Why do cats hair come off easily ?

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Why do cats hair come off easily ?

Answer 1

looked at your own hair brush lately?!We brush and comb our cats every evening,they love it,it gets rid of masses of hair and keeps them lovely and shiney.

Answer 2

It's the same with our hair, and dog's hair, rabbit's, degu's, horse's, etc, etc.

It's dead. It sheds. Falls out.

"Each hair progresses through a three-stage life cycle, which includes a growing period, a transitional period, and a resting period. Once the hair has cycled through all three stages, it remains in the follicle as a dead hair until it is removed or “shed”. The length of each phase varies according to a cat’s age, breed, s*x, and region of body, and it may be altered by a number of different factors.

The list of influencing factors is extensive and includes environmental temperature, nutrition, hormones and body chemicals, health status, and genetics. Research has demonstrated, however, that photoperiod (the daily amount of sunlight to which an animal is exposed) plays the most important role in determining the rate of hair replacement. An animal’s brain detects changes in sunlight patterns associated with changes in season, and signals the hair follicles to respond in an appropriate manner. Outdoor cats tend to shed more extensively for several weeks during major seasonal changes, particularly in the spring and fall, as the body modifies its hair coat in preparation for different climate conditions – cats grow more short, fluffy “secondary” hairs in the fall for added warmth, and subsequently shed this “undercoat” in the spring and replace it with longer, coarse “primary” hairs to help stay cool during warmer weather.

Since our indoor cats are exposed to less natural sunlight and more “artificial” light, their bodies lose track of seasonal changes. As a result, they tend to shed in a relatively continuous fashion (much to the chagrin of owners) and do not experience the same fall and spring sheds which outdoor animals do. It is important to realize, however, that regardless of whether an animal lives indoors or outdoors, shedding is a normal part of the hair life cycle and all cats continually shed dead hair from follicles and replace it with new hair. By providing your cat with proper nutrition, plenty of exercise, frequent grooming, and annual veterinary visits, you can help keep his or her hair coat healthy and may be able to minimize excessive shedding."

- http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/as...

Answer 3

The hair you are seeing is dead and loose hairs. Cats shed dead hair regularly, its natures way of keeping the coat clean and to allow new fur to grow.

Answer 4

I think it seems like SO much b/c their whole body is covered with fur. I've started to use Shed ender ans sometimes run my lint roller over him haha.  

Answer 5

They shed their hair just like humans do.  Take a look at your hairbrush.  Same thing.