Cats groom themselves on a daily basis to remove dead hair and foreign material from the coat. The fur of both short and longhaired cats has an ongoing cycle of growth, maintenance, loss, and replacement. The growth stage, termed anagen, lasts about 2-3 months and is followed by catagen, a short period where mature hairs are alive and have achieved full length. The final stage is telogen, where the hairs gradually die and are shed