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

**jenluckenbach** · 06-03-2008, 02:57 PM

Goodluck Pidge!!! You will wake up looking beautiful and feeling refreshed!

**Medusa** · 06-04-2008, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by jenluckenbach

Goodluck Pidge!!! You will wake up looking beautiful and feeling refreshed!

I'm gonna need your help w/this one, Jen. I have to figure out how to keep this from happening again. I've tried every type of brush, comb and gadget to try to make it easier on Pidge when grooming her but nothing seems to help. Now that she'll be shaved, as her fur grows in, is there a brush that you would recommend that I use?

I called my vet's office this morning and told them that we had discussed leaving her tail as is because it wasn't as bad as the rest of her body but when I thought about it, I thought she'd look worse w/a lion cut and a long tail. So I called them to say to go ahead and shave the tail, too, and leave the little ball on the end but they had her done already. This is different from what they told me yesterday. They said they wouldn't get to her until noon. I feel so bad about this. She's gonna look so wonky. I guess as long as she feels better and there's no danger of getting sores, that's all I should be concerned about. But she's always been such a pretty girl w/a really thick coat and I feel bad that it's come to this.

I'll pick her up at 5:00 and take some pix when we get home, if she'll let me.

**Catty1** · 06-04-2008, 01:19 PM

Mary - all you can do is get her used to gentle combing as the fur starts growing out...maybe find a 'grooming mitt' and wait til the fur grows a bit, then use that as part of your patting and affection routine!

Looking forward to the pics of Miss Elegance!

**Medusa** · 06-04-2008, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by Catty1

Mary - all you can do is get her used to gentle combing as the fur starts growing out...maybe find a 'grooming mitt' and wait til the fur grows a bit, then use that as part of your patting and affection routine!

Looking forward to the pics of Miss Elegance!

Got one of those, too. I've just resigned myself to the fact that it's probably going to be a struggle. After a $500 expenditure for, essentially, a haircut, I'll use a rake on her if I have to! LOL

**Catty1** · 06-04-2008, 02:31 PM

It may not be a struggle...if you just 'start all over' and use the glove gently, she won't have any tangles to hurt her for a long time. Hopefully she will get more used to it. And maybe, just maybe, you will be able to prevent almost all of the tangles.

**Medusa** · 06-04-2008, 05:14 PM

She's pacing so much that I can't get a really good pic of her. She looks kinda cute. At least that's what I'm choosing to tell myself. Actually, I could cry. She had such beautiful long fur, "had" being the operative word, I guess. They really couldn't even do a lion cut on her because her mats were so bad. They trimmed her tail and shaved the rest, except for her head. I can tell that she feels better, though, so that's what's important.

I spoke w/one of the other vets because Dr. Lee isn't in today. She said that Pidge probably is in early CRF but there's no medication to be given to her at this time. She recommended that I start her on KD and maybe give her subQ's once a week, at my discretion. I just don't know if I want to do that, at least right now. I'm going to give her fur a chance to grow out a little bit before I stress her w/that.

So, I've enclosed some pix. If I can catch her later when she's calmed down and stopped pacing, I'll try again. Meanwhile, Boo is following her everywhere and the rest of the cats aren't sure who she is. Boo loves her no matter what. He's her man.

The first pic was taken yesterday before her shave cut, obviously. You can see how bad the matting was; her hair is even standing up. The second two are the best pix but, as I said, I'll try to get more later. She does look cute but I want my old Pidgie Pie back.

Boo Bear is so sweet. He's grooming her right now. I tried to get a pic and he walked away.

**catfamily** · 06-04-2008, 06:15 PM

she is so beautiful mary...before and after...she must feel better without those hair tanlges.they really can hurt terribly.
some cats can't even sleep because the pain is so bad from matting...it hurts!
i need to do colby all the time.

**Taz_Zoee** · 06-04-2008, 10:29 PM

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.

**Medusa** · 06-04-2008, 10:41 PM

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?