Did you know...?

• When dogs and cats shed their dead undercoat hair, it is so a new coat can come in.
• Everyone knows that spring and fall are heavy shedding seasons, but did you know that dogs take their cues from the sun? They shed more in these seasons because the changing amount of daylight causes their bodies to prepare for a new season's coat.
• This also means dogs that live indoors under artificial light can't rely on Mother Nature's clock, so they tend to shed year-round.
• Similarly, the 70% of the cat population that lives exclusively indoors tends to rely on grooming to activate shedding cycles. In the summer, cats groom less, causing more shedding than in winter months when they groom more often.
• A cat spends 30% of its life grooming.
• Ewww. Hairballs are caused when cats ingest hair during grooming. FURminator® deShedding Tools remove the loose hair from the cat's fur, which reduces the hairball problems and minimizes resulting constipation issues.
• Puppies and kittens do not shed at all, but the older a dog gets, the more it tends to shed.
• Long-haired dogs don't necessarily shed more than short-haired breeds.
• Contrary to conventional wisdom, poodles do shed. Their shedding cycle is much longer than most animals making them appear not to shed.
• Shaving an animal's coat does not reduce shedding. This process merely makes the hair that is shed much shorter. Shaving a pet also puts him at risk without protection from the sun or extreme temperatures.
• Diets rich in fatty acids, like omegas 3 and 6, promote a healthy, shiny coat, which can help your pet shed less overall.
• Shedding is a natural process. You can't eliminate shedding, but you can reduce it by up to 90% with FURminator deShedding products.