I'm having trouble brushing my cat Molly this winter because her fur gets all "staticky" when I brush it. How do I avoid this?
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Static Electricity
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Sorry, not an answer, but I'd like to know about this too, as my two seem to be super-charged with static this winter.
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Sue
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Poor kitties are flinching when I pet them because they keep getting zapped.
Poor kitties are flinching when I pet them because they keep getting zapped.
A book I have on kittens suggests giving them a light rub over with a anti-static dryer sheet before grooming.....if it works let us know!
Is that safe for them? Won't they get fabric softener residue on their fur?
We are having an extremely rough time with all this static, the dogs are staticy, so are the cats, if we touch them we shock them, we shock each other, you can hear the static when the dogs get off the microfiber couch! It is horrible, I feel bad when I shock them!
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I wonder if it would help to use a humidifier, rather than dampening the cat (they might go for that better than being sprayed with water)?
Same here (but no dogs, just one cat). Aren't you supposed to stomp your feet before you touch something so you lose the static electricity somehow?
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My mom said when her hair was full of static she wiped a "Bounce" sheet over it. She suggested I do the same with Molly's fur but I said "Well, you don't lick your hair, but Molly licks her fur and I don't know if there's anything toxic in a Bounce sheet!
What do you think?
I didn't even think about that, good point!
I did some looking around online and there are static reducing coat conditioners for dogs and cats that you can use, one site also mentioned that a humidifier in the house would help as well.
Here is an example of the conditioner - Conditioner at Petco
Hi,
After years of trying to deal with static electricity in cats, the two solutions I found most effective were to run a small vapourizer or humidifier in the bedroom at night where the cats and I all slept, and to run the comb or brush under water before combing the animals. The water didn't hurt the coats and it did stop the static electricity - and the coats didn't get wet, just somewhat damp on the outside.
The 'funny' side of it is that the cats all looked ' unusually sleek' after combing - especially the long hairs. I also added some extra nutritional oils (from the vet) designed to improve coat health over their food several times a week. I didn't notice much difference with static electricity, but their coats really shone.
When the weather warmed up above freezing, I would also crack open a window to allow some of the outside air in for a bit. The cats would sit with their noses pressed against the screen and the higher outside humidity helped to compensate the inside dryness somewhat.
Hope this helps.
Kathryn
After years of trying to deal with static electricity in cats, the two solutions I found most effective were to run a small vapourizer or humidifier in the bedroom at night where the cats and I all slept, and to run the comb or brush under water before combing the animals. The water didn't hurt the coats and it did stop the static electricity - and the coats didn't get wet, just somewhat damp on the outside.
The 'funny' side of it is that the cats all looked ' unusually sleek' after combing - especially the long hairs. I also added some extra nutritional oils (from the vet) designed to improve coat health over their food several times a week. I didn't notice much difference with static electricity, but their coats really shone.
When the weather warmed up above freezing, I would also crack open a window to allow some of the outside air in for a bit. The cats would sit with their noses pressed against the screen and the higher outside humidity helped to compensate the inside dryness somewhat.
Hope this helps.
Kathryn
