My Poor Almost Naked Cat

[katladyd]

Storm looks just fine and more important, he feels much better. Sometimes when they get older they do not groom themselves very well. So, you do what you have to do. Just make sure you keep brushing him as the hair grows out to prevent more mats.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks everyone. I know I shouldn't be so hard on myself but he's never matted before. The thing is he is able to bend and groom himself if he wants to. After he uses the litter box he always cleans his bottom. Before he was shaved, I did notice that he barely wanted to move around at all. He would eat and then go to his bed or just sit in the hallway and he looked very depressed and miserable. Now he's walking around much more and seems much happier. He didn't need to be sedated and the normal price is $68 but since he was very matted they had to charge me $15 extra which I didn't mind. Now I'm hoping that I'll be able to keep up with grooming him so he won't mat again. If it gets too cold this winter I may need to look for a small dog sweater to put on him.

[mrspunkysmom]

He looks beautiful either way. Does he like being brushed?

I've been lucky in that I've always had short to medium hair cats. The brushing is good but not critical.

[jenluckenbach]

He looks WONDERFUL~

And I bet he feels like a million bucks.

Don't be too hard on yourself, you are NOT a bad meowmie.

[Randi]

I think Storm looks lovely with his haircut and I'm sure he feels much better. He can move around more and also, with your weather he'll keep warm enough.

Give him some scritches from me, please!

[mrspunkysmom]

You shouldn't feel bad. I know from experience with Sam that some cats are difficult to groom or examine. I have to take him to the vet to get examined more often than the others. He doesn't like to be touched by me or the other kitties. So his ears get dirty and I can't check his mouth for gingivitis.

It's easier for me to get someone else to groom my kitties, especially Sam.

He's beautiful now and will be back to magnificent in no time.

[Catlady711]

Don't be hard on yourself. Better that your kitty has a unique hair cut than have matts. The fur will grow back and I'm sure he feels better now.

[katladyd]

My mom used to have long haired dogs and they often got matted, no matter how much she brushed them. Long hair = mats sometimes. It's not your fault at all!

[cassiesmom]

Sweet Storm, you're beautiful no matter what you wear.
I bet you feel better now that those bad mats are pulling your skin.

That's what I was thinking too. Dear sweet Storm, you are beautiful, coat or no coat! I hope you feel much better without the mats. Mum will help you to take care of your coat as it grows back in.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks again everyone. Yes, Storm does like to be brushed so I'm hoping that this will never happen again in the future. Storm is feeling so much better that now he's trying to make everyone know that he's still the alpha cat. He's been terrorizing poor Ziggy and chasing poor Sky around. He even decided to also chase Pearl which he rarely does because she's usually the aggressive one towards him. Hopefully he got the message across to them so he doesn't have to be so mean to them.