Is Wilson Grooming too much?

[monicawilson]

I have had my cat, Wilson, since he was about a year old. He was a rescue cat. My girlfriend at the time convinced me to get a full grown cat as opposed to a kitten because she assured me the the kittens at the shelter would have a way easier time finding homes and I agreed. So from the moment we went into the visiting room with Wilson he was just a sweetie!

I have had him for about 3 years now and he LOVES to groom himself. He doesn't have any bald or "hot spots" and never has, but I see him doing this long grooming routine at least twice a day and I am sure he does it more than that because I am not home all the time. He likes to lay on my stomach or chest while he grooms as well, as when I am on my computer I am laying on my back sort of half propped up on the couch he is usually snuggling with me. 

Is he grooming too much? I read that as long as he doesn't have "hot spots" he's fine and I have never seen them on him at all. I just want to make sure this is normal. 

 

[orientalslave]

If there is no sign of thinning in his coat then no, he isn't grooming too much.  You don't say what sort of coat he has - some take more upkeep than others. 

 

[rad65]

Cats are meticulous groomers. I will find my shorthair cats grooming themselves 4 - 6 times a day, and those are just the times I see. I know longhair cats will groom themselves even more because it's a necessity. Like you said, no hotspots, so that means he is grooming himself just fine.

 

[monicawilson]

Yeah he's a short hair, that's him in my avatar, I snapped that picture at random once and thought it was way cute LoL! Anyway yeah no thinning or anything, and I give him stuff to make sure he doesn't get bad hair balls, but thanks for the info!