How to care for a British shorthair cat? The coat of a British shorthair cat is as soft and thick as velvet. It rarely sheds and is easy to take care of. However, if you are a novice cat owner, it may still be a bit difficult to take care of.

British Shorthair Cat Care Method

Cat claws are tools used by cats to catch mice, climb and defend themselves. If the owner keeps a cat to hunt mice, of course, the claws cannot be trimmed. If the owner keeps a cat as a companion animal, the cat's claws should be trimmed regularly to avoid scratching people and damaging clothes, furniture, floors, etc. Claws should be trimmed from an early age, once a month or so. The specific methods are as follows:

Hold the cat in your arms, grab one of the cat's feet with your left hand, and squeeze it slightly with your thumb, index finger, and middle finger to extend the paw. Then hold the nail clipper with your right hand, carefully cut off the transparent part of the front end of the claw, and then use the small file on the nail clipper to polish the claw. When trimming, don't cut too much to avoid hurting the cat's feet. Then cut off and polish the other claws in turn.

Bathing can not only keep cats clean and beautiful, but it can also remove some parasites on the body surface, promote blood circulation and metabolism, and play a role in disease prevention and fitness. It is best to develop the habit of bathing from an early age. Cats will be extremely reluctant to bathe their cats until they are adults.

Before taking a bath, you should prepare bathing utensils, such as bathtub, bath towel, detergent, comb (preferably sparse at one end and dense at the other), brush, etc.

When taking a bath, the water temperature should not be too low or too high, so as not to burn your hands; the detergent used should not be too irritating to avoid irritating the skin; British shorthair cats should comb their back hair before taking a bath to prevent Tangled; take a bath quickly and finish washing in as short a time as possible; after washing, dry the hair with a bath towel immediately. When the temperature is low, it is best to cover it with a special towel or quilt or other warm products to prevent colds .

The tongue of British shorthair cats is rough and has special barbed tongue papillae, which is like a comb. British shorthair cats often use tongue licking to comb their coat. Use paws to comb parts that cannot be licked, such as the head, shoulders, back, neck, etc. Even so, it's best to groom your cat once a day. Because cats shed their hair all year round, especially during the shedding seasons of spring and autumn. Cats grooming themselves will swallow the hair into the stomach, and over time, hair balls will form in the stomach. If they cannot be vomited out, they cannot pass through the intestines in time. If it is discharged from the tract and stays in the stomach, it will form hair ball blockage, affect appetite, and even endanger life.

When combing, not only comb along the hair, but also against the hair. When combing British short-haired cats, you can first wet the hair with water and then rub it to make the coat stand up for easy combing. If the coat of a British shorthair cat becomes tangled or stuck together, it mayUse your fingertips to tease it apart, or use a sparse-toothed comb to comb slowly and carefully. If the felt has been rolled, you can use scissors to cut the felt into thin strips along the growth direction of the hair, and then comb it with a comb. If the felting is severe, the back hair can be cut off to allow it to grow again.

Healthy British shorthair cats have bright and energetic eyes. When British shorthair cats are sick or in poor health, they are often afraid of light and shed tears. In some cat breeds, the nasolacrimal ducts are easily blocked and cause tears. Cats shed excessive tears and often have eye feces in the corners of their noses. You can use absorbent cotton dipped in 2% boric acid aqueous solution and gently scrub it away.

The main care for British shorthair cats’ ears is to remove earwax.

The method is: Use a 75% alcohol cotton ball to disinfect the external auditory canal, then dip the cotton swab into olive oil or edible vegetable oil to soak the dry earwax. After it softens, use tweezers to carefully remove the earwax without removing the earcanal. The mucous membrane is broken to prevent infection and suppuration. Once the cat's external auditory canal is infected and suppurative, you can use a cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide to scrub gently, and scrub repeatedly until there is no trace of pus on the cotton swab, and then use absorbent cotton to absorb the hydrogen peroxide in the ear canal. The infection can be cured with a few scrubs. If the cat has too much earwax and the cat shakes its head and scratches its ears, it should be consulted by a veterinarian in time.