Just LOOK at this!! OMG! I just love my Clover XD

[momcat]

And what's a shedding blade? Maybe that would help with me and Clover :P Thanks for the comment, Momcat!

A shedding blade isn't like a regular brush or comb. It's on an easy to hold onto handle with a round metal thing at the end. One side has little grooves that really get down to all the shed fur at the skin line. Doesn't hurt the kitties but you'd be amazed at what this thing gets up. I found it at PetSmart in the cat section and it wasn't much more than maybe $5 or so, not expensive. If you're looking to find one, check your local pet shop. Just be sure it's for cats as they're made for dogs, horses, all our furry pals. Should you get one, I'd be interested to know what you think.

I do use it on Groucho every night hoping he'll get used to it and come to like being groomed. I talk to him softly telling him it will make him even more handsome and try to make our grooming time as pleasant as possible. Would you give sweet Clover some scritchies, tummy rubs, and smoochies from me? He is so adorable!!!!!

[Freedom]

Vita is long haired, and she has always shedded like that in the Spring. I normally brush her twice per week, but from Mar 1 to May 31, daily is just about required. Yes, I get enough to make another Vita EVERY day! I wonder where it all comes from, he he. Vita is the reason / source for my definition of cat: a purring machine inside a fur factory.

Ruffles is also long haired, but she never shed like Vita. all my others are short hair, so the dust bunnies develop thick, and fast this time of year.

Isn't it nice after the bath? I LOVE snuggling my nose in their coats after they dry. Like you said, so SILKY!

[ShylanHal]

I'll be sure to give Clover plenty of smooches and scritches from you, Momcat, and I'm sure she'll love it! She hardly gets enough from me, after all, since I only spend 20 hours a day with her :P
And Freedom, I'm thinking my situation will probably be abotu the same with Clover as it is with your Vita. I've never actually had a long-haired cat before. My first cat was my mom's demon, Fritty, who had actually succeeded in making many cat-haters out of former cat-lovers, but he never shed so much. And he was shorthaired, and his fur matched the carpets, so I suppose it would be harder to tell.
Clover I've only had since summer, too, so I never knew a kitty could shed SO MUCH! I'll be glad when her shedding season is over!
Thanks for the comments!

[Barbara]

I have sometimes thought of filling pillows with cat hair I would have dozens by now.
I have such a plastic brush, I think they are called Zig zag and Tigris sheds and sheds and sheds.
Love your poem about the fur that never ends

[ShylanHal]

Teehee, thanks, Barbara! I kinda based it off the "Song that Never Ends" in Lambchop! Now I sing it whenever I brush Clover and Echo. :P

[Lori Jordan]

Beautiful Kitty,My Cally is the same way you can brush her for hours,and not understand how she has any hair left,And she is not a long haired cat.