With our house tigers, the cat wash is more thorough than with us humans - Image: Shutterstock / REDSTARSTUDIO Whether a house cat or a freelancer - the purring four-legged friends are known for their intensive body care. They spend two to three hours a day brushing their fur. With the help of their rough, studded tongue and a little saliva, the elegant cuddly tigers keep their shiny fur. So when a cat does cat washing, it is not at all superficial or even careless - the exact opposite of what people do when they do cat washing.
Water march! Or rather not ...
Admittedly, even if cats groom themselves, not much water is used - the little saliva can be neglected. That is what human and animal cat wash have in common. And this is exactly where the saying "make cats wash" originates. Even the ancestors of the cats, the fallow cats, were absolutely afraid of water. This is due to the fact that they come from North Africa, where the cool water is scarce. So if a cat washes himself with water - which actually happens from time to time - it happens extremely quickly and with as little contact with the unpopular water as possible. It is no different with human cat washing.
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Why cats don't need water to wash their cats
Under normal circumstances, cats don't need water to groom their cat's tongue is a washcloth and brush in one. The fine barbs on the surface of the tongue comb through the fur and free it from dirt and loose hair. In addition, the cat's tongue stimulates the sebaceous glands of the skin so that they release fat. This spreads your cat on her fur when she is grooming and impregnates it in this way to protect herself from rain and cold. When washing cats, teeth are also a practical aid - your fur nose will nibble sticky dirt from its fur and care for its claws.
Sometimes your cat needs help with grooming, for example when changing fur. Long-haired cats, on the other hand, have to be brushed regularly several times a week, otherwise they will swallow too much hair and form too many hairballs. If kittens are orphaned at a very young age, you also need help washing the cats, as they could not learn it from their mother in time. Older cats, who are no longer so flexible, can also use your help because they cannot reach everywhere on their own.
