Ever get your cats shaved?

[Piecey]

I've had one of my kitties shaved before. We have to shave her.. she's quite the chunky gal and the fur on her back mats up terribly. We just get the areas that mat shaved. She only needs it about 1/year.

 

[OK!]

Yea we did last week. Liz bit the guy who shaved her. It was not a pretty sight..

Inappropriate thoughts, inappropriate thoughts....

 

[OK!]

In answer to the question--no. My cat is remarkably sedate but I just don't see him putting up with that.

 

[thinkerbell]

Originally posted by disneycasemgr:

I had a Persian many years ago that we had shaved because of knots in her belly hair. She loved to flick her tail and after she was shaved it totally freaked her out to see that long thin "hairless" tail coming her way. She would literally hiss at it and run tearing around the house. Never was the same again

One of ours is also doing this. She will run and look behind her as she is running to see if it is still there.

That picture of the cat that Swedish Meatball posted looks like our kitties except the "boots" go all the way up to their elbows. I think next time I will have them to shave down to the top of their paws. Ours also don't look mad like that one. They seem to like the cut, just not each other. The are still growling and hissing at each other today and they were cut on Wednesday.

 

[paintnolish]

Oh, please stop bumping this thread. My immature mind can't handle it. It reminds me of the Nair ad with the three cats with different fur-do's. Bald, a nice triangle...I can't handle it!

 

[Aimeedyan]

 

[Claire L]

I am just glad the OP phrased the title right! But in answer to the question DMIL had her persian shaved 'lionesque' as he had some terrible knots and they just wouldn't groom out, boy did he look funny when shaved

Claire

 

[disney1990]

Oh my, I would NEVER do that to my poor cat.

That's just scary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND UNNATURAL

 

[NotUrsula]

Personally, I think that the expression on the cat's face says it all -- don't turn your back on that one for a while! Cats and revenge are not strangers to one another, and if ever a cat was planning something, that one is ...

I did have to shave patches on my last cat once or twice when she got older and had trouble grooming herself properly. IME, it makes them feel humiliated and vulnerable, and they get very snappish. I would only do it if there was a medical reason.

 

[jipsy]

that's just not right

 

[ICanHasCheezBurgr?]

I don't get it. Why get a long-haired cat if you cannot manage to maintain that beautiful coat? If you have to resort to SHAVING your Persian/Himy/whatever, then why get a long haired cat at all?

 

[freckles and boo]

I don't get it. Why get a long-haired cat if you cannot manage to maintain that beautiful coat? If you have to resort to SHAVING your Persian/Himy/whatever, then why get a long haired cat at all?

My guy was a stray. He clearly needed a home and we were happy to provide one. We didn't know he had no grooming skills when we took him in. He also behaved much more like a dog than a cat - he would roll in the dust, fetch little balls, and he ferociously chased our other cats so they wouldn't have anything to do with him (they wouldn't groom him although they groomed each other). He only tolerated being brushed for a very few minutes at a time and it wasn't enough to keep him from getting filthy and matted. We had no choice but to take him to a very brave groomer, and she had no choice but to shave him. I think shaving him every once in a while was less cruel than putting him back on the street to fend for himself or taking him to the shelter.

 

[MichelleVW]

My DH wants to get all the animals shaved....but I won't let him!!

 

[Gurgi]

must.....not......answer.......

I'm with you...I just did a Scooby Doo laugh

 

[John VN]

I don't get it. Why get a long-haired cat if you cannot manage to maintain that beautiful coat? If you have to resort to SHAVING your Persian/Himy/whatever, then why get a long haired cat at all?

Hemingway, our Persian, allows me to comb him in the AM and take care of his eyes before I replenish his food and water. He is combed at least 3 to 4 times a day and sometimes we still find knots forming.

For the past 2 winters we have given him a Lion Cut because he has had a problem on his left rear where he removed much of his fur. Once he is shaved he is fine and everything works out for the better.

Unless much time is devoted to a Long Haired Cat it is very hard to keep ahead of the knots.

 

[PhotobearSam]

Why get a cat Shaved...how about if he has arthritis and can't clean himself well and REFUSES to be brushed because it causes him pain.

Please don't judge if you don't know a lot about the subject.

My Bebe has long hair, is quite large but has arthritis and will not let me brush him at all. I HAVE to get him shaved once a year. I am a very devoted cat lover. It costs me $100 every time as they put him out to do it. He's much happier if he is not in pain.

 

[hollieplus2]

I don't get it. Why get a long-haired cat if you cannot manage to maintain that beautiful coat? If you have to resort to SHAVING your Persian/Himy/whatever, then why get a long haired cat at all?

I have a Ragdoll and he gets mats all the time. He used to not be that way. He was so beautiful. We moved a couple years ago and that's when the mats started. We took him to the vet and they said he was depressed and not cleaning himself properly. I brush him a lot but they still come up. I am thinking of getting him shaved soon. He gets them near his butt because he's so lazy and lays around all day.

 

[KRIS10420]

I have a Norwegian Forest cat that's almost 20lbs and has little interest in grooming himself. He started matting when he became an indoor cat and doesn't tolerate brushing at all, and I've tried many types of grooming tools. He becomes very aggrevated and tries to rip my arm off. He has two coats, the outer coat is a waterproof layer and the undercoat is a very fine downy type coat that mats very easily. Usually I sneak up on him when he's sleeping and quickly snip out any mats I can access before he starts swinging at me. Every Spring I take him to the vet to have him shaved as he needs to be sedated to have this done. He has so much more energy afterwards and I'm sure he really appreciates it on hot days.

 

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

we shave the Maine Coon every summer - our vet recommended it and said it is very common for this breed (so I just ignore the nay sayers). DH does it a little at a time over a couple nights - she will put up with it for a while but not for an extended period. It is hard to get an appt around here - not too many offer the service for cats and those that do are booked solid at this time of year.

The heat gets to her terrible - even in air conditioning - and the vet said this would help with the heat and mats. I like that it means far less fur to shed on everything for the worst months, but wouldn't do for this alone.

The growling/reaction thing : our cats react that way - to a lesser extent -every time one comes home from the vet with different smells or any kind of change...I think they will just get over it in time!!!

 

[Stitchfans]

he really looks angry. oh my I can't help but laugh at the picture.

I can't imagine doing that to one of my cats. They'd have a complex from me constantly laughing at them.