Pet Grooming

[toseeyouinblack.livejournal.com]

My normally indoor medium length hair  kitty got out  of the house a few days ago and spent the night  out in the wilderness of somerville and got into all sorts of trouble. He came back with some sort of awful sticky mess in a lot of his fur,  I've made a few attempts to groom it  all out with my  normal kitty brush but but its gotten so stuck  in there hes mauled me a few times a few times for my trouble and i'm hesitant to take clippers to it to get it all out because i'm afraid of hurting him  also the sheer amount of fur i might have to take off.

i've never needed to have  a pet groomed before  since he usually enjoys being brushed every couple of days and enjoys a damp towel down occasionally. so i don't really know what to look for in grooming services. does anyone know any nice, affordable ones in the davis/porter area that won't scare off a newbie like me?

here s a picture of the little twerp before he had his adventure and got all dirty

Comments

[chairmanmeowmom.livejournal.com]

Most importantly, your kitty is adorable!!

I don't have a groomer Rec for you, but a suggestion. There is a hair removal tool called "The Furminator". It is about $50 and is worth every penny. My long haired Maine Coon gets matted quite frequently and *hates* to be brushed. The Furminator is quite gentle and takes off an amazing amount of hair. You can pick one up at Target or PetCo or PetSmart.

I just realized that this sounds like an ad. I promise that this is true. Chairman Meow wouldn't allow me to lie.

[djethan.livejournal.com]

I second the Furminator. We bought one about a month ago and it's amazing how much fur it removes that would normally start to get matted.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

I'll third it. I have a rather long-haired black shed-machine named LucyFur, and it seems like every time I use a Furminator on her, it removes enough fur to cover a kitten. Lucy isn't really fond of it, but she's getting better at putting up with it.

[lunarcamel.livejournal.com]

Oh my God do I love my (cat's) Furminator. Furminating the cat is such a peaceful experience, like one of those little mini-Zen sand gardens.

A word of caution, though: It's basically just a clipper blade attached to a handle, so if you Furminate your cat four times a day because she looooooooooooooves it and it makes her less hairy you will basically shave off all the hair except for the top layer of guard hairs, which can cause a slight skin condition (for the cat) and guilt complex (for the owner) until the undercoat of hair grows back.