When you think you're having a bad hair day - Think about the cats

[packman]

[Sanity Claws]

1. Those poor babies!

Their friends probably make fun of them. Their friends don't even turn their backs before snickering.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I'm afraid I'm going to have to subject one of mine to that indignity.

She's very fluffy and her fur tends to mat, but she hates being brushed. She hates it so much that she bites when I try, though otherwise she's a nice, friendly cat. So she's a tangled mess, and the vet recommended bringing her in so she can be sedated (she can't be groomed when she's fully conscious because she bites; I warned the vet that they'd probably have to dart her like a charging rhino) and then substantially de-furred like the poor beasts in the photos. Then I can get her accustomed to being brushed while her fur grows back. I'm not looking forward to this, though.

[Maraya1969]

5. I had to do that with my Pomeranian years ago. She would not let me brush her at all

People would make comments about how I should brush her and I would just say, "YOU DO IT" and hand them a brush. She was impossible. So I would take her to get shaved but she hated going to the groomers also so I felt bad about that!

I loved her so much but she tormented me.

[pansypoo53219]

7. my fluffy cat loves to be brushed, but her hair matts easily + she hates me cutting them off.

but i will be embarrassed at vet before i shave her.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Unfortunately there's nothing else I can do.

She bites hard when I try to get anywhere near the matted fur (she even bit through my leather rose gloves) - I have just about every brush and grooming tool ever made and she won't tolerate any of them. I took her to a groomer before and that was a struggle; maybe it gave her a complex. I think the mats are uncomfortable for her, not to mention a bit unsanitary. I don't care about being embarrassed at the vet (I'm not) and I owe it to the cat to get her cleaned up even if she hates it. The fur will grow back and maybe by then she'll be more comfortable with brushing.

[pansypoo53219]

12. shaving may be ideal for this cat. i thought mine was bad. she used to be worse. DO NOT TOUCH

MY PAWS. declaw a must.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. I'd never, ever declaw. No way, ever! - it's actually cutting off the last "finger" joint.

[Iliyah]

3. Oh geez . . .

[Polly Hennessey]

4. Not one of them looks happy.

I say let the owners run around naked for a few days. Just punishment.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. The nakedness made it possible for cat #3 to be a flasher for awhile, though.

[IndyOp]

9. That is quite a pose, eh?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. No shame at all!

[Leith]

11. They did the cats a favor

I used to have a long hair who did not like to be brushed. He didn't bite or scratch, he just ran off and wouldn't let me brush him. So, I took him to the vet on grooming day so he could be sedated (he had stress problems with strangers) and he got the lion cut like the cats above. Since I live in the Mojave Desert, staying warm in the summer wasn't a problem.

His brother was funny. The first time the long hair was shaved, bro didn't look twice. The second time, bro freaked out. He took one look at his hairless brother and hissed and ran up and bopped him a few times. I stayed with the shaved kitty for the next several hours just to avoid any potential problems.