Trimming the "pantaloons"

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My cat has long hair-back there. I try and try to trim with blunt scissors and she goes insane-growls, hisses, wiggles, tail swishes,and kicks. I need to take my time as it is a sensitive area but I can't seem to get any cooperation. Any tips on restraining her. I can be done in 1 minute or under with no movement.
 

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Are you trimming for health and cleanliness -- to avoid mats or litter box messes?

Many, many cats do not want to be touched in that area, so you have plenty of company.

You can try wrapping your cat in a large towel, so she is in a burrito. Unwrap the part of her body that you'd like to trim.

Since cat skin is extremely thin, if it were me I would put a comb between the skin and the ball-tip scissors, so that if she moves suddenly, you won't cut into your cat's skin.
 

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My cat has long hair-back there. I try and try to trim with blunt scissors and she goes insane-growls, hisses, wiggles, tail swishes,and kicks. I need to take my time as it is a sensitive area but I can't seem to get any cooperation. Any tips on restraining her. I can be done in 1 minute or under with no movement.
It's a two man job, one holds the burrito and the other trims.
 
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The burrito does not seem feasible as I need to leave the bottom exposed and then the feet get free. Maybe three man as I need a tail holder upper. lol
 

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Are you trimming for health and cleanliness -- to avoid mats or litter box messes?

Many, many cats do not want to be touched in that area, so you have plenty of company.

You can try wrapping your cat in a large towel, so she is in a burrito. Unwrap the part of her body that you'd like to trim.

Since cat skin is extremely thin, if it were me I would put a comb between the skin and the ball-tip scissors, so that if she moves suddenly, you won't cut into your cat's skin.
Excellent tip about having the comb in place before trimming, as it's so true, the skin is right there and especially cutting, it's hard to tell where the fur stops and the skin starts. It sounds lame and that if careful won't happen, but truthfully it does, easier then you would think.

Matt cutting that is.

Standard trim is not so much.

I have a long haired Persian Simone, and my dh holds her in the standard way, and I come along with the scissors to get at her tail/back leg areas. She HATES it so I work fast!
 

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I had to laugh at this thread!!

I've tried trimming back there with scissors, and didn't succeed very often.  I found that the Furminator works very well for preventing dangling poopies and getting the little crusties out (yuck).   And it doesn't require a lot of finesse, or more than a few seconds of access.  I'm pretty sure it's not very comfortable, but it must be preferable to a razor clipping or scissor trim with the inherent skin cutting risks.
 
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We have not had any poopies yet but I would like to prevent it. I am preventative grooming.
   I guess I will have to get the BF to help.
 
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