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It's odd, I never thought from your pics that either of them were that big. That's quite a lot of cat you have there.
May Kasahara and anyone else with a long hair, how much discipline does it require with brushing their coats? I've only ever lived with shirt-hairs, but one gorgeous little long hair has appeared at my local Cats Protection centre, and I want to check what I need to know if I was to take the plunge.
Getting shit caught in their fluffy bottoms looks like a potential problem I'd rather not have to deal with.
Getting shit caught in their fluffy bottoms looks like a potential problem I'd rather not have to deal with.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
I never brush Donut 
He doesn't seem to need it (no dreads). Does get a shitty bum sometimes though, and it is grim 
He doesn't seem to need it (no dreads). Does get a shitty bum sometimes though, and it is grim 
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
I don't brush Milly. She is never knotted. The bum thing has happened about 4 times in 3 years. Once she had a solid log half out, I went to sort it, she jumped in fear, it flew out off the mass of fur and bounced off the living room window.I never brush Donut
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
Yup! They are quite heavy and Misty is well solid
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
We never brushed or combed our old cat Tiggy (who was longhaired) until she got really old and probably too stiff to groom herself.
It was a struggle - I could manage about two minutes before she lashed out! If we ever get another longhair I will try to acclimatise them to grooming.
My OH has taken to grooming Paddy every so often with a furminator. He seems to enjoy it and there are fewer puked-up furballs.
It was a struggle - I could manage about two minutes before she lashed out! If we ever get another longhair I will try to acclimatise them to grooming.
My OH has taken to grooming Paddy every so often with a furminator. He seems to enjoy it and there are fewer puked-up furballs.
High Voltage
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I don't have a longhair but I specifically went for shorthairs because most longhairs are higher maintenance - some can get away without regular grooming, but some can get matted fur if they aren't combed regularly (3 times a week is recommended) and if the fur matts it can cause sores and require veterinary attention.
Eg. our friends' Norwegian Forest Cat needs to be combed (not brushed, combing is better at removing tangles) several times a week.
Eg. our friends' Norwegian Forest Cat needs to be combed (not brushed, combing is better at removing tangles) several times a week.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Up close and personal with Vic
moose
like some cat from Japan
stavros Stan's long-haired and very averse to grooming. His love of standing outside in the rain then rolling about in the floor turns his fur to felt, and is very difficult to de-mat. Trying to cut out the matted bits is awful - distressed, violent cat + sharp implements never ends well.
We had him shaved last year whilst he was under anaesthetic for something else - best thing ever. He was like a new cat for a while. Now it's getting long again and I'm wondering how we're going to manage it again this year - he is old now, and anaesthetic isn't good for him, so I don't think we can have another haircut.
I'd ask probing questions about the cat's willingness to acquiesce to regular grooming. If he's been groomed all his life, it might be fine. If he's been living on the wild side, it might be a struggle. At least you can see he's long-haired. CPL had clipped Stan and told us he was short-haired.
(and before you all start recommending your favourite grooming tools, we have them all, most don't even get through his fur, even if we could get close enough)
We had him shaved last year whilst he was under anaesthetic for something else - best thing ever. He was like a new cat for a while. Now it's getting long again and I'm wondering how we're going to manage it again this year - he is old now, and anaesthetic isn't good for him, so I don't think we can have another haircut.
I'd ask probing questions about the cat's willingness to acquiesce to regular grooming. If he's been groomed all his life, it might be fine. If he's been living on the wild side, it might be a struggle. At least you can see he's long-haired. CPL had clipped Stan and told us he was short-haired.
(and before you all start recommending your favourite grooming tools, we have them all, most don't even get through his fur, even if we could get close enough)
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
I believe there are also ways to tackle the problem from the inside with special longhair-specific foods / or a delicious paste which contains enough fish oils (or something) to limit hairballs. Used the paste with my old shorthair who was prone to building up massive hairballs and puking them up mixed with mouse/bird bird organs and it did help.
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
I sympathise. Despite my attempts to groom our late Tiggy, she needed to be clipped/shaved several times. The fur on her hips ended up really felted and even me trying to be very gentle, with blunt-ended scissors, was no good.stavros Stan's long-haired and very averse to grooming. His love of standing outside in the rain then rolling about in the floor turns his fur to felt, and is very difficult to de-mat. Trying to cut out the matted bits is awful - distressed, violent cat + sharp implements never ends well.
We had him shaved last year whilst he was under anaesthetic for something else - best thing ever. He was like a new cat for a while. Now it's getting long again and I'm wondering how we're going to manage it again this year - he is old now, and anaesthetic isn't good for him, so I don't think we can have another haircut.
I'd ask probing questions about the cat's willingness to acquiesce to regular grooming. If he's been groomed all his life, it might be fine. If he's been living on the wild side, it might be a struggle. At least you can see he's long-haired. CPL had clipped Stan and told us he was short-haired.
(and before you all start recommending your favourite grooming tools, we have them all, most don't even get through his fur, even if we could get close enough)
ION, I have given up trying to give Zoe pills and she is now on the hyperthyroid medicine in ear gel form. She's not keen, but it's doable and it's easier to do.
ouirdeaux
Caring, Understanding, Non-judgemental Type
Is this a new thing? If it had been around when I had to pill my two, I'd have been spared an infected finger from a car bite.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I've never tried a transdermal gel but I do know that none of mine have been OK with having their ears touched (Jakey tolerates it briefly, Sonic was a right fusspot about his ears though and it was not ok) so I think it depends on the cat whether it might be easier.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
moose
like some cat from Japan
And that's how he gets so matted, folks!
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
ouirdeaux Not sure if it's new - I suspect it may be new-ish. She was only diagnosed a couple of months ago. Cat bites - ow! Luckily Zoe never tried to bite me, probably because we never tried putting the pill in her mouth directly as with her being such an awkward cat (loveable, but awkward!) we knew it was doomed to failure.
Epona one of the reasons I was hesitant about the ear gel is that Zoe likes having her ears rubbed and that pleasure is gone (for both of us
). Just having to make up for it with more chin strokes and belly rubs.
ouirdeaux
Caring, Understanding, Non-judgemental Type
The bite was less painful than the average cat scratch. It was the humiliating consequences -- the receptionist who thought I wanted the sexual health clinic ('I have been bitten by a cat! We do not have that kind of relationship!') and the stern lecture of the doctor at the walk-in clinic that left the real, even f metaphorical, scars.
Callie
Pivoting
I met a super fancy cat the other day. It lives in Belgravia, that's how you know it's super fancy. It also looks the part. Some sort of silver bengal leopard. It was biggish but not stocky and mildly aloof. It didn't talk much. Any ideas what kind of super fancy cat it was? It was also too fast for good pics 
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I met a super fancy cat the other day. It lives in Belgravia, that's how you know it's super fancy. It also looks the part. Some sort of silver bengal leopard. It was biggish but not stocky and mildly aloof. It didn't talk much. Any ideas what kind of super fancy cat it was? It was also too fast for good pics
Bengal.
They are originally a hybrid between domestic cats (eg the spotted Egyptian Mau) and the Asian Leopard Cat, which is a slightly larger wild cat with spotted leopard-like markings. The Bengals that you see today though are many generations removed from the original hybrids and are just considered a breed of domestic cat.
They are very very lively and energetic and the beautiful markings in those photos are typical of the breed.
