Do you brush your cats every day?
By Diana
@dya80dya (34615)
May 15, 2024 12:52pm CST
I read that we should brush our cats every day. I have a beautiful cat with long hair. His name is Blue. I will share a picture with him. His eyes are blue. But he doesn't like to be brushed every day. I can brush him for 30 minutes or so. After a while, he starts to scratch me. That long hair is all on our things. He loves to open doors. I couldn't change the lock. And he still jumps on all doors and opens all the doors. This question is for people who have cats. Do you brush your cats every day?
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@kaylachan (59700)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 May
Some breeds need it more than others. Ours are short hair and don't shed that much. So I don't. Chilly isn't a fan of the brush, anyway. He'd try to bite it. No thanks.
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@kaylachan (59700)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 May
@dya80dya Not all cats like it. I don't try it on a cat who won't take to it. And, I'll do it for as long as they'll let me.
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@sabtraversa (13097)
• Italy
15 May
What a beautiful kitty! What breed is he? If he's blue-eyed I guess Birman, or Ragdoll.
Cats usually brush themselves with their tongue, meaning they might start spitting balls of fur at some point which isn't fun. You do good by brushing Blue, even if just for a few minutes, every day. 
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@sabtraversa (13097)
• Italy
16 May
@dya80dya Wow! Was his mom like him? Or does that depend on the father? I didn't know there could be such beautiful feral cats. I mean, all cats are beautiful... but this breed is prolly my favorite. 
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@dya80dya (34615)
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16 May
@sabtraversa No, his mom wasn't like him. But I think the father was beautiful. We fed that feral cat and she disappeared for two weeks. When she returned she was pregnant and after a while, she had 4 beautiful kittens. They were all with blue eyes. Those were her last kittens because she was spayed after that.
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@kobesbuddy (75596)
• East Tawas, Michigan
15 May
I have about three feral cats, two of them aren't friendly at all. Boo is shy but quite loving.
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@kobesbuddy (75596)
• East Tawas, Michigan
16 May
@dya80dya Feral cats are wild cats! They would never live indoors!
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@BearArtistLady (5554)
• United States
15 May
I should brush my pair, but they won't stand for it. I went through the annual apartment inspection and the furnace filter change. I told the guys that I had changed the filter in March...the gentleman took the cover off the filter and pulled the filter out and it was so loaded with cat hair that it hung down in 4 inch streams from the filter. He looked at me and kind of winked and smiled and said "You kind of need a new one.". Then, the supervisor of the complex had finished checking the bathroom and a cat hair bunny came sailing out from under the bed....she grinned and winked. My cats are registered therapy cats so they really can't do too much, but we can joke about them because they both are short haired cats (Siamese and Ginger Tabby).
Blue is beautiful, you're lucky that he will allow you to brush him for 30 minutes. Cats skin is sensitive for when they go outside and are in brush or other tight areas. Excessive brushing can really irritate their skin and make it really sore. When I brush my pair I use a soft baby brush so that it isn't so rough on their skin, they don't mind it so much. Give Blue a hug for me and Petey and Freya (The Ginger Tabby and Siamese respectively.)
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@BearArtistLady (5554)
• United States
16 May
@dya80dya I don't know if Blue goes outside or not, but if you watch they usually will scratch up against furniture and under the beds and you'll find hair in various places, it's part of their way of grooming themselves. It's like today I got a package in the mail and Freya jumped in the empty box and rolled around and brushed up against the tape. She left behind a bunch of loose hair. Also, my neighbor made comment on the fact that Freya swatted at her friend Petey in the hind end with her claws out (and connected) if it had been her doing that to a human we would have bled like crazy, but with the fur they are protected from those kinds of wounds.
I do well with the soft bristle brush that I use, and I usually brush the two of them once or maybe twice a week. They also have a cat "tree" (carpeted climbing post with shelves etc.) that they can climb on and roll on and get rid of loose hair. You know, come to think of it, I haven't ever had any problems with hairballs from either cat. It's usually a problem, especially in the Spring when they are shedding their winter coats. If you can't find a soft brush, let me know I might be able to help you out.
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@pitsipeahie (4503)
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16 May
My cats are medium and short haired. Once a week brushing is fine for them.
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@snowy22315 (171963)
• United States
15 May
Nice pic.Kitty cats get over stimulated easily . I would keep the brushing sessions short. I could never bush Nico more than 5 or 10 minutes at a time. He wouldn't tolerate more. Try shorter sessions with your cat.
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@RasmaSandra (74599)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 May
What an adorable photo! Blue is a beautiful cat, No my cats have very short fur,
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@Marilynda1225 (80440)
• United States
15 May
I don't have cats but a long hair cat like yours probably needs brushing
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@HaruLoid (1244)
• Philippines
16 May
I literally don't brush my cats fur. Their fur are just too short to be brushed. Moreover, they don't like being brushed at all.
I do think that long haired fur cats needed to be brushed regularly, not necessarily daily. Brushing can help prevent their fur from getting tangled and matted.
