to their diet. Salmon oil is rich within Omega-3 and Omega-5 fatty acids and can really help improve the quality of the cat's coat and promote better robustness overall.
Lastly, if you're following all of the above and the cats are STILL shedding get them a vet for a check up. Certain diseases and vitamin deficiency can lead to excessive shedding/hair loss.
Obviously the shedding problem will be worse at certain times of year. I don't know where you are but if the weather's varying they will shed excessively as the new coat comes through. Apart from that there's not much you can do really; you probably should have thought more about it back adopting long-haired cats? I have the same problem within my house. We have 6 cats, 5 of them long-haired breeds, and we practically have tumbleweeds of the stuff blowing across the floor. I guess we a moment ago love them to bits and have got used to it? Maybe get some anti-allergen pills whether you're having trouble with that. =/
