Just Pass Me By

Otis is a long hair cat. He is wonderful I love him dearly but all long haired kitty need to be groomed a little more then a short hair cat. I have to groom Otis at least every other day if not everyday. After I got married grooming Otis was placed on the back burner and the cat was lucky to get groomed twice a month. Lately I have been trying to get to him at least every other day, which I am not sure Otis likes to much.  He is a well feed cat. I have him on Purina sensitive system, it one of the more affordable foods out there, and it seems to keep his coat nice. I know diet can effect a cat fur, lately Otis has had a little bit of dandruff not a big deal.

The last couple of times I decided to groom Otis he has been getting a little naughty. Today while brushing him Otis decided it be a good idea to turn around and bit gently the calf of my leg. It didn’t hurt or anything not like he was trying to get his teeth in. I was brushing his tail, he hates his tall and back left leg brushed, Otis turned around and bite my finger. I would still call it a love bite it wasn’t hard enough to hurt me.. Then he mewed at me, and gave me those kitty eyes of gotcha.

I told Otis don’t bit me. Then he turns around and bit me yet again not hard though. After grooming Otis I normally will show him what I got from him, doesn’t matter how many times I show him his hair, he still tries to attack it. Why does he try to attack his own hair when he won’t even attack my pet rats, or other various rodents I have had in the past. My husband jokes sometimes about the cat thinks it needs to be a hair ball to clean up.

Boy you should see the size of some of Otis hair balls, because Otis is a black and white cat his hairball normally come out black. I have noticed when brushing him I get more black hair out of him. My husband one day asked me if Otis was eating his own pooh, I told him no that all hair.. Have you ever noticed how cat will puke up a hair ball and then move somewhere else and puke up more of that hairball and then move again and puke up some more. Can’t he just stay where he belongs in the same place, the only time he don’t move is when he puking in one of our shoes. Have to look in the shoe make sure Otis didn’t leave a present, normally if I see paper or something pulled over the shoe I know to look in it.

It is important for Otis to be groomed often, to keep him from getting hairballs because it a nightmare when they get stuck inside of the cat. Otis for the most has never had troubles from hairballs because I always make sure I get him groomed..  I have only had one hairball scare since having otis, and that was to a allergic reaction to hairball remedy. To me it looked like oil, or some kind I don’t remember the name of it, I just know I do not go for hair ball remedy. I know Grooming and bathing him works the best to keep his loose hair under control.