Siamese cats originated in Thailand and are small pets that only nobles and royal monasteries can keep in Thailand. The cat was also brought abroad and raised by more people, but it still could not change its aristocratic temperament. The cat's paw is the cat's tool for catching mice, climbing and self-defense. If the owner has a cat to catch mice, of course, the claws cannot be trimmed. If the owner raises the cat as a companion animal, the cat's claws should be trimmed frequently to avoid scratching people and damaging clothes, furniture, floors, etc. Trimming the feet should start at a young age, once a month or so. So how to groom a Siamese cat?

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1. Hold the Siamese cat in your arms, grab one of the cat's feet with your left hand, and squeeze slightly with your thumb, forefinger, and middle finger to stretch out the paws. Then use the nail clipper in your right hand to carefully cut off the transparent part of the front end of the claws, and then use the small file on the nail clipper to polish the claws. When trimming, don't cut too far, so as not to hurt the Siamese cat's feet. Then cut off and polish the other claws in turn.

2. Bathing the Siamese cat can not only keep the cat clean and beautiful, but also remove some parasites on the body surface, promote blood circulation and metabolism, and play a role in disease prevention and fitness. The habit of bathing is best to be cultivated from an early age, and the cat will be very reluctant to start bathing the cat when it is an adult.

3. Before taking a bath, you should prepare the utensils for bathing, such as bath tub, bath towel, detergent, comb (preferably one sparse and one dense), brushes, etc.

4. The water temperature should not be too low or too high when bathing, so it is not hot to the hands; the detergent used should not be too irritating, so as not to irritate the skin; It should be combed to prevent entanglement; the bathing action should be quick and finished as soon as possible; after washing, the hair should be dried with a bath towel immediately. When the temperature is low, it is best to cover it with a special towel or other warmth. Supplies to prevent colds.

5. The tongue of Siamese cats is rough, with special barbed tongue nipples, like a comb. Siamese cats often use tongue licking to comb their coats. Use the claws to comb the parts that cannot be licked, such as the head, shoulders, back, and neck. Even so, it's best to groom your cat once a day. Because cats will shed hair all year round, especially in the spring and autumn molting seasons, the cat will swallow the hair into the stomach when grooming by itself, and over time will form hairballs in the stomach. If it is discharged from the tract and stays in the stomach, it will form a blockage of hair bulbs, affect appetite, and even endanger life.

6. When combing, not only combing along the hair, but also combing against the hair. When the Siamese cat is combing, the hair can be wetted with water first, and then rubbed to make the coat tree up and easy to comb. For long-haired cats, if the coat is tangled or stuck together, you can use your fingertips to remove it, or use a thin-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 use a comb to comb. If the rolling felt is severe, the coat can be trimmed to allow it to grow back.

7. The eyes of healthy Siamese cats are bright and energetic. When Siamese cats are sick or in poor health, they tend to be afraid of light and cry. In some cat breeds, the nasolacrimal duct is easily blocked and tears. Cats cry too much and often have eye mucus on the corner of the nose. You can use absorbent cotton to dip a 2% boric acid aqueous solution and gently scrub it off.

8. The care of Siamese cat ears is mainly to remove earwax. The method is: disinfect the external auditory canal with 75% alcohol cotton ball, then dip the cotton swab into olive oil or edible vegetable oil, soak the dry earwax, after it softens, carefully remove the earwax with tweezers, do not remove the mucous membrane of the ear canal Broken to prevent infection and suppuration.

Precautions

Once the cat's external auditory canal is infected and purulent, use a cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide to gently scrub, and scrub repeatedly until the cotton swab is not stained. pus, and then use absorbent cotton to dry the hydrogen peroxide in the ear canal. Scrub a few times and the infection will heal. If the cat has too much earwax, the cat shakes its head and scratches its ears, it should be promptly consulted by a veterinarian.