Persian Cat Grooming - Persian Cat Drying Techniques
Persian Cat Grooming! Blow Dry yoru Persian Cat- fast and easy . . . Persian Stain removal too!
Grooming 101: Drying techniques and a little on - off staining
This class is designed to save you some time.
One simple way to dry your kitty is to get a carrier- do not use a small tiny one- it will cook the cat! OK- get a carrier- a medium sized one works good- and 2 towels. Place one towel inside the carrier and insert the wet cat. Prop the dryer up using the second towel in front of the door of the carrier. Set the dryer to high force COLD air making certain the dryer is sitting so it too can breathe and not over heat. Turn on the dryer. You need to watch the kitty and pull him/her out when they are about 3/4's dry. Finish up the drying with a metro force dryer or one that blows forced cool air at a high rate. It might be helpful to set a LOUD timer as a second note of precaution to not forget the cat is being dried. I normally allow the cat to dry for 30-40 minutes in this manner before I do the final dry with the blow dryer and cat in my lap.
A note of CAUTION: Please do not forget about the cat!! I had a friend who dried in this way and she got online and starting chatting and the time slipped away from her. When she returned- the cat was dead. Another friend got online and started emailing- when she returned the cat was still alive but over heated. Thank goodness she was smart and thought fast. She took the cat outside in a a dry towel and tried to cool him as quickly as possible without sending the cat into shock. It was winter and snow was on the ground. After about 20 minutes outside she brought the cat in and took it into a room where it was still cooler than the house but warmer than the outside. She held the cat, talking to him and giving them lots of support and apologies through the entire process of cooling down.
I shared this information mostly to make certain you are remebering the kitty in the carrier. Please don't leave them in and go off to forget them.
Another dryer technique is to completely blow the cat dry with the hand held on cool high and then after the cat appears to be dry- put the cat in the carrier with the dryer propped up for a another 15 minutes. This gets the undercoat dry and adds a little volume.
My favorite way to get the cat used to the dryer is to lay the cat in my lap and start with the lowest part of the belly towards a leg- dry one leg and then the next- work my way around the cat like you might work yourself around washing a car- working from the bottom half around and then the top half. Finish up with the back- neck and head last. Then blow the tail out a bit more. I do this at the age of 6 weeks, 9 weeks and 12 weeks. They are small enough to hold on to still this way and grow into good kitty's..
Adults who have never been near a blow dryer- start with the carrier and then start on the back side near the butt while having their head faced into your lap. Stay away from the head as much as possible.
Never dry so that the dryer blows into the ears or eyes.
OK- Stains!!! stains should never be cut or clipped. Instead simply wash them every single day. Use the face shampoo once per week- twice for bad stains. Use as hot of water as you can without burning. Daily use Face Wash to loosen the protein of the stain. Always blot dry before adding powder of any kind. Try applying CB's Face Powder to the clean dried stain area each day. The more you do this - the faster the stain will remove. See the products carry bleaching action that helps restore oxygen to the fur and break down the protein. The protein is the stain in itself...and protein is something that takes time and patience to remove- one thin layer at a time. Think of your stain as 100 layers. Each time you clean and pack it- you remove 1 of the 100 layers. When you get down to only about 5 -7 layers left...it tend to take a little longer to remove but the powder seems to cover it very nicely!
If you find the fur where the stain is is very DRY- condition it with a white or clear conditioner- never use anything of color ESP yellow as in the color of the hot oils- or the stain will pick up the color from the product and be that much more stained.
Another solution is to wipe the stain with a protein enzine cleaner that is also used to remove protein from contact lenses. Just wipe daily as many times as you can.
One- note: You should find out what is causing the stain and stop it. If the eyes are watering- get some antibiotic and see your vet to make the eyes clear up or drain clear. If it is a water bowl- switch to a water bottle. And If it is food- change the dish or the food. If it is the inner paws legs- the cat is washing his face and staining the leg fur in addition to what ever is going on with the face. If it is the ruff- use a bib. If it is the private area- clip the fur up with hair clips or do a slight trim to help keep dry.
Well I hope this class helped you out some what. There are many ways to remove stain a tad faster- but it requires drying out the fur and using peroxide itself. When you use these methods- you will find yourself on the grounds of a losing battle most often. See the stain disappears quickly but then the fur is porous and the slightest eye drainage or food eating can recreate the stain. Now that the fur is porous it is soaking up everything and not removing new stain well at all. What I have found over the years is well conditioned coat hardly stains And the dry dull coat stains quick...so a healthy coat is a cleaner coat all the way around.
For more stain help you can get our ebook- Lookin' Good or the Ringside DVD.
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