Why do cats spend so much time grooming? Cats are incredibly clean animals. For them, the saying “Cleanliness is next to godliness” is definitely true! Cats spend 1/3 of their waking hours grooming themselves. If a cat has licked you, you’ll know just how rough his tongue is. A cat’s tongue is covered by thousands of tiny “barbs.” These barbs allow kitty to groom himself, as well as lap water and lick up small pieces of food. Cats have a grooming routine that allows them to reach almost every part of their body with their tongue. Grooming keeps cats healthy. Cleaning with a barbed tongue removes loose hair and parasites like fleas; stimulates the skin to encourage the growth of new hair; and helps regulate her body temperature through the cooling action of saliva. When cats lick themselves, the tongue grabs a lot of loose hair that gets ingested. This can lead to nasty hairballs. You can help the grooming routine by brushing kitty regularly and giving hairball remedies.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:35:19 +0000
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