Dougy’s a bit crabby today. That’s his “Endless Pain For All Who Mess With This Tough Kitty Paw of Total Annihilation” pointed directly at me! I brushed him a little too hard, and a nice clump of matted hair pulled out. Oops!
Andy tells his brother “Mrow~meow~mew~mrow!”, which, for those of you who don’t know Cattinese, translates more or less, sometimes if not, and kinda as: “Kill, brother! Kill! They are made of meat, you know!” or, depending on inflection and the humidity, may actually mean: “He didn’t mean to do it, brother! And he controls the treats!”
Either way, Dougy is upset and Andy is trying to calm the waters…or…start a murder frenzy!
We think that Andy was telling Dougy to ask for treats while you felt bad about pulling out the fur. Snoops and Kommando Kitty
LOL! Could be!
“Paw of Total Annihilation” – tee hee hee!
I’m sure you have one or two of those yourself!
Oh oh!
Neither kitty boy is a grudge holder, fortunately!
Felines are very emotional (shown right in the arch if their backs) No grudges are a good thing, and, that’s what I call a happy home.
Hey, they get their every whim satisfied. That is to say, the kitty boys are spoiled rotten! Even when they squabble with each other, I’ve only rarely heard a hiss or seen an arched back.
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When I had my little Persian Mini years ago I had apair ofthoselittle round edge scissors for kids that I used to cut through the mats before brushing. Time consuming, but more a bonding experience than struggling with her to get brushed. Other than the mats she loved getting brushedso it worked.
I use a variety of techniques and tools. Andy, for example, likes to stretch out on the recliner arm. When I’m sitting there, too, I can cradle Andy between my arms and hand-pull mats apart. He likes that, and will stay still for long periods while I do it.
I have a pair of those scissors used to cut through bandages that have a little dull hook on one arm that works well for pulling mats apart gently, and a seam ripper that (with lots of care!) goes through the mat easily and cuts the hair. I don’t use this very often for fear I’ll poke the kitty, though. The bandage scissors are safer.
I have professional trimmers that I’m hesitant to use because there is skill involved in giving kitties haircuts, but I also have a steel-toothed comb that can be used to demat if I am careful not to catch more than little mats in it.
I also have dematting tools that are blades with hooks on on end that catch the mat and gently pull them out, but are mostly meant to “dethatch” the cat, thining out the undercoat. I have three different sizes.
I also tried larger-sized crochet needles to catch and tug out hair in the mats, though I didn’t feel they worked as swell as other tools.
The kids scissors sounds like an interesting option, too! I will have to try those out. You never know what works best with each cat. Dougy, for example, is less tolerant of me hand-pulling his mats apart than Andy is.
Those round ends didn’t break he skin and the scissors were short so it was a lot of small clips which cut up the mat Then it would brush out with the regualr soft brush which she liked. She was white and I noticed her skin was more fragile than that of my oher cats so I was very careful what I used.
Sounds like a good method! The main thing I try to do is minimize any discomfort to the kitty boy because I want them to look forward to dematting.
Those darn hair mats! Willow gets them, and she is always grumpy when I am done grooming her. 🙂
I know the mood…!
Mol!! 😹 Yes, but who will pay the rent for your luxury abode if you kill the human?
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They’d wander the lane and suck in their tummies! “Look George! There are two homeless kitty boys! let’s take them in!” Problem solved!
Mwahahahaha!!! 😹 There ya go!
Dematting makes a cat grumpy all right!
Dougy reacts positively to a brush I use a lot, but gets edgy when he sees a metal comb…
Poor Dougy! But your translation make me giggle.
One never knows for sure unless you have your hygrometer handy….
doodz…due knot let yur dad fool ya inta thinkin heez de onlee one ta get ewe sum dinner…..thatz what de pizza place iz for…speed dial one..push it ….N yur all set ! 🙂 ♥
Hey! Hey! Hey! Don’t turn my deliquents into worse delinquents!
Makes me think of our old cats who would sit side by side looking out the window. At the same time they would turn, look at each other for a bit, then turn back to look out the window. Kind of like “Hey, what did you think of that?”
LOL! I know the look! And I think it may mean just that,
Poor Dougy 🙁
He gets over it quickly, fortunately. I think Andy remembers…forever!
The opposable thumbs and those with the can opening powers will always win out in the end !
Whew! Fortunately!
oh don’t kill your human… who will open the cans and the treatbags for you? we furst have to wait till we have automatic cans and treat bags ;O)))
They always remember that before the mayhem starts. (I hope!)