Have you ever had the experience of finding a bunch of hair falling out every time you groom your pet or clean your home? Are you curious, why do pets love to shed hair so much? Are they sick, or are they lacking some nutrients? In fact, pet hair loss is a normal physiological phenomenon, which is related to the breed, season, diet, health and other factors of the pet.
Pet hair is divided into two layers, one is the coat that covers the outside and the other is the villi that is close to the skin. The role of the coat is to protect the skin from external damage, and the role of the villi is to keep warm and regulate body temperature. Different breeds of pets have different proportions and lengths of coat and fluff fur.
For example, long-haired cats and long-haired dogs have longer coat and fluff , while short-haired cats and short-haired dogs have shorter coat and fluff hair. This determines that different breeds of pets will also differ in the amount and frequency of hair shedding. In general, long-haired cats and long-haired dogs shed more hair than short-haired cats and short-haired dogs because their hair is more likely to break, knot, and fall out.
Pet hair loss is also related to the season. You may find that your pet sheds more hair in spring and autumn. This is because spring and autumn are the seasons for pets to change their hair.
Hair changing is a natural physiological process that helps pets adapt to changes in temperature. When the temperature rises, the pet sheds excess fluff in order to dissipate excess heat; When the temperature drops, pets grow new fluff in order to maintain their body temperature. Therefore, during the hair change, we need to comb the pet's hair more to remove dead skin, impurities and shedding fluff so that the newborn coat can grow healthier.
Pet hair loss is also related to diet. You may have heard that giving pets foods or additives that contain nutrients such as omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E can help them reduce hair loss. There is some truth to this. Because omega-3 fatty acids can enhance your pet's immunity and anti-inflammatory abilities, vitamin E can boost blood circulation and metabolism, which are good for your pet's skin and hair health. Of course, it's not that if you give these things to pets, they won't shed their hair. Pet hair loss is normal, and we can only help them reduce unnecessary hair loss through a reasonable diet, rather than completely avoiding hair loss.
Pet hair loss is also related to health. If you find that your pet suddenly loses a lot of hair, or has local hair removal, skin redness, itching and other abnormal symptoms, then you should pay attention, this may be that the pet has some skin diseases or endocrine diseases. For example, skin moss, mites, fungi, fleas, allergies, etc. can cause pets to lose hair. At this time, you should take your pet to the veterinarian in time to find out the cause and treat it.
There are actually many reasons why pets love to shed hair so much. As pet owners, we must learn to correctly understand and accept this phenomenon, and provide pets with appropriate grooming and maintenance methods, so that they can have healthy and beautiful hair. At the same time, we should also pay attention to observe the pet's hair loss, if abnormal or abnormal hair loss is found, we should seek professional help in time, so that pets can stay away from skin diseases and endocrine diseases.