WHY AREN'T CATS BALD ???

I am not the best housekeeper nor am I the worst. To vacuum is my least favorite chore but that doesn't stop me. I just grit my teeth and shove. Am so grateful that I have a small house. I crank out the old Sears canister model about every 3 or 4 days and am always amazed at the amount of cat hair my two cats can deposit in that amount of time. I am sure I could vacuum daily or hourly but come on, I am old, these are my golden years and I am not that anal.

These hair tumbleweeds hide in the darnedest places. They hide, that is, till I have company. Bring out the tea and crumpets for company and I can guarantee the tumbleweeds will dance across the floor as the A/C comes to life. How do they get so large yet delicate in such a short amount of time? Not having carpets gives them free reign to gather and group. They truly are works of art and engineering.

Why don't cats have bare spots and sport comb overs? Amazingly, their coat looks the same summer or winter with no signs of scalp shining through. Humans should be so lucky. If I could find a way to transplant cat stem cells on the the head of man, I could make Bill Gates look like a street person. Of course having to use a lint roller after snuggling with your man, might be a turn off. Bet the guys with thin hair would jump at it though.

I love my cats but tense when they nest against me for I know I will be sprouting hair from all articles of clothing. Guess if I wore all angora clothing, no one would notice. I know better, but one of my favorite colors is black. Black helps to give the illusion of being thin and sets off my white hair. However, it causes me to spend a fortune in lint rollers.

Now I don't intend to just complain and do frustration eye rolls. I do have a few answers that I will share. Brushing is supposed to help but so far, all I can tell is that it is the equivalent to a cat massage. They love it, huge amounts of hair are captured, but I still have tumbleweeds. There is no end.



The products below are unproven by me but I am relying on positive reviews. Both have been ordered and I will personally review at a later date.

First is the Pet Sponge. It is a pet hair removal tool but unlike lint rollers, it is made of rubber and can be washed and reused many times. I love the "green" quality. Maybe now I can get rid of those sticky lint rollers.



Second I am not sure how good it works but looks like the cats may have fun with it, It is a Feline Fantasy Brush. The picture tells it all. It is supposed to be easily cleaned via the dreaded vacuum cleaner. It looks brilliant unless you have a really short or an obese cat.

Did you know there are uses for cat hair? Me neither but some people do. I guess it can be spun into yarn which is then used to make apparel. Can only see that being functional if you are looking for a bird or rodent repellent sweater. I'll pass.

Also you can use it like you would lint from the washing machine lint trap. You mean you don't use lint? We have to be thinking "green" here people. Anyway, it can be used to line the bottom of a flower pot to keep the dirt in and let the water pass through. I am pretty sure my Mickey and Minnie could keep a small nursery supplied with pot liners

Washing machine lint can also be used as a campfire starter. However, am not sure I want to toast my marshmallows over smoldering cat hair. Probably not a good use.

David Frye at the Westminster Dog show once said something about pet hair that can easily apply to cats.
"Dog(or cat) owners," he said. " consider pet hair a condiment."

That about sums it up for me. Any other methods you have tried that work?? If it won't hurt the cat, I am game.