Does your cat do this? I'm concerned. *Pidge is home *pix 6/4*

Thanx, Jen, I appreciate your kind words and your advice a lot. I can tell that she feels good, spunky even. She's kinda scampering around now. I have a bristled slicker brush and the Furminator. Is the Furminator considered a shedding comb or should I get something else? I've stopped brushing them every day because I thought maybe I was being a tad obsessive, so I do it twice a week and clip claws every other week. I also have a soft bristled brush that I thought I might use on her just to see if it feels good to her. She used to love being groomed. She'd roll over on her back and let me brush her belly and everything. Hopefully, now that she feels so much better, she'll be more cooperative.

A Furminator is completely different from the shedding comb I use. It might work, but I have never used one.

Pictured here

http://grooming.petedge.com/Anti-Sta...CategoryId=479

is a combination comb. The top half is the shedder. OR this one

http://grooming.petedge.com/Master-G...CategoryId=479


Slicker brush like this

http://grooming.petedge.com/-1-All-S...CategoryId=478

or this

http://grooming.petedge.com/Millers-...CategoryId=478

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Originally Posted by jenluckenbach

A Furminator is completely different from the shedding comb I use. It might work, but I have never used one.

Pictured here

http://grooming.petedge.com/Anti-Sta...CategoryId=479

is a combination comb. The top half is the shedder. OR this one

http://grooming.petedge.com/Master-G...CategoryId=479


Slicker brush like this

http://grooming.petedge.com/-1-All-S...CategoryId=478

or this

http://grooming.petedge.com/Millers-...CategoryId=478

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I have all but the first one but when I run errands on Friday, I'll stop at Pet Supplies Plus and get one. I don't ever want my girl to go through this again. Thank you again, Jen. :)

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I have all but the first one but when I run errands on Friday, I'll stop at Pet Supplies Plus and get one. I don't ever want my girl to go through this again. Thank you again, Jen. :)

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Just for clarification, you do not NEED a combination comb. (the first picture) I just used it to show what the teeth should look like. ANY comb with the alternating short and long teeth, will be good.

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Originally Posted by jenluckenbach

Just for clarification, you do not NEED a combination comb. (the first picture) I just used it to show what the teeth should look like. ANY comb with the alternating short and long teeth, will be good.

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Ok, I understand. I just figured I'd get one anyhow because the one I have apparently doesn't do the job. :)

Pidge is, as always, absolutely beautiful with her new hair-do! She must feel much better now that all those nasty mats and tangles are gone! What a sweet and lovely kitty girl she is!!!! Groucho hates to be groomed. When I groom him I use a shedding blade and comb. During the grooming process I talk softly to him saying how handsome he is and that he's going to be even more handsome once we're finished, how much I love him and what a good boy he is. I try to combine grooming with plenty of lovies and a few treats hoping to make this something positive for him. When he wants to get down I let him go.

Hey there Miss Pidgie, You look so beautiful with your lion cut! On you it looks absolutely gorgeous and I'm sure that once the other kitty girls see your hair cut they're going to want one just like it! Lots of scritchies and lovies being sent just for you, pretty girl!!!:love: :love:

She looks lovely! Really! And how SWEET that Boo loves her, no matter what. I am sure his attention and grooming her is really helping her feel wonderful.

I also swear by the shedding blade...somehow I never used one, then I bought one at a Pet Expo.

Used it for less than two minutes on Cole and had enough fur to knit a kitten!

REALLY keeps the fur down around the house too. :)

She looks fantastic!!! Jorgie looked like the the 2nd time I had him shaved. I did the pom on his tail the first time and I thought he looked funny, but I liked the long fur on the tail.

I'm glad she feels better!!

Oh Pidgie, you look gorgeous! And you must feel so much better.

*blush* Hello, Pidge! prrr... uhh... isn't summer wonderful? All those breezes, with the windows open; interesting sounds and fresh air. Um - prrr - I'm sorry, dear, I'm a boofy old fluffmonster who gets embarrassed at the slightest bald spot. But anyway, I'm glad you're feeling better. Mats and tangles are the worst, believe me, I know! A fresh start will make having a luxurious coat so much more comfy. *blush* I'm glad you have a loving family to look after you. You're beautiful, and - uh - prrrr - I hope you're feeling happy. I wish I could share my Crustacean Crunch treats with you.

Love, Smudge

I'm glad to see that she's now home and doing and feeling much better.:) Hopefully she'll learn to love being brushed and combed again so that matting won't ever happen again. Good luck.:)

Aww, I also think Pidge is cute with or without the long hair. She feels better and won't get any nasty sores, so that's the good thing. :)

I took a few more pix, albeit they're not very good either. I have a really cheap, cheezy camera. If I can get a break w/vet and medical bills, I'll get a new one soon. Pidge, of course, kept moving, so this is the best I could do. In the first pic, her facial expression says it all: You're pushin' your luck, Mom. She's pretty cute for 18 1/2, yes? :)

She looks d*** good for 18 1/2! She looks around 10 to me. She will be so happy and cool this summer with that new haircut. You're a good mom!!!!!!

Boy, did I have a scare this morning! Everyone came upstairs except Pidge, so I waited for a few minutes and still no Pidge, so I went downstairs and she was still in the same spot as when I left her last night. I watched her and couldn't tell if she was breathing, so I softly called her name. Nothing. I lightly put my hand on her back and it scared her so bad that she jumped up in the air and bit me! She didn't break the skin but she got me good. Poor little girl has been traumatized by this whole thing, probably because she had to spend the night at the vet hospital. On the drive home yesterday, she was crying loudly, so I put a CD in of a chant that sounds like a lullaby and it kept her calm. She's so sensitive!

awww....she's probably still a little sedated. I remember when my older cat Rocky got his teeth cleaned, the anesthesia lasted longer than when he was a youngie. I'll bet you were relieved when she moved; even if it was to bite you :eek:

Pidgiekins, sweetheart, welcome home!

Today was a driving day and there was a Popeye's chicken on the way home, so I bought some take out. (I love their red beans and rice.) I got a couple of wings to go and I think I may have had a taste of it, I can't recall. :p My Pidgelet was the first in line so, of course, she got first dibs, immediately followed by my chicken junkie Puddy and the rest of the Fur Posse. It's so nice to have things back to normal again.

Thank you, my dear PT friends, for all your prayers and support. Pidgie Pie says "thank you", too. :love:

Mary, Pidgie is still just as beautiful. She will feel so much better. She doesn't look her age and that is a testimony to how well you love and care for her and all you fur babies. Give her a scritch from the Dunn gang and we will keep her in our prayers.

Pidgie looks so cute and I'm sure she is feeling so much more comfortable without all that pulling on her skin. I bet she was sleeping so soundly this morning because of the residual effects of the anesthesia and probably because she is just plain exhausted from the whole ordeal. I'm so glad that it's over and done with and she can be cozy at home and be with her family and her main man Boo!
Do you think she might be feeling a little naked since the dematting? Maybe a little fleece top would help her feel cozy until her coat grows in a bit. :)

I too think she looks incredible for 18 1/2 years!!! She obviously gets the very best of care! ;)

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I wondered about that, too, especially since I gave in yesterday and turned on the AC because it was so humid. I have a special blanket that they all like to lie on in winter and I put her on it but she moved from it, so I guess she's ok. She's always been a little hot blooded anyhow. :p

I can tell that she feels so much better now. Yesterday she kept jumping up on my lap and she's never been a lap cat. She has always liked to sit beside me and put her front paws on my lap but she was all the way on yesterday and she did it several times. It's almost as though she was saying 'thank you'. I want to get her used to being lightly brushed so that the matting doesn't happen again. I don't want to put her through that again and my finances can't take it. The total w/shots, anesthesia, overnight stay, etc. came to $665.93. That's an awfully 'spensive haircut! She's a rock star! :p She's worth it, though.

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The total w/shots, anesthesia, overnight stay, etc. came to $665.93. That's an awfully 'spensive haircut! She's a rock star! :p She's worth it, though.

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:eek: WOW!!! :eek:
That is expensive!

A couple of cats at the shelter and one I am pet-sitting right now have gotten lion cuts recently because of long, matted fur. They all look so much better, they're obviously much more comfortable, and their fur is like velvet to touch! I'm sure Pidgie is just the same. Please give her some more tender strokes and head-bumps from us!

Pat and cats

Someone posted about Crustacean Crunch tartar control treats so I bought a box and, wow, do they ever love it, including Ms. Finicky Puddy! Apparently, it doesn't bother her that much to eat them. I'm using the Chlorhexadine on her gums and she's a real champ at letting me pull up her lip, expose her gums and squirt the solution onto her gums. And Pidgelet acts as though it's her last meal. I've never seen her move so fast to get those treats! In the meantime, God help me if I run out of the CC! Thanx to whomever mentioned it. (I'm sorry, I'm too lazy to go back and find the post.)