How do you make your cats fur soft?

Answer 1

A cat's fur is a good indicator of his or her health. Believe it not, what you feed your cat can drastically change the condition of his fur for better or worse.

Cats get most of their nutrition from meat, and the proteins and fatty acids found in meat. High-quality foods include named meat sources (such as Turkey, Chicken, Beef, Lamb, Tuna) and should be found as the FIRST (or first two or three) on the ingredients list. By-Products, Meat Meals, Derivatives are the leftover bits of an animal in one way or another and it is not uncommon for feet, fur, feathers, lungs, intestines and other "waste" parts to be used. This results in poor quality food and extremely low nutritional value. Even worse is Animal Digest. It is a broth made from unspecified parts of animals. The animals used can be obtained from any source, so there is no control over quality or contamination. This can include roadkill, animals euthanized at shelters, restaurant and supermarket refuse. It is best to avoid all foods that have these meat sources, and stick with ones that name their meat sources as described above.

Also, many dry and low quality wet food brands often contain high amounts corns and grains, none of which cats can digest. Cats get very little nutrition from such filler and can cause a cat's fur to become dull, rough and dirty-looking. This could cause the cat to develop dandruff, also.

Grain is used instead of meat because it is cheaper to produce and helps the kibble pieces hold together in dry food. However, ingredients such as "Ground Yellow Corn" and "Wheat Gluten" are a common cause of Allergies in cats. Stay away from ingredient labels that have Corn, Cereals, Wheat and Grain in.

Look for a cat food that have a very high meat content, 50% or above if possible.

Aside from food, grooming will help keep the cat's fur free of tangles and knots and will remove any loose fur. Regular grooming is always a must for a long-haired cat. For an extra boost, adding a few drops of Salmon Oil or Primrose Oil to the cat's food gives extra nutrients that help promote healthy skin and and soft, glossy fur.

Answer 2

A good diet and a bath

Most cats hate a bath. You can brush it and feed it fishy cat treats or salmon or something fish. Brushing really helps, there's a lot of dead hair there even if it doesn't look like it.

Answer 3

If your cat allows you to, I would try shampooing. With a cat shampooing can be a nightmare if showering the cat. So straight away I would rule that out and say to use what is called a dry foam shampoo, which works by cleaning the fur without the need for water and leaves a pleasant scent on the fur - available from all good pet stores at a good value price.

To maintain freshness between shampoos it is possible to purchase special pet grooming wipes to clean your cat up.

Next step would be to invest in a comb and a brush. Once the fur is all fluffed up and dried of foam induced moisture after the shampooing you can proceed to gently but productively brush the fur to get the main knots out and then comb for a finer knot riddance. Try not to brush and comb too much as this may over activate the pores and cause greasiness to re occur sooner than it otherwise would have.

Once this has been done invest in some form of flea treatment, either the drops put on the neck, or much easier is to invest in a flea collar, just meaning that that fresh, clean and fluffy fur of hers won't be invaded by fleas looking for a nice home.

If the fur is of the longer variety and could do with a trim and shape up and you are brave enough to do so for yourself you can invest in some clippers for fur trimming, or if you are a little worried about going wrong - which I would be - then I'm sure the vets would be more than happy to help.

If your'e cat has itchy, sore or scratched skin then you could always purchase some Aloe Vera cream from a pet store specifically formulated for pets and available at all good pet stores at a very reasonable price.

Sometimes a change in food might help an animals fur quality, such as switching to a more expensive food, I myself have done this with my cats and dogs and noted a clear improvement.

Hope you find this answer useful. I was rather general mainly due to being uncertain of exactly what condition the fur was in.