Reader's Digest - USA (2019-08)

Keep Your Home

Free of Animal Hair

ACOMMONPROBLEMwithpetownersisthestray

hairstheirdogsandcatsleavearoundthehouseon

floors,furnitureandclothes.Asourpetshavebecome

importantfamilymembers,they’vemovedoutofthe

backyardandintothehouse.Thismeanshairshedding

andcleanlinesshavebecomemoreofa concern.

Fortunately,therearewaystoreducetheimpact,

explainsveterinarianDrKatrina Warren.

LOW-SHEDDINGBREEDS

Alldogsandcatsshedhair– somemorethanothers.

Choosinga low-sheddingbreedcanmakea huge

difference.Rememberthatlow-sheddingdogbreeds

requireregularclipping,anadditionalexpenseto

consider.Choosinga smoothorshort-coatedbreed

mayalsoreducetheoverallvolume of shedding.

REGULARGROOMING

Itmaysoundobvious,butbrushingpetsregularly

willremoveloosefurthatwillotherwisebeshed

anddroppedaroundthehouse.Long-hairedpets

especiallyshouldbegroomedregularlytokeeptheir

coatstrim.Therearesomegreatde-sheddingtools

andbrushesavailablethatmakegroomingmore

effectivebyreachingthrough the topcoat to remove

loose undercoat hair.

BYDr Katrina Warren

Ourregularpet
columnist,
DrKatrinaWarren,
isanestablished
andtrusted animal
expert.

16 Augus t 2019

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