While DW was away for just 16 days, her sister came over and brushed Persi for me since I am recovering from many surgeries. BUT, she never combed him hard and he needs to be combed hard and is used to being combed hard by me. Therefore, until now, he has always had a smooth flowing and I must say beautiful coat.
Well, DW is back and I have reached the point that I can take Persi out on the balcony and comb and brush him properly but for many days it was in the teens so he went unbrushed. You can point out my many minuses here on what I am now doing.
Monday the weather reached the 50sF so out to the grooming table we went. His fur was full of mats. I had a father and son talk with him and told him what I was going to do. I told him it was going to hurt to get those mats out and he cried as I managed to hold his head down so as not to be bitten while combing out his snags. This was repeated Tuesday and again yesterday. I have still found really hard snags in his fur
and I accept full responsibility for his condition by letting my SIL just brush him lightly on top; that just doesn't work. This afternoon we go back out on the balcony to where his grooming table is. And this afternoon is going to be tough because the few remaining snags are HARD. Am I just too mean to comb/brush them out? I could easily cut them out but the thought of cutting the hair of a Himalayan cat just goes against me. I know it will hurt him but once I get those few out he will be beautiful as long as i comb him every day which I now think I am well enough to do again.
So the question comes down to this; cut his hair (yes, I have seen the lion cuts on this site and have used the real photoshop to see what Persi would look like if he had a lion cut; no thanks.) Or start with wide brushes and work down to fine tooth combs to get those damn things out. He will cry and I will have a hard time not crying but i GOT to get those things out of his beautiful fur!
Well, DW is back and I have reached the point that I can take Persi out on the balcony and comb and brush him properly but for many days it was in the teens so he went unbrushed. You can point out my many minuses here on what I am now doing.
Monday the weather reached the 50sF so out to the grooming table we went. His fur was full of mats. I had a father and son talk with him and told him what I was going to do. I told him it was going to hurt to get those mats out and he cried as I managed to hold his head down so as not to be bitten while combing out his snags. This was repeated Tuesday and again yesterday. I have still found really hard snags in his fur
and I accept full responsibility for his condition by letting my SIL just brush him lightly on top; that just doesn't work. This afternoon we go back out on the balcony to where his grooming table is. And this afternoon is going to be tough because the few remaining snags are HARD. Am I just too mean to comb/brush them out? I could easily cut them out but the thought of cutting the hair of a Himalayan cat just goes against me. I know it will hurt him but once I get those few out he will be beautiful as long as i comb him every day which I now think I am well enough to do again.
So the question comes down to this; cut his hair (yes, I have seen the lion cuts on this site and have used the real photoshop to see what Persi would look like if he had a lion cut; no thanks.) Or start with wide brushes and work down to fine tooth combs to get those damn things out. He will cry and I will have a hard time not crying but i GOT to get those things out of his beautiful fur!
