Why does animal fur (long cat hair, etc) dry up hard, when it comes in touch with bodily fluids (such as animal’s own spit), but not when it comes in touch with water?

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Why does animal fur (long cat hair, etc) dry up hard, when it comes in touch with bodily fluids (such as animal’s own spit), but not when it comes in touch with water?

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Not sure where this is from, my in my experience it doesn’t – cats and dogs lick themselves all the time and it doesn’t result in drying up hard. A cat who grooms themselves a lot will actually be the opposite.

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