General Cat Grooming

Series Summary

Depending on the type of cat you have, regularly grooming your cat is important. Certain short hair cats, such as Siamese and Burmish cats, are good about grooming themselves. Domestic breeds with denser coats should be groomed more often. Long hair cats need to be groomed on a very regular basis. Grooming includes brushing or combing matted hair, clipping nails, bathing and cleaning wax out of the ears. In this free pet care video series, let a veterinarian show you how to properly groom your cat. First she explains what is involved in general cat groom and how cats groom themselves. Next she discusses the tools for getting rid of mats, how to brush or comb them out, tools needed for clipping nails and how to prevent nail clipping injury. Watch as she demonstrates how to bath a cat, brush its teeth and clean wax out of its ears. Your cat will be healthy and happy after you get expert grooming tips from a caring veterinarian.

Video Transcript

"We are going to talk today about general grooming care for your cat. I will do a demonstration about what normal self grooming is, what sorts of normal types of cleaning behavior that cats do for themselves and we'll talk about several different problems that you might see that you can notice with your eyes or with your nose when cats aren't grooming properly and give you some tips about what problems may come up. Next we will talk about general coat care and I'll show you some neat different kinds of brushes and grooming tools that will help you to take good care of your cat's coat whether it is a short haired cat or a long aired cat. We'll do some talking about mats and how to control mats, take care of them when they appear, and also to help prevent your cat from getting matted in the first place. Next we will talk about dental care and taking care of your cat's teeth. I'll show you some different types of toothbrushes and some oral cleaning liquids that you can use to help your cat's teeth stay healthy and finally we'll talk about nail trimming and I'll show you some different types of nail trimmers and demonstrate the proper way to trim your cat's nails."