Recommendation: Help your pets by brushing them out

I have a new recommendation for everyone and their pets, especially with our recent wishy-washy weather - cold, then hot (and too hot at that) and now finally cooling off again - thank goodness! My poor kitty has medium length hair and gets so hot and is just so much happier when it is cold. When we recently went up to Lake Tahoe over the weekend, I left the windows cracked a bit, since I like fresh air while I'm asleep. I woke up during the night and found Kineivel down by the backs of my knees, under the comforter cover. It was so sweet, he got cold and figured out that snuggling with me in bed would make him warm. This is something he doesn't normally do and just started to do when he was four and a half or so.

Anyway, right now it's Fall and the weather and temps are changing. Your pet's system is getting ready for winter and that means it needs to shed out it's summer coat in order to make room for his/her winter coat to grow in. You may be finding clumps of hair around your house. To help your pet out, I highly recommend brushing them once a day if possible and focus on the areas that are shedding the most fur at this time. Brushing also stimulates the hair folicules in your pet's skin and these respond by secreting oil which helps keep the fur/hair soft instead of dry.

Also remember, if your pet has sensitive skin, especially to dry weather (before we start getting rain), find a skin spray or cream that works for your pet and try to use it often. It is always better to try to prevent dry skin problems before the areas get worse in winter. You can also help skin problems by adding olive oil to your pet's meal. Fish oil works on skin too and you can buy pump top bottles called: Wild Alaskan Fish Oil with Omega 3 for cats & dogs at various stores, definitely Petco or Petsmart. You can see where it is sold in your area by visiting: www.wild-alaskan.com. Hope that helps!