Tools for Grooming Your Cat at Home
Part 1 of Grooming Your Cat at Home: Tools!
In this video, I’ll cover the good, the bad and the ugly of what tools are appropriate for working on your cat’s coat at home.
Grooming Tool For Short-Haired Cats 🐈
✅ Zoom Groom Brush (https://amzn.to/3amB5je)
✅ Chris Christiensen Cat Comb (https://amzn.to/33TJ30L or this is a less expensive version https://amzn.to/2QNODfK)
Grooming Tools For Long-Haired Cats 💇♀️
✅ Greyhound Style Combs (this is the one I use https://amzn.to/3ak0Z76, this is a less expensive version https://amzn.to/2Uj6jlK)
✅ Face and Feet Combs (this is the one I use https://amzn.to/3bqTjjG, this is a less expensive version https://amzn.to/3axlzRP)
✅ Comb with Handle for Mat Removal (like this one https://amzn.to/33OPXVd)
I Do NOT Recommend These Tools:
❌ Furminator - too harsh and can easily injury skin and coat
❌ Slicker or Wire Brushes - too harsh on delicate cat skin
❌ Pin Brushes or Natural Bristle Brushes - too gentle to be effective, ok for introducing touching and grooming to a skittish cat before moving on to better tools.
❌ De-Matting Rakes - this can easily cut or injure cats. Cat matting cannot be broken up and brushed out so these are not as efficient in addition to being dangerous.
❌ Mat Breakers - this is another term for de-matting rake, these have sharp edge and are designed to cut through hair (and skin, ouch!). Not appropriate for cats or home use.
❌ Scissors or letter openers - Please do not try to cut mats out! Mats can hide skin tucked up inside them and you can easily cut your cat’s skin requiring a vet visit.
Make sure to view the other videos in this series on how to use the tools on both short and long haired cats.