My Poor Almost Naked Cat

[kuhio98]

Sweet Storm, you're beautiful no matter what you wear.
I bet you feel better now that those bad mats are pulling your skin.

[Scooter's Mom]

You know, he's probably happy with it. He'll be growing his hair back in and everyone else will be yakking up furballs, he can be laughing at them.

I think he's adorable.

[phesina]

I think you look wonderful, Stormie! I bet you feel SO much better now.

And I agree with everyone else: don't be hard on yourself, Tracy. You did your best for him all along. We live and learn.

[pomtzu]

I think he looks adorable. At first glance - he almost resembles as Meezer.

[kaycountrygal]

I think your Storm looks terrific. I understand about mats and cats with long hair. I take my Luke about every 3-4 months and I just love his cut. I bet your cat feels so much better; he looks good imo.

[katladyd]

Storm looks just fine and more important, he feels much better. Sometimes when they get older they do not groom themselves very well. So, you do what you have to do. Just make sure you keep brushing him as the hair grows out to prevent more mats.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks everyone. I know I shouldn't be so hard on myself but he's never matted before. The thing is he is able to bend and groom himself if he wants to. After he uses the litter box he always cleans his bottom. Before he was shaved, I did notice that he barely wanted to move around at all. He would eat and then go to his bed or just sit in the hallway and he looked very depressed and miserable. Now he's walking around much more and seems much happier. He didn't need to be sedated and the normal price is $68 but since he was very matted they had to charge me $15 extra which I didn't mind. Now I'm hoping that I'll be able to keep up with grooming him so he won't mat again. If it gets too cold this winter I may need to look for a small dog sweater to put on him.

[mrspunkysmom]

He looks beautiful either way. Does he like being brushed?

I've been lucky in that I've always had short to medium hair cats. The brushing is good but not critical.

[jenluckenbach]

He looks WONDERFUL~

And I bet he feels like a million bucks.

Don't be too hard on yourself, you are NOT a bad meowmie.

[cassiesmom]

Sweet Storm, you're beautiful no matter what you wear.
I bet you feel better now that those bad mats are pulling your skin.

That's what I was thinking too. Dear sweet Storm, you are beautiful, coat or no coat! I hope you feel much better without the mats. Mum will help you to take care of your coat as it grows back in.