Grooming is very important to us cats. I would hope it’s just as important to you humans as well. Although with some of you, it’s quite obvious that it isn’t.
We cats groom a lot every day. After we eat or after we come in contact with dirty things. We need to be clean. How else do you think our coats will be so shiny if we didn’t groom so much? We have to get rid of the loose hairs that are falling off our coats. We have to sharpen our claws and shed them when it’s time.
It does take a lot of time and effort to groom ourselves. Sometimes we can’t reach everywhere. That can happen as we age. We might not be a limber as we were when we were young. So, we get a buddy and groom each other.
My girl tended to brush my coat. I loved it when she did that. Certainly it helped to get rid of the excess hair that was ready to come off. And it felt great. She understood my need for grooming and didn’t mind helping me out.
Sir Socks Le Chat 