The longer their hair gets between haircuts, the prettier the kitty boys get. On the other hand, they require more brushing to deal with loose hair, which leads to mat formation if not dealt with.
When I ask Dougy if he wants me to brush him, the inevitable answer is “Meow!” He love, love, loves brushing, especially when I “scritch” his chin with the brush. See how he rolls over to make his chin more accessible!?
Andy is less thrilled with brushing, though he tolerates it.
That is an amazing amount of fur. How do you keep Andy good-looking if he hates to be brushed?
He’s getting used to it. When I’m holding him to prepare him for medicine time, he is generally calm till he gets bored, then I can tell I need to finish my business if his tail becomes twitchy.
Als Dogy geniet van het borstelen is dat voor jullie beiden een fijn moment.
Ja, het is “quality time” voor ons allebei, Marylou!
Adorable, as always, but I am wondering: how often do they visit a hair stylist? Do they also get manicures and pedicures, while they are at it?
Ity was set up for every other month, but the new plan is every three months, with just mat removal and a hygienioc trim on their little butts. Their groomer and I were talking about how pretty they are with long hair and decided to switch from the cute-but-short teddy bear cut to letting them grow out their hair in classic Persian cat length. Come summer, we may have a different plan. It’s still in the air.
You need a furminator 🙂
I have a varioety of grooming tools, including that. The brush in the photo is the one the kitty boys tolerate/like the best, and it does get the loose undercoat hair.
My kitties Hate brushing ! The one with the longer hair, very fluffy and a real beauty is strange ( but ” normal ” for a cat ) : she accepts that I use my fingers as a comb – and it is not so easy – but she does not accept brush, an ordinary nice comb
Question of principle ? maybe.
amitiés à vous trois 🙂
You know cats! What they like, you just accept because they don’t tolerate being pushed around. Ha! My two like it when I run my fingers through thewir hair, too. The especially like it when I rub my finger on their ears and face.
It is a sign of maturity around here. Budd and Shoko love a brush. Tyebe is like Dougy, less enthusuastic. She bites the brush and hits, pushing it away. She hasn’t found the joys of brushing yet.
Jean
It’s Andy that hates the brish, but Dougy lets mew know whern he’s tired of brushing the same way Tyebe shows you she’s not having it.
that are THE moments.. we wish we had longer hairs too to get more brushing time…
I’d hold out for it, doggies! Tell the people you’ll leave stuffies alone (not shred them instantly…) if they occupy you with scritches and brushings. Of course, they’ll expect you to keep your words, but, well, “doggies”:! LOL! The best of both worlds!
My cat loves to be groomed. He thinks it’s some kind of spa treatment. 😂
That seems to be Dougy’s attitude, too! Andy seems to think it’s somehow related to being held to get medicine since that’s a big part of why he gets held, by his reckoning at least!
Hahaha, which one is the fluffier one? Maybe it hurts him when he’s groomed. Some cats are sensitive along the back and the side.
I think you may have Andy’s resistance to brushing figured out. Dougy is fluffier, though Andy is a close second.
I had another cat who was very friendly but hated being brushed. She would even bite. I later realised she was very sensitive along the spine and back, so I let her groom herself at risk to my furniture, haha.