The hot summer weather makes people feel uncomfortable all over. Many women feel sweaty when wearing thin skirts, not to mention the thick hair on cats, so many cat owners choose to shave their cats. This may be the logic of many people, who use human senses to measure animals! In fact, it is best not to shave cats’ hair! Why? Let’s take a look below!

Cat’s hair is a “little air conditioner”

Summer is here, and both humans and cats are extremely hot. At this time, the scavenger saw the cat's thick fur and subconsciously felt that the cat would be very hot, so he wanted to shave it to cool it down.

But in fact, contrary to what you poop collectors think, the cat’s hair is not only not a mink coat, but a small mobile air conditioner.

Cat hair is a natural built-in insulator with self-regulating functions. It can keep cats warm in winter and cool in summer. Do you think it is a small air conditioner?

In addition to regulating temperature, hair is also a protective cover for cats. With the existence of hair, you can avoid being sunburned, mosquito bites, and bumps when walking up and down.

Therefore, although the presence of cat hair is a bit hot, without cat hair, it is more vulnerable to injury. Besides, does shaving a cat’s hair really make it cooler?

It won’t feel cool even if you shave your hair

Sorry, not possible.

Cats’ skin is different from ours. There are no sweat glands in the skin layer of their bodies. Although blood vessels can regulate temperature to a certain extent, the effect is very small. Therefore, even if the cat is shaved and the skin is exposed, the cat will not be much cooler.

The place where a cat really dissipates heat is in its small pads. Their sweat glands are concentrated on the small flesh pads, so cats are afraid of both cold and heat.

Now that the weather is hot, poop collectors can observe, does your cat often stretch out its feet in summer?

If you have a long-haired cat. When the weather is hot, you can help cats trim the long hair on their feet. Don't let the hair block perspiration, and avoid sweating on the soles of the feet and friction and slippage of the hair, causing the cat to fall.

In addition, shaving a cat may also damage the owner's self-esteem.

Cats attach great importance to their fur. After shaving, cats may stop eating and become depressed. They will think that they don’t look good after shaving, and they may feel inferior to cats who love beautiful cats and look down on themselves. So if you are forced to shave your cat, you must not laugh at it, but praise it for its beauty.

You may consider shaving in the following situations:Mao

1. For cats that have been confirmed to have skin diseases, the effect is better if the hair is shaved before treatment.

2. Cats with severe hair loss and frequent licking can reduce the number of hair balls after shaving them.

3. Cats are really afraid of heat. Even before the temperature is high, they are already sticking out their tongues like puppies all day long.