Should you blow dry or let your cat's fur dry naturally after bathing? Advantages and disadvantages? Instructions on how to properly blow dry your cat's fur.
Article content:
1. Drying dog and cat fur naturally
2. Drying dog and cat fur with a specialized dryer
3. Instructions on how to properly dry dog and cat fur
Bathing dogs and cats is one of the “unpaid jobs” that you need to do when “embarking” on the path of “being a pet owner”. At the same time, the step of completely drying the pet’s fur is also extremely important. Sometimes, after 15-20 minutes of “struggling” to bathe the pet, the owner will be “exhausted” and lazy to dry their fur, instead just wiping it and letting the boss dry in the sun until dry.
Some owners who have more money buy a dryer or a dog or cat dryer to save time. However, letting your pet's fur dry naturally or "artificially" has different advantages and disadvantages. Let's follow the entire article below by VuiPet to get a detailed answer to this issue!
1. Drying dog and cat fur naturally
This method initially sounds convenient for owners because they don't have to spend time drying their pets' fur anymore. However, drying them in the sun or placing them in front of a fan to dry their fur manually has many worrying disadvantages, affecting the health of the boss and "their king" in the long run.
Firstly, it will be difficult for all of the pet's fur to dry evenly if they just lie still in one place, keeping one position when drying in the sun or "catching the wind". This leads to wet skin areas on the body and the base of the fur, leading to fungal diseases for dogs and cats.
Second, if your pet has poor resistance, or is exposed to the sun or cold wind for hours, they will easily get sunstroke, colds, heat shock or respiratory diseases in dogs and cats.
Third, if your baby is an active baby, it is very likely that he will run and play in the yard during the drying process. At this time, he will accidentally get himself dirty again, and all our efforts to bathe him will go up in smoke.
In short, although this is a method that does not cost us money, time and energy, you should still consider carefully whether to continue using it or not.
2. Drying dog and cat fur with a specialized dryer
As you can see, using a dryer/drying cage to dry dog and cat fur will help dry their fur “from the roots”, and also help preserve their fur from being “stained” like the risk of leaving them in the yard to dry naturally in the sunlight mentioned above. At the same time, they also prevent skin, fur or respiratory diseases.
However, drying fur is not easy, because dogs and cats are often sensitive to the sound and noise of machines. Therefore, they will not be able to stay calm or react violently, leading to injury to the owner, or it will take a lot of time and need the help of one or two other people in the family to keep the baby stable.
3. Instructions on how to properly dry your dog or cat's fur
Step 1: "Entice" your dog or cat with delicious food if they resist when they hear the noise from the dryer.
Step 2: Adjust the dryer to low, no heat, and downward.
Step 3: Cover your pet's ears, eyes, and paws when drying, start using the cool, no-cold setting and slowly dry your pet's fur. If your pet is still stressed, be patient and caress and soothe them to gradually calm down.
Step 4: When your pet is used to the dryer, you can start setting the drying mode to a higher level.
Note that you should use a moderate setting, do not suddenly increase the heat too high, which will scare your pet and harm their skin. When drying, you should use your hand to stroke the fur back and forth so that the entire fur area is dried from root to tip.
If you want to save precious time as well as give the best care to your pet, you should consider using pet spa services, bathing and grooming services for dogs and cats at reputable, professional establishments.