My Jorgie gets a shave down (by Jenluckenbach ) about once a year. He's a Norwegian Forest cat or something like that, and has one heck of a thick undercoat. He is also the cat that you cannot hold or put two hands on without him freaking out, so getting him groomed is practically a necessity. Jen does use a leash thing with him on the table so he doesn't freak out and bolt and hide in the shop. One of my fosters did that to her.. I forget which one, lol. Poor thing was in the basement hiding and she had a heck of a time finding him.

The good thing is that Jorgie did seem to love the short cut. He rolled and rolled and just seemed to love the feeling of being all nice and unmatted. Thankfully, he hasn't been lumpy at all so far this year, only by his neck, and he's been letting me use the Furminator on him tiny little little bits at a time (which is a major progression with him!).

I'd say give it whirl. She might look totally embarrassed to be naked, lol, but she'll feel soooooo much better!