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Dogs Cats and Fur Battles – Pet Tip 251
Cats and dogs have plenty of fur and the battle of the fur and the household never seems to end. Cats and dogs don’t seem to care much about losing a bit of fur but it does bother many humans. Given that the fur problem for humans is not likely to end anytime soon is there anything we can do to reduce the amount of fur that cats and dogs shed?
The answer is ‘yes and no’ and has a lot to do with the personality of the human not the cat or dog. Dogs and cats shed and that is a fact of life. They can no more stop shedding than we humans can stop shedding. (Humans shed skin cells and lose body/head hair every single day).
- Owner:
- Jamie Ott
- City:
- Waterford
- Province, Country:
- MI, United States
- Type/Breed:
- Domestic
- Date of Birth:
- 6/1998
- Date of Death
- 5/14/2004
- Sex:
- Female
- Height:
- 25
- Weight:
- 7.1
- Coat Colour:
- Black
- Eye Colour:
- green
Abby was an all around great cat. I adopted her from the Humane Society last year. The reason I did so was because of all the cats in there, she was the only one who stood up and stuck her paw out and touch my arm. I wanted her. Little did I know, she was handicapped, missing one of her back legs. This made her even more special. Bringing her home, I grew to love her quickly. She always would sleep by my side and we had an understanding. When she meowed that meant her ear itched and she needed it scratched. Due to the fact she had only one back leg, she could not do it herself. She really got into the scratching too, she just loved it. Unfortunately though, our happiness was cut short. Abby became ill rather quickly and in a matter of time was not able to get herself around and would not eat or drink anything. A trip to the vet concluded a cancerous tumor the size of a golf ball in her intestine. I had a really hard decision to make and due to her condition, the decision was to put her down. I could not watch her suffer anymore, and I know she did not want to suffer either. I have to say that today I lost a true friend and I hope that she knows that I loved her so and did what I did for her. Tylere misses you so....WE LOVE YOU ABBY
