{"id":813,"date":"2009-07-05T22:54:58","date_gmt":"2009-07-06T05:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecyberwolfe.com\/blog\/?p=813"},"modified":"2009-07-05T22:54:58","modified_gmt":"2009-07-06T05:54:58","slug":"oh-the-felinity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thecyberwolfe.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/05\/oh-the-felinity\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh the … felinity!"},"content":{"rendered":"

So the poor Zoe T. Monster Kitty has had a grooming issue for some time now. The dear is a long-haired black cat, and without a fair amount of attention, her coat knots itself up pretty damn bad.<\/p>\n

Now, she used to take excellent care of herself, but then she got a tooth infection at some point and stopped a fair portion of her grooming routine, and the nats started to pile up. I brushed when I could force myself to, and cut them out when I couldn’t brush (she is rather unfond of both procedures), but it had finally gotten to the point where we just had to shave her.<\/p>\n

I called around to various groomers, and the short of it is that it would be more expensive than buying the tools and doing it myself, plus I would have to put her in the car – another activity she is terribly unfond of. (Zoe does not<\/em> travel well.) So, Tolerant and I ran out to PetCo today and picked up a new set of trimmers, some meaty treats and some advice from a pro:<\/p>\n

“Trim the claws first, then apply any sedatives you may desire and your vet approves. Mow in the direction of the fur and just use the trimmer without a guard. Don’t pull on the skin and go slowly, and you should be able to come up under the nats and cut them out bit by bit.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We had to do it in stages, and I started from just about her shoulders and went back from there. The end result is similar to a lion cut, but looks much worse because I am a terrible groomer. Here’s the after shot: (I don’t have a good example of a before handy)<\/p>\n

\"ZoePissed\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This shot was taken after the final indignity of tossing her into the sink for a quick rinse to wash away the remaining dander and trimmings. The poor thing.<\/p>\n

I’ll be checking my shoes rather carefully before donning them for the next month or so.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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