Cat Koltuns: causes and methods of struggle

The felts of representatives of the cat family are tightly fallen lumps of animal wool. The trouble is that many owners simply do not pay attention to them, believing that wizards are a common thing for cats with long hair. The inhabitants believe that their pets can cope with this problem on their own.

Koltun (trichome) - this is a special condition of the coat of cats, which is a fallen, compacted lump of wool, reminiscent of felt to the touch. Most often, serious tasters occur in old or sick pets (they can be a sign of a serious illness). With young cats, this happens much less often, since they devote a lot of time to quality care for their hair and make a lot of effort to keep their hair neat, to remove their smell and become invisible to prey, because cats are excellent hunters.

Pet worms on wool can appear for many reasons.

• A cat is extremely rarely or never combed at all, therefore, in a very short period of time, dense tangles are formed on its coat.
• During molting, the cat does not immediately comb out the old fallen wool.
• My favorite is sick with something.
• The animal alone can not get rid of shreds of hair or hair all the time falling out of it. The reason for this is excessively thick coat.
• Lack of vitamins, which often leads to a malfunction in the metabolic processes in the body of the cat. He may have dandruff on the fur, and she, in turn, can glue the hairs strongly together when licking them with a pet.
• The depressed state of the animal, when he is not up to the care of himself.
• The cat is not washed with that shampoo, for example, not with a product specially designed for the animal, but with the usual shampoo for washing human hair. In this case, the wool is heavily soaped, which leads to its clumping, because of which tundles begin to appear.
• The cat is too lazy, obviously suffering from obesity.
• The pet does not eat properly, it shows signs of vitamin deficiency (the coat is crumbling, there are more and more lumps).
• There are some sticky substances on the wool (it can be jam or paint accidentally caught on the wool).

• The appearance of coats on the pet’s hair will seriously damage its appearance. This is a pretty significant minus for those breeders who breed purebred seals. In addition, stroking an animal that has many tricks is unpleasant.
• The skin under the lumps, among other things, can also chatter, the animal may have problems with it, which in the future will be difficult to treat, and this will seriously harm the health of the pet. Do not forget that the cat herself will try to "remove" the wool, which has been knocked together in claws, with her claws and can inflict rather deep wounds on herself. They can heal for a long time and bring suffering to the animal.
• However, these are far from the most serious consequences of the presence of warlocks. These formations may well provoke the appearance of all kinds of diseases. In heavily fallen wool, pathogenic microbes quickly begin to multiply. The pet will gently lick itself, these bacteria will enter its body and continue its life there.
• Warlocks are not always just lumps of plain old or dirty wool. They often appear around the neoplasms, hiding them from the prying eye and leading to even more infection and delayed treatment.
• When mats appear in cats and cats, their natural ability to constantly lick wool is immediately impaired, their coat begins to quickly become dirty, greasy and becomes an excellent environment for microbes. Such a pet is at high risk of “picking up” fungus, various lichens, and will also begin to suffer from fleas or lice.
• Under the coarse lumps that the coat forms, inflammation can occur. The cat begins to feel serious discomfort and even pain, because lumps will pull the skin. If there are a lot of tricks, the pet can even become seriously ill, his character can significantly deteriorate. From a gentle and peace-loving cat, an eternally irritated and wild pet can turn out.
• There is another good reason why you should get rid of different sized tricks as quickly as possible - this is the possibility of an accidental injury. A cat can get injured during a normal game if a lump accidentally catches on an object or furniture. The cat will immediately want to get rid of inadvertent interference, begin to twitch and break out, which can lead to injury.

In the future, this case will be associated with pain or fear. In such cases, cats begin to resist every time their owner tries to remove the tangles from their coat.

Annoying tassels are removed from the fur of cats using the following popular methods.

• If the lumps are still not very large, you can try to comb them carefully. The pet, so that he does not worry and is not afraid, you need to put it on one side or on your lap and pet. This must be done so that he calms down, trusts you and does not break out.First, you should carefully comb the pet with its sides and back, then go to the neck and chest, and complete the process by combing the front legs and tail. It is very difficult to get rid of the lumps that are on the cat’s stomach and its hind legs.

• Big warlocks are best carefully trim along the growth of the coat, after which it is carefully combed.

• If there are too many tangles and they just can not be combed out, then the fallen lumps should simply be cut to the ground. To carry out this kind of manipulation, you need to act very carefully: the skin under the fur of cats is very thin, so it is easy to damage. Koltuns are most often cleaned with scissors, you can use a conventional hair clipper or a special device for cutting hair. The bald spots will completely overgrow in 2-3 months. A haircut will alleviate the condition of a cat suffering from tangles.

• At the pet store you can buy an interesting device, which is commonly called a colt cutter. This is such a special comb with blunt ends and blades between the teeth. Using this device is completely safe for your pets. When choosing the most suitable miter cutter, you can save if you buy a cheaper model. But in any case, the selected model should ideally suit your pet in all respects (a long-bladed slitter cutter is chosen for long-haired cats, short blades are excellent for pets with a small amount of hair). In addition, other factors should be considered when choosing:
  • number of teeth;
  • their length;
  • the material from which the blades are made;
  • fixture handle.

• For an effective fight with long hair knocking into tangles, there is a special comb - furminator. It will help you quickly get rid of lumps and will become simply indispensable when combing a pet in a daily mode.

1. The lump removal process can be quite a long one. And your pet will obviously not really like it. Many cats simply do not give in to hands, begin to fight and break out, anticipating your interest in their hair. For this reason, it is best to comb the pair of cones: one person will hold the animal, the other will comb it. If the cat is overly nervous, then it is better not to injure his delicate psyche and gradually, in a few days, get rid of the worms, and not at a time.
2. Only areas with the longest fur should be cut. It is best not to touch the paws and head of cats.
3. Until you completely solve the problem of lumps, washing the cat is strictly prohibited. The thing is that after water procedures, lumps become even more difficult to comb out.
4. After you nevertheless combed your pet, his coat needs to be treated with any antistatic agent, for example, a special spray for unraveling the tangles. The tool will help to gently untangle the hairs and prevent a new formation of tangles. Reviews on its use are mostly positive, but only in those cases where the process of the appearance of the warlocks was not much started.

The formation of such ugly lumps is much easier to prevent than to unsuccessfully and for a long time to fight them. To care for a long-haired pet, you should allocate a certain time every day - no less than half an hour. The animal needs to be combed out regularly.

• You should accustom a special comb to your cat when he is still very small. At a tender age, he will quickly get used to it and already at a more mature age, when combing, you will not have any problems.
• Remember that you should not use your own comb to comb your cat.For the pet, you will need to pick up a personal hygiene item, and its choice should depend on the type and length of its coat.
• For kittens you can buy a special brush. It is better that it be with unnatural bristles that have an antistatic effect.
• After washing the pet, until it has dried, a special massage mitt is perfectly caring for its fur. However, she will not be able to completely replace the special comb.
• To comb every day, you can use a comb. It has rounded ends, so this process will not hurt your animal. These ridges can be of any length and required width. When combing with this comb, you can even find fleas if they have appeared in your pet.
• For very fluffy cats use a pooderka. The slicker resembles a brush, but instead of the usual bristles, it will have small metal teeth with bent tips. Such a device is suitable for the prevention of warlocks in animals that have a healthy coat.
• Also, the pet should be taken to the veterinarian clinic from time to time for a professional examination. This will allow not only in time to determine the appearance of the ill-fated clots, but also to prevent various diseases.
• A cat with long hair should be sheared before summer.
• In addition to the pet’s diet, special supplements or vitamins must be used to improve the quality of his coat.

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