Care & Grooming

Caring for your cat is one of the joys of ownership. Your feline friend depends on you for everything he or she wants and needs. It is just one more way to show your cat how much you really care for them!

Feed well with quality food. The food that can be boughten at your local grocery market is not sufficient. We recommend and feed Eagle Pack Foods.  Brands such as Sensible Choice &  Excell are a wonderful choice to fill your kitty's tummies. If a vet prescribes a special formula of food for medical reason, always follow it!

Cat litter... Litter can be clay or clumping. If clumping, NEVER EVER use with pregnant cats, nursing cats or kittens. Instead, use a dustless brand reduce inhalation. Scoop daily! Look on the package to see if it says "Dust Trap" or "99% Dustless".

Always Keep your animals inside! All cats should be inside to protect them from accidents, mean people, theft, cat diseases, fleas. ticks, animals fights. ect.

A good grooming routine is something that should be started early on, preferably when your cat is a kitten. If done daily, the experience is quick and less stressful on you and your feline friend! Comb your cats coat daily. The size of the comb or brush depends on the coat of your cat. You want the comb to glide through the coat easily without pulling (ouch!). I use a regular tooth-size comb for the ruff, armpit areas and behind. Make sure you brush the hair in sections, brushing gently to the roots rather than just brushing the surface. While you are brushing your cat, look for mats of hair, but don't pull on them with the comb or brush (another ouch!), just grab your scissors and left the mat from the skin with your fingers. Slice the mat downwards towards the skin. Be careful not to cut the skin, it is far too easy to do that accidentally. The coat of any long-haired cat rarely mats if combed & bathed regularly. I have never once shaved one of my cats, I have trimmed behinds, bellies, armpits and even ruffs when needed.

Eyes of all cats sometimes need to be cleaned, I wipe my Persians daily to prevent any build-up from staining or causing infection. A product used by me and other cat owners is called OPTICLEAR by Tomlyn. OPTICLEAR is a sterile saline solution which helps remove buildup and prevents staining.

Since most cats never need their ears cleaned where others seem to have allot of brown waxy buildup. There is are products called EAROXIDE or OTICLENS that are helpful in cleaning build-up such as that. Use a good soft Q-tip and clean only as far as that little nub in the ear. A cats eardrum is located straight into the ear and if this is jabbed, you could burst the drum.

Please know that declawing is cruel, they basically amputate to the first joint. How would you feel with the ends of your fingers cut off? It's not much of a hassle to clip the nails yourself, it is the best alternative. Hold your cat gently in your lap (have someone help you hold your cat, if needed). Massage the claw out of its sheath. Clip the tip off. DO NOT CUT THE PINK PART YOU CAN SEE INSIDE. That is the quick and it will bleed and hurt your cat extremely. Approximately every 2-3 weeks this should be done.

I bath my cats about every 3-4 weeks, less if the cats seem to be looking/feeling a little greasy. Bathing keeps the cats less greasy, makes grooming easier and removes dead hair that would add to hairballs. Using dish washing soap (Dawn Free) helps cut the grease out of their hair and then wash with a brand of cat shampoo. Tearless baby shampoo is great and can be used on the face area too. If the cats tail is very very greasy, use GOOP (the mechanics hand wash) to degrease. RINSE WELL! I use a hand held shower head for all of my rinsing, not too many cats like sitting in a tub of water, not to mention it is not good for their coat, it causes tangles. (Plus it wastes water!) Start bathing your cat from day one, they should become accustom to it. Use a heavy duty hair dryer to dry your cat, I never leave my cat wet.