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We're having a new kitchen installed, with building work involved too, and the house is a mess - dust everywhere - and it will be like this for a month or so.
Our indoor cats (Maine Coons) have horrible thick, sticky fur as a result. I am taking special care to brush them, but their bellies get knotty every day because the oils in the coat that keep it tangle-free are getting dried up by the dust.
I'm concerned that all the dust can't be good for them, particularly when they ingest it while grooming themselves. Apart from trying to keep the house clean, and keeping the cats out of the area while work is going on, I'm not sure if there's anything else I can do? They've never needed a bath before, and anyway that would only offer temporary relief, until they hit the dust again!
I wonder if anyone has any advice, for example for something to feed them to keep the dust from clogging up their insides, or perhaps using some baby wipes on their coats to lift the surface dirt out?
Many thanks
Bruce&Sheila
Our indoor cats (Maine Coons) have horrible thick, sticky fur as a result. I am taking special care to brush them, but their bellies get knotty every day because the oils in the coat that keep it tangle-free are getting dried up by the dust.
I'm concerned that all the dust can't be good for them, particularly when they ingest it while grooming themselves. Apart from trying to keep the house clean, and keeping the cats out of the area while work is going on, I'm not sure if there's anything else I can do? They've never needed a bath before, and anyway that would only offer temporary relief, until they hit the dust again!
I wonder if anyone has any advice, for example for something to feed them to keep the dust from clogging up their insides, or perhaps using some baby wipes on their coats to lift the surface dirt out?
Many thanks
Bruce&Sheila