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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

4371.0. "PERSIAN WITH STATIC ELEC! HELP!" by SCARGO::VANWERT () Mon Feb 11 1991 13:30

    Hi! I am a first time notes user, and decided to pose a question
    here regarding our 'Alex'. She's a 3 year old Tortie persian, and
    is the light of our lives. My question is she seems to be full
    of static elec. this year (more than usual) and as we brush her
    every night she almost glows! Is there something like 'StaticGuard'
    or possibly hair conditioner we can use on her to help control the
    static, and subsequent matting (although as I mentioned, we ARE
    trying to keep up with it).
    Thanks for any response!
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4371.2Some tipsJUPITR::KAGNOI'm51%Pussycat,49%Bitch-Don'tPush it!Mon Feb 11 1991 13:5111
    One good product to control static electricity is Ring 5 Coat Gloss. 
    You can either send away for it from a catalog like Cherrybrook or
    purchase it in a pet supply store that sells grooming products.  It
    is a spray that doesn't leave a sticky film and can be used as often as
    needed.  Just spray a light mist onto the coat and brush until dry. 
    Works great.  You might also try putting more moisture into the air
    with either a humidifier or a few bowls of water placed throughout the
    house.
    
    --R.
4371.3WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JOset home/cat_max=infinityMon Feb 11 1991 13:5412
    Also, if you are using a brush on her, then switch to a comb with metal
    teeth. Combs are better for longhairs.
    
    You can get shampoos that control static, or you can buy all kinds of
    antistatic grooming sprays.  I use the House of Anju Anti-Static coat
    conditioner on my cats.
    
    If you are using a brush on her, you can spray the Static Guard on the
    brush and try controlling it that way, but the combs would be better
    for her coat.
    
    Jo
4371.4A humidifier will help.......BOOVX2::MANDILEMon Feb 11 1991 14:079
    When the air gets dry, the static gets worse...
    You need to put moisture in the air as you may
    give her a static shock when you walk across the
    carpet and then touch her.  Placing bowls of water
    near heat vents helps, along with using a humidifier.
    (Only $20 ea at BJ's, we bought one last week and it
    works great!)
    
    Lynne
4371.5CRUISE::NDCPutiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313Wed Feb 13 1991 07:314
    BTW - if you walk across the rug and pick up static electricity
    and then touch one of your stereo components you stand a very good
    chance of damaging it.  That's how we lost our CD Player last year.
      Nancy DC