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Old January 31st 07, 08:48 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Chris
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Default How to care for a long-haired cat?

We have been adopted by a stray long-haired cat - and we don't know how
to care for him properly.

His hair is so long that he can't groom himself - and when we took him
over we had to get him shaved by the vet.
He's now getting matted again. We took him to a professional groomer ,
who took two hours and still didn't finish - and the cat seemed
distressed by the procedure.

What should we do?
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Old January 31st 07, 09:48 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Default How to care for a long-haired cat?


"Chris" ] wrote in message
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We have been adopted by a stray long-haired cat - and we don't know how to
care for him properly.

His hair is so long that he can't groom himself - and when we took him
over we had to get him shaved by the vet.
He's now getting matted again. We took him to a professional groomer ,
who took two hours and still didn't finish - and the cat seemed distressed
by the procedure.

What should we do?
--


Brush him daily and cut out any knots. It might be a relaxing thing to do in
the
evening. You could give him treats after.


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Old February 1st 07, 02:15 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Default How to care for a long-haired cat?

I have had this problem with Tiger and had him shaved last summer. Now
hat his hair is growing back, I try to brush him (with a Zoom Groom) at
least once a day. Hopefully this will prevent the mats. The vet had to
anesthetize him to shave him.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')


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Old February 1st 07, 06:02 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Default How to care for a long-haired cat?

On Jan 31, 8:15 pm, (---MIKE---) wrote:
I have had this problem with Tiger and had him shaved last summer. Now
hat his hair is growing back, I try to brush him (with a Zoom Groom) at
least once a day. Hopefully this will prevent the mats. The vet had to
anesthetize him to shave him.

---MIKE---In the White Mountains of New Hampshire

(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')


What's a zoom groom?

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Old February 1st 07, 07:53 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
---MIKE---
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What's a zoom groom?

A Zoom Groom is a rubber hand held groomer. It has 26 rubber "studs"
that are 3/4" long. If you google Zoom Groom you should be able to find
it.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')


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Old February 2nd 07, 09:10 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Rene S.
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Default How to care for a long-haired cat?

On Jan 31, 1:48 pm, Chris ] wrote:
We have been adopted by a stray long-haired cat - and we don't know how
to care for him properly.

His hair is so long that he can't groom himself - and when we took him
over we had to get him shaved by the vet.
He's now getting matted again. We took him to a professional groomer ,
who took two hours and still didn't finish - and the cat seemed
distressed by the procedure.

What should we do?


You could keep his hair cut in a "lion cut" style, where the body is
mostly shaved but the head and tail still have fur. A good groomer
should be able to cut a lion cut style in much less than two hours.
Here's a page with some photos of cats with lion cuts: http://
community-2.webtv.net/getcathelp/lioncut/

I also echo what Mike said about the zoom groom. It's a handy "brush"
that's available online or in most pet stores.

Rene

 




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