{"id":635301,"date":"2024-08-05T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/?p=635301"},"modified":"2024-08-30T11:38:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T15:38:28","slug":"is-your-cat-a-loud-groomer-like-olga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/felines-weekly\/is-your-cat-a-loud-groomer-like-olga\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Cat a Loud Groomer? Olga Certainly Is!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi, I\u2019m Christopher!\u00a0Read my introduction<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about me and my silly Russian Blue cat, Olga.<\/strong><\/p>\n

First-time owners are often surprised when their cats\u2019 grooming noise drowns out the volume from the television or stereo. I didn\u2019t realize it was much of a problem until I read several posts from irritated owners complaining about their noisy cats. Excessive grooming is unhealthy and often the result of allergies, anxiety, and other health problems, but loud grooming isn\u2019t unusual or harmful.<\/p>\n

High-Decibel Grooming<\/h2>\n

My Siamese cat stayed clean and groomed his fur consistently until he got kidney disease, but he didn\u2019t make as much noise as Olga. Olga\u2019s coat isn\u2019t as dense and doesn\u2019t shed as often, and although it shouldn\u2019t take her long to clean it, she devotes a lot of her time to grooming and wants everyone to hear it.<\/p>\n

Her lip-smacking is loud enough to wake light sleepers, but I\u2019m used to it. She likes to hide and sneak up on me, and her plans are foiled when a sudden urge to groom interferes with her stealthy approach. Her grooming racket lets me know where she is when I\u2019m too lazy to search for her and provides an opportunity to tease her when she\u2019s nearby.<\/p>\n

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Teasing Olga<\/h2>\n

When I imitate the sounds she makes<\/a>, she stops grooming and gives me an evil glare. Since she has lived with me for several years, she\u2019s used to being teased, but she doesn\u2019t tolerate physical contact during her licking sessions. If I mess up her recently groomed hair, she tears up my hand with her claws.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t suggest discouraging the behavior if you have a loud groomer. Interrupting your cat\u2019s grooming by imitating them occasionally isn\u2019t inhumane, but shouting or throwing something at them when the lip-smacking annoys you is. Unless you wear noise-canceling headphones or move to another area of your home when your cat is grooming, there\u2019s not much to do but accept it.<\/p>\n

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Indoor Freedom<\/h2>\n

I\u2019m pretty tolerant of Olga\u2019s odd behavior<\/a> and probably allow her to get away with more than most cat owners. Like many people with indoor cats, I regret confining her indoors, even though it\u2019s the safest option. She\u2019s a natural predator and explorer, and I wish she had more space to run, climb, and pounce.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t let her jump on the countertop, but she can scratch up her favorite chair, slam the rocking chair against the wall, play in the unused bathtub of the spare bathroom, and sleep anywhere. She\u2019s a quiet cat, and it entertains me when she makes a lot of noise as long as it doesn\u2019t involve knocking office supplies and devices off of the desk in my office.<\/p>\n

Olga isn\u2019t as violent and destructive as she was as a kitten, and she\u2019s never eaten my clothes or defecated on my bed. She\u2019s spoiled rotten but reasonably well-behaved. I don\u2019t let her get away with murder, but I\u2019m not strict or care when she acts insane. Since Olga is an indoor-only cat,<\/a> she has limited ways to entertain herself, and she\u2019s happy I don\u2019t act like an authoritarian.<\/p>\n

This article is a part of Christopher and Olga's series.<\/div>
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