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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2007Cat hair
I've been brushing everyone to cut down on shedding and hairballs. Abelard has the shortest short hair of any cat I've ever known, and Billy has the longest long hair. The tool that works on Billy has absolutely no effect on Abelard, and vice versa. In order of hair length, from longest to shortest: Billy Beatrice Lily Baby Eyes Tommy Eli Abelard There's always a lot more fur in the brush than I expect to see out of Tommy, and far less from Baby Eyes. Abelard's is so short and thin that he hardly sheds and only gets a few hairballs a year. > There's always a lot more fur in the brush than I expect to see out of > Tommy, and far less from Baby Eyes. Abelard's is so short and thin that he > hardly sheds and only gets a few hairballs a year. Harri is our shedding "mystery cat". She has short hair, and brushing her produces almost no loose fur. However, let her ride in the car with you, and within 5 minutes you're peering through an orange haze of floating fur. Harri-fur starts collecting in your nostrils and coating your lips and tongue. Every semi-horizontal surface in the car or truck wears a coating of pretty orange fuzz. The first time Harri climbs onto your chest for a snuggle, your clothes will appear to be orange. But when you brush her again, you won't get any orange kitty fur in the brush. I swear, she has developed the ability to eject fur at will. Dan >>There's always a lot more fur in the brush than I expect to see out of >>Tommy, and far less from Baby Eyes. Abelard's is so short and thin that he [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > and tongue. Every semi-horizontal surface in the car or truck wears a > coating of pretty orange fuzz. Hadn't you noticed, cats seem to shed automatically when they're under stress? > Hadn't you noticed, cats seem to shed automatically when > they're under stress? The funny thing is that Harri does it even when she's not under stress. She could be curled up in my arms, sound asleep, and as totally relaxed as is felinely possible, and still be emitting clouds of fur. > > Hadn't you noticed, cats seem to shed automatically when > > they're under stress? > > The funny thing is that Harri does it even when she's not under stress. > She could be curled up in my arms, sound asleep, and as totally relaxed as > is felinely possible, and still be emitting clouds of fur. POWER SHEDDING!!!!! =o) That's the only logical explanation. Although yes, I've noticed cats do shed when they're feeling anxious. At the vet, my girls always loose a couple million hairs each. Melissa > > Hadn't you noticed, cats seem to shed automatically when > > they're under stress? > > The funny thing is that Harri does it even when she's not under stress. > She could be curled up in my arms, sound asleep, and as totally relaxed as > is felinely possible, and still be emitting clouds of fur. That's true. Same thing here with my Martin and Dulcimer. I wipe the floor regularly and I swear I can form another cat with their accumulated fur. === The Sentimental Numerologist http://martindulcimer.blogspot.com/ Life: From the Point of View of Two Himalayan Cats > Harri is our shedding "mystery cat". She has short hair, and brushing her > produces almost no loose fur. However, let her ride in the car with you, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I swear, she has developed the ability to eject fur at will. LOL! Caliban is exactly the same. I've tried brushing him but nothing ever comes out. Then he curls up in my arms and suddenly I have my eyes and nose full of hairs. Luckily I'm not allergic, but they do tickle nonetheless.  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o185/frankiennikki/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> There's always a lot more fur in the brush than I expect to see out of >> Tommy, and far less from Baby Eyes. Abelard's is so short and thin that [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > I swear, she has developed the ability to eject fur at will. That's very interesting. Whippets shed hardly at all except if they are in the car for a long time for example going to a show. Then there is a snow of hair and dandruff - which they didn't have before - it's apparently caused by stress so say experts, I read about it somewhere, not on the net, in a UK weekly dog newspaper. There are two. Our Dogs and Dog World. These are mainly for breeders/exhibitors but there is a lot to learn for anyone who has dogs there. I've never looked to see if they are on the net. Tweed >> There's always a lot more fur in the brush than I expect to see out of >> Tommy, and far less from Baby Eyes. Abelard's is so short and thin that [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > I swear, she has developed the ability to eject fur at will. Our old Siamese Sam did eject fur at will, or at least under stress. He never shed around the house but could darn near fill the car on a drive to the vet. Jo > >> There's always a lot more fur in the brush than I expect to see out of > >> Tommy, and far less from Baby Eyes. Abelard's is so short and thin that [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Jo- Hide quoted text - Our vet calls that "throwing his coat." Yoda does it *bad* when he goes to the vet,, and also his paws just drip sweat. We're having a terrible shedding season. Everything is covered in cat hair, and Frank has a giant mat on his lower chest which we've been working on a little every day, and making some progress. I'm thinking about taking everyone outside and having a brushfest to see if that would help get the loose fur out. Sherry >Harri is our shedding "mystery cat". She has short hair, and brushing her >produces almost no loose fur. However, let her ride in the car with you, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >coating of pretty orange fuzz. The first time Harri climbs onto your chest >for a snuggle, your clothes will appear to be orange. But isn't that inconvenient for a road cat? > But isn't that inconvenient for a road cat? A little, but I learned to deal with it. I just always coughed up orange kitty fur, and always looked like I was wearing orange clothes :) > Harri is our shedding "mystery cat". She has short hair, and brushing her > produces almost no loose fur. However, let her ride in the car with you, [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Dan Thanks for the laugh, Dan. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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