Cats shed hair too easily, leaving it all over their homes and their owners, sometimes making them very embarrassed. In fact, the problem of cats losing hair easily can be improved, especially through improvements in diet, and the effect is relatively good.
1. The main reasons why cats often shed hair
1. Seasonal normal shedding. Cats usually shed their hair seasonally. When spring and summer arrive, cats will shed their downy fur and replace it with fluffy, coarse fur to help cats dissipate heat and block heat. When autumn and winter come, cats need to put on thick down to help them keep warm. 2. Salt intake Excessive salt is one of the taboos in cat food. Cats have very little demand for salt, and cats have a poor sense of taste. Excessive salt will not only burden the cat’s kidneys, but also cause dryness and hair loss in the cat’s hair. 3. Cats with good nutrition due to malnutrition should have soft and shiny hair. If the hair is dry and dull, it is easy to break and fall off, and it may be due to malnutrition. Cats with weak gastrointestinal function, long hair, and a single diet are prone to hair loss.
4. Resistance. Special attention should be paid to cats over one year old and under eight years old who are prone to cat ringworm when they suddenly experience a large amount of hair loss and have dandruff at the root of the hair. The hair is fragile and falls off as soon as it is pulled out, and even the skin is exposed. Cats with poor health and low immunity are more likely to suffer from tinea felis.
2. Methods for treating hair loss in pet cats 1. Pay attention to a reasonable diet. For cats with weak gastrointestinal function, we should start with regulating the gastrointestinal tract and use some gastrointestinal regulating drugs or nutrients to absorb good nutrients and ensure that the cat Hair and body health. 2. Use hair beauty products. For cats with long hair, the nutrients they usually absorb are difficult to meet the needs of hair care, so they must use additional hair beauty nutrients. The microelements contained in hair beauty supplements can ensure the health of your cat’s hair. 3. A diverse and balanced diet. For cats whose food is single and malnourished, owners should learn more knowledge and use cat food as the cat’s staple food. This does not mean that cats can only eat cat food to achieve balanced nutrition. 4. Appropriate salt intake. Owners should use low-salt cat food as their cat’s staple food, and do not feed their cats human food. If families do not have the conditions to feed cat food, they should not add salt or other seasonings when making cat food. products to ensure your cat’s diet is healthy.
5. Treatment. Cat tinea is a very stubborn and highly infectious skin disease, so if a sick cat appears at home, you must pay attention to isolate the cat, including using separate combs for combing the cat's hair, to avoid infecting other cats. Owners themselves should also take some vitamin B to prevent cat ringworm from being transmitted to humans. 6. Cat-specific shampoo. If you use improper shampoo when bathing your cat, it will also cause hair loss, which is even more serious than natural shedding. Therefore, if you don’t want your cat to lose hair due to skin diseases, you must use a special pet bath to bathe your cat. Bathing your cat too often can also cause damage to your cat's coat. 7. Use a special brush for cats to comb their hair regularly. Comb their hair regularly every day so that the hair that naturally falls out is concentrated on the brush instead of letting the hair get tangled and run around the house, so that the hair will not spread. In the cracks of furniture and in the air. 8. Give cats a sense of security. Do not let cats often feel excited, nervous or fearful. This can reduce the possibility of hair loss. Moreover, it is also the owner's responsibility to give cats a quiet environment. 9. Proper sun exposure and exercise. If your cat is healthy, shedding will be less. Therefore, keeping cats healthy is also an important aspect of reducing hair shedding. Proper sun exposure and exercise can not only make cats healthier, but also play a sterilizing role and effectively reduce hair shedding.
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