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Oh look at that sweet fuzzy baby! He reminds me a little bit of my 6 month old boy!
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Oh the joys of long-haired cats! *eye roll*
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Thats what I thought when I saw this pic of him.Originally Posted by GingersMom
Oh look at that sweet fuzzy baby! He reminds me a little bit of my 6 month old boy!
Aslan is so handsome!
He is adorable. I had always said I would only have short haired cats and then I got picked by one that has semi-long hair and a thick undercoat. It is a little extra work but I think it is worth it.
OMG he is just too cute - we also do the 'sanitary trim' on the kitties - helps the long haired ones stay that little bit cleaner (although mine are also not adverse to a bath so either way works)
So how do you get a kitten used to bathing and brushing without them freaking out when you try to bathe them?
Wait till they get older. Melody and Uno used to HATE being groomed in any way, now that they are older they LOVE it. I think that for kittens it is over stimulating and that is why they freak out.
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Actually, it's funny, but almost as soon as I said the kittens don't really care either way, a couple of them decided they really like the baby brush, especially little Rachel. She now purrs and purrs and stands up and turns 'round and 'round to make sure I get every part of her. When I stop brushing, she has a fit.
Gotta love the little ones.
To answer your question, I first leave the brushes out where the cats/kittens can see and smell them. Then I wait until they are quiet and half asleep and start stroking them, alternating with my hands and the brush, slowly increasing the brushing until that's all I'm doing. If they get anxious about the brush at any time, I put it down and start over later.
Good luck!
Gotta love the little ones.
To answer your question, I first leave the brushes out where the cats/kittens can see and smell them. Then I wait until they are quiet and half asleep and start stroking them, alternating with my hands and the brush, slowly increasing the brushing until that's all I'm doing. If they get anxious about the brush at any time, I put it down and start over later.
Good luck!
Awe he is sooooo adorable, baths arent fun! My kittie gets sick to easy so i really dont want to try it lol
How do you get them to not hate bathing?
Thankfully Pudge, my mediumhair (who has about an inch or so of buttfuzz which seems to get thicker every day, had never had poop stuck to it. She's about 3 years old. Hopefully, she never does. I'm not sure I want to know how much blood I'd lose in that sort of "rescue" operation.
