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!