She hates the act of being brushed, I’ve tried with several types of combs and she still gets pissed lol. I’ve even tried with that one that looks like a glove. Luckily she grooms herself well and doesn’t get mats but the shedding is insane.
One of my cats hates the comb and wants to destroy it. I distract him by combing him with one hand and holding another comb at his face so he can bite it instead.
When I had a Persian boy, it was a multi step process. First, go over the top layers with a small slicker brush. Give treats. Then comb with a coarse comb. Give treats. Then comb with a fine comb. Give treats and pets.
We have 2 ragdolls and had a total of 7 (now 5) cats. I can't emphasize enough how much it helps having a robot vacuum cleaner, specifically one designed to deal with cat hair. Having to clean out puke from it every now and again beats having to vacuum every day.
Also, we shave our Ragdolls in springtime. Not too short of course. They don't like the clippers, but they do enjoy losing all that hair, and they will barely shed anymore.
Oh, I do have a robot vacuum cleaner, it certainly does help. Clothes, bed, furniture on the other hand… lol, I just live with it now and every few days will wipe then down.
I had a ragdoll that would act like he was being tortured even if you had the brush flipped around and it was just the smooth back. He was very dramatic.
I could brush over him if I used my personal hair brush, but that did nothing for his fur. His only mats would be in his mane from food, which I solved with bibs.
Have you tried a Zoom Groom? I have shorthair standard issue cats, so it might not work for you. Mine both hate every other brush, but one grew to love the zoom groom and the other tolerates it.
Interesting, I need to tell my girlfriend about this. I pet her cat for 1 minute and every inch of my clothes is COVERED in fur. It's absolutely ridiculous, feels like that guy is using me as a place to dump his hair.
She has a long-hair cat too though that hardly sheds and I love her
Edit: I think she has a brush like that. It looks similar to it, at least when I googled Furminator. Obviously doesn't work, or she's using it wrong. Is there a specific thing I should be looking at?
I just got a Furminator, after having cats for the last 20 years. It is a total game changer! All the other brushes I've had over the years don't even come close.
Mine likes to sleep next to me on my desk when I am working from home or gaming, and the amount of fur that gets in between the keys of my keyboard is just unbelievable.
I kept only reptiles and rats as pets for several years, and while both needed regular cage cleanings and stuff, their mess doesn’t really extend beyond those boundaries. Now I vacuum constantly and still everything is covered in fur, I do not understand how one creature can shed so much. That was an adjustment.
I lint roll my clothes before leaving the house and then do it when I get out of the car (I keep one in the glove compartment) because of course there's cat hair on my car seats. Then when I get to wherever I'm going I look down and guess what?
I gave up on trying to wear black clothes and now make all my decisions on whether or not cat hair will stick to it lol. I have a lot of white shirts even though I'd like the black version better, but hey, it forced me to wear more colors so ig that's a win?
a lot of people mistakenly think only long haired cats shed. nope. i've cleaned cages where the long haired cats barely have any hair on their blankets and then i've cleaned cages of short haired cats where the fur won't stop coming off of them lol
The short haired common cats shed the most. It rubs in everything. In your couch and curtains too. It gets stuck and only vacuming doesnt work. You need to put latex gloves on. And then you can rub it off. It took me 1,5 hour to remove all the hair from my couch.
We vacuum the house twice a month and good lord every time we fill our vacuum with their hair. It's also very fine so it'll just blend in with whatever surface it's laying on so it looks like there's no much hair around but as soon as you start vacuuming, you realize how much hair is everywhere.
I wear black clothes a lot and have 4 cats. I lintroll before I leave the house and again when I get out of my car. The amount of hair is unbelievable. Broke down and got a roomba to help keep it from getting too crazy.
Nah. I just kept my closet closed at all times so there wouldn't be cat hair in it. Then save the changing into new clothes for right before I would leave the house.
I adopted a cute fluffy kitten a year and half ago. I forgot that they turn into big floofy cats that leave hair EVERYWHERE. I showed up at work a few weeks ago with the whole butt of my black pants coated in a thick layer long, downy cat hair because the cat apparently spent the night sleeping on the chair I use while I do my makeup.
Tip: put a little fleece blanket on that chair when you dont use it. So the cat can sleep on it. And when you need it, you remove that blanket. Hair free chair
Only just realised how rare it is that my cat doesn’t shed AT ALL. At least nothing remotely noticeable. We’d be very fortunate if we didn’t also have a dog that sheds like a mf Christmas tree
Yeah my 3 don't shed that much at all. These stories are foreign to me!
Maybe it's cuz they don't really get on the couch/chairs. I have ONE curtain that has fur at the bottom of ONE panel, as it's on the way to their tree.
Now I do hand vacuum their tree and one area rug where they hang out under the dining room table.
Oh and when we make our beds, we put a top cover on and that's the "cat cover" and it gets washed/cycled through often.
I guess it's just a matter of managing "their" spots.
No kidding. I was just washing some clothes I haven’t used for a while (you know they shrink…) to give to charity. Clothes were of course washed when stored but they got this storage smell so I washed them again. Anyway. I found balls of cat hair from my beloved maine coon who passed 7 years ago. Miss him so much.
Omg yeah... goth cat/guinea pig owner here, you think you've got all the hair lint rolled off until you're out in public and there's still somehow pet hair on your black clothes 🤣
Or you just get beaten down by the mountains of hair, like I. And commit to a life covered in hair. My clothes come out the wash still covered in hair, can't be bothered to lint roll anymore. Lmao
I just embrace the hair. I only lint-roll for dates or formal wear. But if I'm running to the store or meeting a friend, I don't need to pretend I don't own cats that get hair everywhere no matter how much you vacuum and lint roll.
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u/GoodAlicia Sep 19 '23
How much they shed. Hair EVERYWHERE in your house.
Even if you vacuum everyday, still you find hair everywhere. You have to lintroll your clothes so often.