FINALLY - tangle free grooming of Cole! :-D B4 & After #18

[Gin]

This sounds like just the thing for Sassy. His fur is long and fine and prone to tangles. And the poor cat hates being groomed. I'm going to try both the spray and the Omega 3-6. How many milligrams of the Omega 3-6 do you give cats? Sassy weighs about 16 lbs.

Thanks, Catty1!

[phesina]

Candace, I've found a few similar products in some local pet stores but not that particular one, so I just ordered it online from Jeffers Pet (http://www.jefferspet.com/).

Since you and Cole are so happy with the Bio-Groom, I thought I'd do our first trial with that, then see if I might want to consider something else (or order a whole lot of them from Jeffers!).

I'll let you all know how well it does for my cats and the shelter's cats.

[Catty1]

Several before and after pics. Not only did the grooming spray make a difference - but I bought a neat brush for Cole at last weekend's Pet Expo, and it has a shedding blade. Holy cow! In two minutes I had enough fur to knit a kitten!

Tried to find a before shot or two that were similar in pose an lighting to his "after" shots.







After:







Okay - now have to click Submit and see if these work...at least he now has a real ruff, and it is pretty! (not visible in photos)

ETA - the last picture shows the "after" really well...smooth coat!

[GILL]

For a quick fix. We have been giving our Coons a little olive oil with thier food. I use a fabric sofener dryer pad wiped over the brush to help control static and smooth tangles. When Bart came to us he had extermly large mats and tangles, now after about 9 weeks most are gone. the largest will wait untill they get 1/4 - 1/2 inch from his skin too be cut off. Right now his fur is soft and shinny. He gets a light brushing in the morning and more in the evening.
I think I might try the grooming spray, but most of our kids do not like sprays.

[Catty1]

Hi, GILL - a while back someone suggested the dryer sheets, but I was paranoid about my guys licking off the chemicals. Just a mom who worries too much!

Neither Cole nor Oscar - or any sensible cat I know - likes being sprayed. So I use the brush the way you do - I stand close to one of the cats, but turn so the spray doesn't hit them and spritze the brush instead. Works fine - so does a wide tooth slicker comb.

Mats are a PAIN, aren't they? Cole had some around his....er....underams?...that the vet had to trim off, so I try and keep that area brushed too.

[GILL]

Our problem is if they even hear the spray from the next room. It amazes me that 10 cats can disappear in a house, every one just vanishes. It could be that our method of crowd control is swart bottles. So as soon as one hears a SSSSS they know someone’s in trouble.

[Catty1]

LOL. If you were renting and had a nasty landlord, just one hiss of compressed air before the visit and you would have "NO cats, really. The neighbours were lying."

[kimlovescats]

Candace, Cole is gorgeous before and after but I do see the difference in the last picture!