Pet shedding creates a layer of fur around the house
We have two cats and a dog, a state of affairs that has been
going on for quite some time now. The dog, a miniature schnauzer,
doesn’t shed. But the cats shed just fine all by themselves.
I’m finding that this spring has been particularly hairy.
Perhaps it’s due to the fact that we have had a weird couple of
weeks, weather wise. It’s been cold, then it’s warm. It’s been
clear, then the rain has come back in. This pattern has repeated a
few times.
Pet shedding creates a layer of fur around the house
We have two cats and a dog, a state of affairs that has been going on for quite some time now. The dog, a miniature schnauzer, doesn’t shed. But the cats shed just fine all by themselves.
I’m finding that this spring has been particularly hairy.
Perhaps it’s due to the fact that we have had a weird couple of weeks, weather wise. It’s been cold, then it’s warm. It’s been clear, then the rain has come back in. This pattern has repeated a few times.
Consequently, the cats seem to be confused. Or more specifically, their fur is confused.
We seem to be on our second round of shedding at the moment. And who knows? There may be more to come.
The cats – both Persian crosses – have longish hair. And not just long, but extra puffy. Some cats shed and all you find is individual hairs. With my cats, it’s a different story. They distribute little masses of fine fur that spread throughout the house and cling to everything.
This spring, I’ve been finding wads of cat hair in all kind of places where you’d never expect. The stuff seems to have a life of its own.
I took a white T-shirt out of my closet recently — a white T-shirt that was brand new and had never been worn — and had been on a hanger behind a closed closet door. What did I find on my brand-new, pristine white T-shirt?
Cat hair.
This was a puzzle. The T-shirt had never touched a surface where a cat had been. But by simply hanging in the closet, it had become some kind of cat hair magnet. And the cat hair is so sly that it can actually drift under the door and attach itself to the shirt. That’s astounding.
So if this can happen to a piece of clothing hanging in a closet, you can only imagine what my carpet looks like these days.
The carpet is absolutely coated. I found my old vacuum cleaner was not up to the task, so I bought one of those new spiffy bagless ones, where you can actually see the dirt and stuff getting sucked up into the clear canister in front. The main selling point was that it was supposed to be extra-good at picking up pet hair.
I am vacuuming every day with my spiffy new vacuum cleaner, and yet 15 minutes after I do so, the cat hair reappears.
I also find myself horrified at how much hair I have to take out of the canister every day.
How can two cats produce so much excess hair and not be completely bald? That’s the mystery.
Of course, then there is the furniture to contend with. One of my cats is fond of sleeping on the dining room chairs. Woe betide the person (usually me) who sits on a hairy chair while wearing black pants.
So I have spent an excessive amount of time this spring removing cat hair from the surfaces of my home. Not to mention people hair – my 16-year-old, who has longer hair than I do, is mostly to blame – and I find snarls of his hair throughout the house as well, as well as the car.
But it’s the cat hair that’s really driving me insane.
Will warmer weather do the trick and stop the mass shedding attack? I’m sincerely hoping so. That’s why I’m praying for sun and some nice warm weather.
Plus, I’m really, really ready to put away my turtleneck sweaters. They’ve gotten entirely too much use this year.
Not to mention that they attract a lot of cat hair.
