Learn Tips on how to Groom a Cat

Series Summary

Cats are very clean animals. They constantly groom themselves by licking their fur to remove dirt, but some cats’ hair is just too long and thick to get thoroughly clean. This is why we groom cats ourselves in addition to natural grooming strategies. It helps with allergies by removing loose hair and dander, and makes a cat’s coat shine as well. This is also a good way to help prevent cats from regurgitating hairballs that have collected in their stomachs from excess hair swallowed due to grooming themselves.

In these free grooming and pet care videos, learn how to groom a cat. Our expert will give you tips and techniques for bathing your cat, clipping toenails, brushing, and giving a haircut. Also learn how to protect your cat from fleas and ticks, and what not to do when giving your cat medicine.

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Dr. Adrienne Mulligan and I am the owner of Camp Verde Veterinary Clinic. I am here today on behalf of expertvillage.com and I am here to talk about cat grooming. Okay before we get to some brushing and grooming things, I just want to point out to you that we are going to talk about Soft Paws in a little bit and this is just where you can get them and a phone number to find out more about them. Shampoo is one of the shampoos I showed you and there is a phone number to call where to find that. Other things you are going to need are nail trimmers, brushes, toothbrush, letter opener and I'll show you what that one is all about in a few minutes. "