Persian Cat Grooming - Persian Cat Show Grooming - final touches on Show Grooming
Groom Your Persian cats! Finishing Touches on Persian Show Coat
Grooming 101: Our final Persian Cat Grooming School E-couse
I hope you are enjoying these grooming classes, let's review what we have learned so far.
- Tools needed
- Shampoo's- the bath itself
- Conditioning- tricks of the trade
- Getting gunk out- recipes
- Itchies and Saving Coat
- Drying and Stain removal
And now, Lesson 7 - we will work on some finishing touches- what you can do to help improve the coat after it is dry for the cat show.
Most exhibitors want more of something for their coat- some want volume, texture, curls, shine... the list goes on and for each kitty and it's breed - a different addition is wanted. Let's take a look at some finishing touch products and see what they are designed and used for.
Powders- to cover or absorb. If you have a greasy area or a stain or discolorion...try using a little powder. Fullers Earth is wonderful to help with the greasy curls found behind the ears. Corn Starch does a great job on the bottom private area and keeping from curling up and fluffing up a ruff.
Summers Eve Powder- OK- here is a life saver at a cat show. You are all clean and ready for ringside and the cat potties and hits himself. He's wet and your number has been called. No problem! Simply dry with a paper towel- pour on some Summers Eve powder and pack- pat- and comb out. Summers Eve is designed to absorb wetness and it works really good on cats!
Revlon Glass- add a squirt the size of a pea on one of your fingers- rub your hands together and then roll this down over the kitties back side- watch him shine like glass!
You want more shine?? not a problem - next take one of those lint brushes with the velour cloth- not a tape one- and rub the lint brush softly over the cats back in the direction the fur lays and watch a gloss of shine appear. Every time you clean off the lint brush with your hand- natural oils from your body is laid on the cloth. These oils shine up coat with out making it greasy. Don't over do- static will occur.
Static- be gone! Spray a little static guard on your tools and mist the coat with a fine mist of water after combing. Also- spray the bottoms of your shoes with the static guard!
Volume- try a little bay rum on your tools brushing the coat opposite of the way it grows. Use clear bay rum on a white coat.
Need more tabby bars- add some shine to the coat. (Also use Charbon as your final shampoo found only in Europe and must be ordered from the net) try doing a google search.
Want less tabby bars- try some baby powder or corn starch. Corn starch normally can be used on any coat color. It tend s to be absorbed rather than sitting on the coat.
Need wider set eyes- trim between the eyes.
Need a shorter nose? trim the hairs from the tip.
How about more dome? Comb all head hair towards the eyes.
I hope some of these tips from our grooming school classes will come in handy for you. If you have any tips you wish to share for these classes- please email- I'd love to hear from you:-)
Other Articles of Grooming Interest:
Persian Grooming DVD
Persian Bath DVD
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