Brushing

• Brush your cat daily to remove hair that has become loose from the cat's thick undercoat. Brushing not only removes the dead hair, stopping the cat from shedding it onto your furniture, but it also prevents tangling and matting of the dead hair with new hair in the coat. Use a special brush designed to remove dead hair from the undercoat or simply use a flea comb to remove as much of the hair from the coat as you can on short-haired cats. For long-haired breeds, use a slicker brush or wide-tooth comb daily on the coat to remove loose hair, according to CatHealth.com.