How to cope with dog shedding season

During shedding season, it helps to focus on three areas at the same time: your pet’s skin, their coat, and your home. When all three are cared for, your pet feels better, and loose fur is much easier to control.

Routine coat care

1. Brush on a schedule: Many pets stay comfortable with brushing a few times a week, while long‑haired or heavy‑shedding breeds often need daily sessions to keep loose hair and knots from building up.

2. Match the grooming tool to the coat: Slicker brushes, grooming gloves, and undercoat rakes are designed for different coat types, so choose tools that fit your pet’s hair length and thickness, or ask a groomer or vet for advice. KUDI offers professional pet grooming tools, including self‑cleaning slicker brushes, steam brushes, deshedding combs, and more than 800 SKUs, making it easier to find the right tool for your pet.

3. Bathe with care: An occasional bath using a gentle pet shampoo helps loosen dead hair, but bathing too often strips natural oils and can actually make dryness and shedding worse.

4. Bring in a professional when needed: Double‑coated dogs and long‑haired cats often benefit from periodic professional grooming or deshedding services to safely thin out the undercoat.

Support from diet and health

1. Choose coat‑supportive nutrition: Diets rich in high‑quality protein plus omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids help maintain healthy skin and a glossy coat that sheds in a more controlled, natural way.

2. Protect hydration: Fresh water should always be available; when the skin is dry and under‑hydrated, it tends to flake and release more hair.

3. Stay ahead of parasites: Fleas and ticks trigger itching and biting, which leads to extra hair loss, so keep your pet on veterinarian‑recommended preventives.

4. Watch for red flags: Sudden heavy shedding, bald areas, redness, itching, or fur coming out in clumps are signs to schedule a vet visit, as they may indicate allergies, infections, or hormonal problems.

Managing hair in your home

1. Step up cleaning during peak shedding: More frequent vacuuming, sweeping, and dusting—ideally every day in heavy shedding periods—helps keep loose hair and dander from accumulating.

2. Use washable “hair catchers”: Throws, blankets, and slipcovers on couches, beds, and favorite pet spots collect most of the fur where you can easily shake them out and wash them.

3. Keep quick‑fix tools nearby: Pet hair remover rollers, rubber pet‑hair brushes, and similar tools are handy to store by the door, in the car, and near closets for fast cleanups on clothing, upholstery, and car seats.

Making grooming a positive habit

1. Keep sessions short and pleasant: Start with a few minutes at a time, pair brushing with treats, gentle praise, or calm talking, and gradually extend the session so your pet sees grooming as attention, not a punishment.

2. Pick the right moment: Groom when your pet is naturally relaxed—after a walk, play session, or meal—and stop before they get restless so they associate grooming with comfort and calm.

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