Animal cruelty - it's not all bad
Discussion
After months of trying to do battle with the cat armed with a welding glove and a brush (and losing several layers of skin and the battle every time), in a desperate attempt to try and stop his fur matting, I finally conceeded and had the little git taken to the vets for a date with the shears.
Normally he looks something like this:
But, after developing (I kid ye not) almost an inch of matted fur armour plating on his hind legs I decided that regardless of what he's choosing to take on outdoors, the skin beneath it can't be taking to kindly to the armour, plus he was fast starting to look like a raggy stray mess.
What followed was a fairly textbook reinactment of Mr E's 'trip to the vets' followed by some fairly brutal shaving under sedation. He truly despises grooming, and like most moggies, would far rather continue his never-ending tyranny of evil outdoors, keeping the local bird/mouse/vole population under control with a seemingly continuous flow of fresh corpses littered across the lawn.
I think it's fair to say that little war on wildlife is on pause now, as frankly with his new found Ugg-Boot chic, even the most cat fearing animals will run away laughing at him. Yes, he looks utterly ridiculous.
Behold what I think could well be a nominee for the stupidest looking cat of 2010 awards if they existed:
Normally he looks something like this:
But, after developing (I kid ye not) almost an inch of matted fur armour plating on his hind legs I decided that regardless of what he's choosing to take on outdoors, the skin beneath it can't be taking to kindly to the armour, plus he was fast starting to look like a raggy stray mess.
What followed was a fairly textbook reinactment of Mr E's 'trip to the vets' followed by some fairly brutal shaving under sedation. He truly despises grooming, and like most moggies, would far rather continue his never-ending tyranny of evil outdoors, keeping the local bird/mouse/vole population under control with a seemingly continuous flow of fresh corpses littered across the lawn.
I think it's fair to say that little war on wildlife is on pause now, as frankly with his new found Ugg-Boot chic, even the most cat fearing animals will run away laughing at him. Yes, he looks utterly ridiculous.
Behold what I think could well be a nominee for the stupidest looking cat of 2010 awards if they existed:
Now you have to keep on top of the grooming so it doesn't get so matted again.
Our dog groomer does an awful lot of persian cats as well to keep them in good condition. I think we must have been lucky with our Persian cat as he was such a prim and proper thing that he didn't even hunt - he would be sat in the garden eating the bread, amongst the birds who were trying to nick it.... But he groomed himself for what seemed like 3 hours a day, his tongue must have been made of steel.
Our dog groomer does an awful lot of persian cats as well to keep them in good condition. I think we must have been lucky with our Persian cat as he was such a prim and proper thing that he didn't even hunt - he would be sat in the garden eating the bread, amongst the birds who were trying to nick it.... But he groomed himself for what seemed like 3 hours a day, his tongue must have been made of steel.
That is truly brilliant. I always think cats look sly and smug but not yours. Being a cat im sure it will make to pay far worse unlike a dog which would be pleased and thank you as it can now go nuts in the hot weather and not get as hot.
at those picture, but you know your a dead man dont you?
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Shaw Tarse said:
Jammy2008 said:
Why does it have to be sedated?
Without sounding too cruel I'd just hogtie the little feller and get someone to hold him down while I got the clippers out.
Have you ever "owned" a cat? They are the "Chuck Norris" of the pet world. Without sounding too cruel I'd just hogtie the little feller and get someone to hold him down while I got the clippers out.
Jammy2008 said:
Why does it have to be sedated?
Without sounding too cruel I'd just hogtie the little feller and get someone to hold him down while I got the clippers out.
Here speaks a person who has never been owned by a cat...... Without sounding too cruel I'd just hogtie the little feller and get someone to hold him down while I got the clippers out.
The noise of the clippers can scare them for starters, and once the claws are out, it's a trip to A&E..
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