Oh the joys of long-haired cats! *eye roll*

auntie crazy

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Aslan, one of my soon-to-be-adopted (by me!) foster kittens, has beautiful, thick fur. I knew I'd have to start trimming his booty hair at some point, but, sheez, he's barely ten weeks old!

Yup, tonight, he got...er...stuff stuck in his fur and I had to give the poor fella his first bath, and then his first trim.
He fought a little, but I got the feeling he realized I wasn't trying to hurt him; his struggles weren't all panicky, you know?

Here's a pic of him grooming himself.


And another of him just being his cute self.


Just thought I'd share!
 

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Awwwww he's adorable I have 2 long haired cats and they are worth every trim and every fur accident
 

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He is a cutie!!!
I have a long haired Dilute Calico girl........so far I haven't had to do the trim thing yet.
 

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What a gorgeous little one! My kitty isn't really a long hair, but has longish fur around her ruff, her belly and a really full tail. It is super silky and soft. Luckily, no incidents yet, but I do check


Hairballs are the biggest problem. And keeping her brushed - it is good for her coat, skin and makes her looks soooooo pretty. She likes it sometimes - sometimes, not so much. But I can't stand when she starts looking ratty and have to keep her fluffy. It is so cute after she gets brushed and she struts around like a beauty queen
 

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I actually just took my DLH for her first grooming and it was worth EVERY PENNY!! She's got about 1/2 the fur she had when i took her in, they trimmed all those trouble places and she's bouncing around like a kitten (and smells like Mango shampoo). I think i'm going to try and keep her on a regular grooming schedule now (every 3 months or so maybe). I highly recommend it (even just every once in awhile)
 

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He is so adorable!!! I mean really cute! I've never had a long hair cat, but if I seen him looking up at me with that precious face, I might have a hard time resisting.
 

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Oh I just recently experienced this! My medium haired kitten had a poop stuck right in the fur (just like gum in your hair). I followed him around for 15 minutes trying to pull it out but no luck. Finally, took my hair cutting scissors and chopped it out. I was so afraid he would go sit on my bed or the carpet (yuck!).

So... I guess in addition to nail trimmings I have to butt fur trimming too.
 

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He's adorable!!

I have a long hair for the first time now, and she had a few matts that I had to deal with when I first got her. I found a metal comb did the best. I tried the "matt buster" but it just pulled like anything else. But now she's all silky and I don't anticipate any more problems with regular brushing. For me, grooming a long hair is half the fun.
 

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Oh you are lucky your long haired likes being groomed. I am only allowed to brush around Lucky's neck and back...touch the backend or the tummy and I could lose my hand....hence the trip to the groomer (though the groomer said she was on her best behaviour and sweet as pie....strange! LOL)
 

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Aww he's precious! I have long haired cats too and have to keep the hair trimmed up a bit around their butts. You can even request a "sanitary trim" at a groomers if you wish to go that route!
 

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I'm partial to the red tabbys anyway - he's really cute.

But even if he's never shown you should be establishing a grooming routine of washing, combing, trimming, blow drying him (have to on a long hair or the hair will get tangled when air drying), nail trimming.

Longhair kittens should be trained for all this grooming as young as possible or you will have a fight on your hands when older!
 

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It's interesting to note here that I've had my longhaired girl for almost 3 years (I think... goodness...) and this week was the first time shes EVER had poop stuck to her butt. I had to cut it out, but usually she doesn't have a problem with that.
 
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auntie crazy

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Thanks, everyone, for sharing the amusement with me. *grin1* Thanks for the complements, too! I totally adore my Aslan.


For those who mentioned it, I don't show cats, but I am already grooming the kittens in preparation for when they'll actually need it. And I, too, think it's great bonding time.


Have a great day, y'all!
 

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What an absolutly gorgeous guy! He looks like my Uno! I have 4 longhaired kitties and I have to give them a butt shave every 2-3 months to avoid "cling-ons". Uno is the worst for getting them stuck and when he does, boy he does! Melody is the worst for having it done, she is such a princess that anything that could ruin her image makes her angry. I have yet to take Dusty in for a shave, but I am hoping in the next few days' to get his accomplished, he is a pretty laid back guy so I don't forsee any trouble. Squeeker is still only 7 months old and he seems to chew the fur around his tooshie so it stays pretty short, maybe he has seen what could happen if he doesn't!
Good luck and I LOVE your kitty!
 

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I have two long haired girls and I have never had to shave or trim their butt hair I also have never blow dried them after baths they would tear my arms off if I tried blow drying their. I have taken them in for pedicures though to get the in-between-the-toes hair trimmed!!!
 
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auntie crazy

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Wow, thanks, guys! Y'all are makin' me blush.


Speaking of blush...er brushing *smile*, I've been using two different brushes on Aslan and his siblings. One is a baby's brush and the other is a small kitty brush with plastic tips. All the kittens are tolerating the brushing, but none have shown any real appreciation of it yet. I kinda like using the baby brush myself.... I'm a grandmother to be and I think I could use the practice. *laugh*

Here's a more recent pic of Aslan, all sprawled out in MY chair. Don't you know I refrained from checking my email until he was done with his snooze?! *sigh*
 
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