Grooming my 19 year old Pidgie Pie

**rg_girlca** · 03-24-2009, 06:11 PM

AWWWWW Pidgie Pie, just think how much better you will feel with all those nasty mats all gone.
It's too bad Medusa that you can't get someone to hold Pidgie for you while you clip her.

We have to do Nugget and Willy from time to time and believe me, 4 hands are better than 2.

**Medusa** · 03-24-2009, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by rg_girlca

AWWWWW Pidgie Pie, just think how much better you will feel with all those nasty mats all gone.
It's too bad Medusa that you can't get someone to hold Pidgie for you while you clip her.

We have to do Nugget and Willy from time to time and believe me, 4 hands are better than 2.

I know what you mean. I wish that I had someone here but I don't and it's possible that it would stress her too much anyhow. Oh well, one hindquarter down, one to go. LOL At least I can brush the rest of her so she won't need to be shaved in a lion cut again, poor girl.

**catmandu** · 03-24-2009, 06:58 PM

Thats great

in a way that at 19 Pidgie Pie

has that kind of spunk, but she must look odd with sides that dont match!!!

We are hoping that you can finish Pidgie Pie Tomorrow!!!

**Medusa** · 03-25-2009, 09:14 AM

I shaved the other hindquarter this morning. While Pidge was asleep, I set everything up and she was still groggy when I shaved her. I hated tricking her like that but she wasn't as feisty as yesterday, so it went quickly and smoothly. Now she's even on both sides. It looks patchy but at least she doesn't have painful mats and she won't have to be put under to be groomed. I brushed her all over when I was finished shaving her and that's when she became angry and swatted at me and tried to bite me, so I quickly finished up. She's back in her spot on the back of the sofa, probably thinking "Now, where was I? Oh yes, sleeping until Mom so rudely awakened me!"

**rg_girlca** · 03-26-2009, 04:49 PM

LOL at your last sentence.

It's good that you are at least able to brush her Mary, even it's for a short time. A little each day will go a long way. Don't worry about her being uneven from being shaved. Just do a bit at a time before she turns to bite you. She's still a pretty girl, no matter what.

**pomtzu** · 03-26-2009, 05:12 PM

What? No pictures?

Come on Pidge - lets see!!!!

**Medusa** · 03-26-2009, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by pomtzu

What? No pictures?

Come on Pidge - lets see!!!!

I'm ashamed and embarrassed to admit that when my computer got that last virus, my camera software was uninstalled, so I need to install it again but I don't want to do anything w/this temperamental computer until I finish up my taxes, which will be this weekend.

You really can't tell anyhow; I only shaved a small portion of each of Pidge's hindquarters. She's always been so good about letting me brush her; it's just this past year that she's gotten so cranky about it. I can brush her now for maybe a minute, then she turns on me.