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I've been watching Dr. Jeff, Rocky Mountain Vet, and several times I've heard him say, about a very sick cat, yeah, look, the fur's "tufting" already. At least that's what it sounds like he's saying. I don't know what that is and hope someone can explain it to me.
Tufts are when the fur mats together and forms individual sections. I think it comes from lack of good grooming...or if a cat cannot reach a section to groom.
Very sick cats with kidney failure develop them for some reason. Likely other serious illnesses too.
Tufts are when the fur mats together and forms individual sections. I think it comes from lack of good grooming...or if a cat cannot reach a section to groom.
Very sick cats with kidney failure develop them for some reason. Likely other serious illnesses too.
That's all I know...
It happens with diabetes as well. My girl Angel 'tufted' up pretty bad around her rear end for a time right before she was found to be diabetic. Don't know if the high blood sugar caused it directly, or a lack of grooming on her (& my) part. She's a medium long hair and her fur is a bit on the coarse side. She had never been one to mat very badly, and those tufts & clumps were actually one of the signs that I saw telling me she had a problem.
Cats fur normally lies flatish. When it tufts... a bunch of "hairs" will bind together to look like a tuft of fiber from carpeting and they raise up.
With matting.... loose fur gets stuck underneath the top coat.
And a "Furminator" is a wonderful invention for both short and long haired cats.
I got it. I have a furminator, too. I think it's great in the summer.
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