If you want to keep your pets clean and their hair grow faster, you can help them comb their hair frequently, and correct combing methods can also reduce the occurrence of skin diseases. However, different breeds of cats and dogs require different grooming tools.

1. Why should you groom your pet?

1. Keep your skin clean

Grooming is usually used to remove loose hair and keep the skin clean, reducing the chance of skin diseases and parasitic diseases. It also distributes the oil attached to the hair evenly, making the fur look smoother and shiny.

2. Stimulate new hair growth

For dogs with long or double coats, combing can remove the dead hair underneath and stimulate the growth of new hair. And it can make the shampoo penetrate into the skin surface more easily when taking a bath.

3. Pay attention to grooming time

Depending on the type of dog's coat, the number of grooming times per week will vary. For short and smooth hair, you can comb it twice a week, and for long and smooth hair, you need to comb it every day. Hair types between these two types can be combed 3-5 times a week as needed.

2. Choose a comb according to your dog’s fur type

1. Look at the choice of dog fur

What kind of comb your dog should use depends mainly on the type of coat your dog has.

2. Not easy to hurt the skin

Flat-head brushes are suitable for dogs with long, smooth hair, such as Yorkshire terriers. The tops of the bristles of this brush are rounded, making them less likely to hurt the skin.

3. Choose a comb based on the hair quality

A fine-tooth comb is suitable for soft and thin silky hair. A medium-tooth comb is used for regular fur. A wide-tooth comb is suitable for combing thick and coarse hair.

4. Select special functions

A flea comb is a special fine-toothed comb commonly used to remove parasites from hair. And this comb also doubles as a very useful special fine-toothed facial comb for removing food debris from the hair around the eyes.

3. Classification and application of pet combs

1. Needle comb is suitable for fluffing

Pin comb is a dog comb that is needed to comb the hair of many pets with long, fluffy and curved hair. For example, Chow Chow, Dame, Bichon Frize, Shih Tzu, etc. will make the pet's hair more fluffy and lighter.

2. Flat comb is the most widely used

Flat combs and row combs are the most widely used combs. They are basically suitable for all cats and dogs. They can remove tangled hair and remove shed hair and dirt. Especially for pets with long hair, they can be combed smoothly< /p>

3. Hair removal comb to remove dead hairMao

During the changing of seasons, an undercoat comb is a great helper. It can be very effective in removing dead hair and undercoat that have fallen off pets, without causing harm to healthy hair, and can effectively avoid the situation where dead hair is difficult to clean.

4. Cut off knotted hair

Knot-opening comb (knife). As the name suggests, it mainly works on the tangled hair of long-haired pets. The comb has metal blades on the teeth that can cut.

5. Massage comb can relieve stress

The massage comb is a pet-specific comb with a massage function that effectively promotes blood circulation in the skin of cats and dogs and relieves stress on pets. At the same time, shed hair can be removed during the massage process, and it is suitable for all cats and dogs.

6. Comprehensive function comb

Comprehensive comb. In order to facilitate the owner to carry and store, many manufacturers combine combs with different functions into one comb, with the front and back having different combing effects, such as needle comb + massage comb, integrated comb with wide and narrow tooth spacing, etc.

7. Other function options

In addition to the commonly used combs mentioned above, there are many combs specially designed for pets, such as rake combs, massage combs for bathing, flea combs for removing fleas, etc. Owners can choose based on the actual condition of their pet’s hair.

4. Precautions for combing pet hair

1. Special equipment for pets

Special equipment should be used when combing hair. It is best not to use human combs and brushes.

2. Comb gently with iron comb

To use an iron comb, hold the back of the comb with your hand, swing it gently with your wrist, and comb it horizontally. Coarse-toothed, medium-toothed, and fine-toothed combs can be used alternately.

3. Comb with wrist strength

The use of the comb is to use the strength of the wrist. The brush has many teeth. When combing, you should lift the hairs with one hand, and then brush the other part.

4. The movements are soft and delicate

Pet owners must pay special attention when combing some sensitive parts of their pets, such as external genitalia. They should not be rough when doing so, because once it hurts them, it is easy for the pet to resist combing. Be gentle and careful. The movements can make them feel comfortable and willing to cooperate.