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Cats / Grooming
For a species famous for its independence, cats can be surprisingly clingy about one very specific space: the bathroom. If your cat waits outside the door, pushes it open, or hops onto the counter the
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Cats / Grooming
A cat settling in for a slow, deliberate lick of your hair can feel oddly specific and a little baffling the first time it happens, but it is actually one of the more affectionate behaviours a cat off
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Cats / Grooming
Most kittens keep themselves clean well enough that regular bathing is rarely necessary, but there are situations, a genuinely messy accident, fleas, or a skin condition your vet is treating, where a
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Cats / Grooming
Most cats do not need regular baths. Their tongue and saliva do an efficient job of self-grooming, and over-bathing can actually dry out their skin and strip natural oils. That said, there are genuine
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Cats / Grooming
Grooming takes up a significant chunk of a cat's day, made possible by a body that bends and flexes with remarkable ease, and a tongue lined with tiny backward-pointing barbs designed specifically to
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Cats / Grooming
Cats spend a genuinely large part of their waking hours grooming, often thirty to fifty percent of it, and the habit runs on more than just tidiness.
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