There is a cat I have discovered at the shelter, a gorgeous long-haired tabby with green eyes. The problem is that she is completely matted - her fur from her head down looks like a thick felt mat. I have never seen anything so horrendous. She is very scared, lives on a top shelf, and everyone seems to have given up on her. She will not let anyone touch her, not surprising as her skin must be really hurting and pulled in all directions. I asked why she could not be sedated and clipped or even shaved and was told that she would be too traumatised and cold. I don't know how old she is, but she is certainly not a very old cat, but a full grown adult.
I spent some time talking to her today and although she looked at me fairly antagonistically, she let me put my hand near her and even sniffed it a couple of times. I didn't try anything more.
I know that some people here have had experience with this kind of thing. I have been speaking with some friends and I could get the money together to pay for a vet to sedate her and clip her and then she could recover in a large cage in my second bathroom.
Is this realistic? Would it be too much for her? How long does it take for enough fur to regrow that she could be let out of a heated environment? Then either she could go for adoption or one of my friends would take her. Or am I getting sentimental and stupid ?
I spent some time talking to her today and although she looked at me fairly antagonistically, she let me put my hand near her and even sniffed it a couple of times. I didn't try anything more.
I know that some people here have had experience with this kind of thing. I have been speaking with some friends and I could get the money together to pay for a vet to sedate her and clip her and then she could recover in a large cage in my second bathroom.
Is this realistic? Would it be too much for her? How long does it take for enough fur to regrow that she could be let out of a heated environment? Then either she could go for adoption or one of my friends would take her. Or am I getting sentimental and stupid ?