diff --git a/src/app/pages/category/category.component.html b/src/app/pages/category/category.component.html
index 9e10629..001c290 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/category/category.component.html
+++ b/src/app/pages/category/category.component.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <div class="item-card">
           <a [routerLink]="['/item', item.itemID] | langRoute" class="item-link">
             <div class="item-image">
-              <img [src]="getMainImage(item)" [alt]="item.name" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="300" />
+              <img [src]="getMainImage(item)" [alt]="item.name" loading="lazy" decoding="async" />
               @if (item.discount > 0) {
                 <div class="discount-badge">-{{ item.discount }}%</div>
               }
@@ -50,14 +50,24 @@
           </button>
         </div>
       }
-    </div>
 
-    @if (loading() && items().length > 0) {
-      <div class="loading-more">
-        <div class="spinner"></div>
-        <p>{{ 'category.loadingMore' | translate }}</p>
-      </div>
-    }
+      @if (loading() && items().length > 0) {
+        @for (i of skeletonSlots; track i) {
+          <div class="item-card skeleton-card">
+            <div class="item-link">
+              <div class="item-image skeleton-image"></div>
+              <div class="item-details">
+                <div class="skeleton-line skeleton-title"></div>
+                <div class="skeleton-line skeleton-rating"></div>
+                <div class="skeleton-line skeleton-price"></div>
+                <div class="skeleton-line skeleton-stock"></div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="skeleton-btn"></div>
+          </div>
+        }
+      }
+    </div>
 
     @if (!hasMore() && items().length > 0) {
       <div class="no-more">
diff --git a/src/app/pages/category/category.component.scss b/src/app/pages/category/category.component.scss
index 4ed4a0b..25e5ddb 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/category/category.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/pages/category/category.component.scss
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  background: #f5f5f5;
+  background: #f0f0f0;
 
   img {
     width: 100%;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
     object-fit: contain;
     background: white;
     padding: 12px;
-    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
+    transition: transform 0.3s ease, opacity 0.3s ease;
   }
 
   &:hover img {
@@ -290,11 +290,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-.loading-more {
-  text-align: center;
-  padding: 40px 20px;
-}
-
 .spinner {
   width: 40px;
   height: 40px;
@@ -315,6 +310,59 @@
   padding: 40px 20px;
 }
 
+// Skeleton loading cards
+.skeleton-card {
+  pointer-events: none;
+
+  .skeleton-image {
+    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #f0f0f0 25%, #e0e0e0 50%, #f0f0f0 75%);
+    background-size: 200% 100%;
+    animation: shimmer 1.5s infinite;
+  }
+
+  .skeleton-line {
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #e8e8e8 25%, #d8d8d8 50%, #e8e8e8 75%);
+    background-size: 200% 100%;
+    animation: shimmer 1.5s infinite;
+  }
+
+  .skeleton-title {
+    height: 16px;
+    width: 80%;
+  }
+
+  .skeleton-rating {
+    height: 12px;
+    width: 50%;
+  }
+
+  .skeleton-price {
+    height: 18px;
+    width: 40%;
+    margin-top: auto;
+  }
+
+  .skeleton-stock {
+    height: 6px;
+    width: 60px;
+  }
+
+  .skeleton-btn {
+    height: 42px;
+    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #5a8a85 25%, #497671 50%, #5a8a85 75%);
+    background-size: 200% 100%;
+    animation: shimmer 1.5s infinite;
+    border-radius: 0 0 13px 13px;
+    margin-top: -1px;
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes shimmer {
+  0% { background-position: 200% 0; }
+  100% { background-position: -200% 0; }
+}
+
 // Responsive
 @media (max-width: 1200px) {
   .items-grid {
diff --git a/src/app/pages/category/category.component.ts b/src/app/pages/category/category.component.ts
index 8e3dc6d..386dd4d 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/category/category.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/category/category.component.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class CategoryComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     
     this.scrollTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
       const scrollPosition = window.innerHeight + window.scrollY;
-      const bottomPosition = document.documentElement.scrollHeight - 500;
+      const bottomPosition = document.documentElement.scrollHeight - 1200;
 
       if (scrollPosition >= bottomPosition && !this.loading() && this.hasMore() && !this.isLoadingMore) {
         this.loadItems();
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ export class CategoryComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.cartService.addItem(itemID);
   }
 
+  readonly skeletonSlots = Array.from({ length: 8 });
   readonly getDiscountedPrice = getDiscountedPrice;
   readonly getMainImage = getMainImage;
   readonly trackByItemId = trackByItemId;