Short-haired cat · the sofa or the bed is covered
Short-haired cat hair on a fabric sofa (they lie all over it)
Coats like this: Domestic Shorthair, Tabby, British Shorthair, Siamese, Bengal, Burmese, Russian Blue, Scottish Fold, Abyssinian, Devon Rex, Moggy. Short-haired cats shed fine, light hairs that cling to fabric and clothes.
A cover only works on the patch under it. When they use the whole sofa, covering it all is just a worse sofa. Two things are left to try: giving them a better place to lie, and taking loose hair off the coat before it drops.
Put something that's theirs — their own bed beside the sofa, or a folded blanket at one end — and see over a week whether they take it. Meanwhile comb tonight with whatever you have for now — a damp rubber glove or even a damp hand lifts some loose coat — and see the buying section for what suits this coat and look at what comes off.
What you can stop doing
- Trying to keep a throw in place. The cat isn't staying on it, so you're washing a throw and a sofa.
- Vacuuming the floors more. The sofa is the problem you named; floors can wait.
What comes next
- Comb with whatever you have for now — a damp rubber glove or even a damp hand lifts some loose coat — and see the buying section for what suits this coat, starting at a couple of times a week, if the cat tolerates it. Loose hair on the brush is hair that doesn't land in the house. If the skin looks pink afterwards, you're pressing too hard or going too often.
- For hair already in fabric: a rubber glove, slightly damp, in short strokes toward you. Try it on a hidden corner first.
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The goal isn't zero hair. It's less cleaning that actually makes a difference.
If the shedding has suddenly got much heavier, or there are bald patches, red skin or a lot of scratching, that's a vet visit first, not a cleaning plan.