Gothamist: Shaving your cat

Michelle

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:51:44 -0500

We shaved all four of our cats this summer and they actually liked it! They were purring along with the shaver. And now they are softer and we pet them more because we don't get hair all over our hands and clothes. Maybe that's another reason they like being shaved :) It was interesting that the author of this article correlated shaving and bathing because my cats hate to be bathed but really didn't mind the shaving. We did it ourselves and it worked out great- not to mention that the house is A LOT cleaner without the 4 cats hair all over the place.

Katy

Thu, 08 Sep 2005 13:06:07 -0500

I have actually been shaving my cat for the past two years at home. I am a poor student who can't afford the $75 every six weeks to keep my Abbey beautiful. I was wondering if anybody else has suggestions for shaving her private areas???

oliveryun

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 18:50:33 -0500

Sorry, I was misled by the title of this thread. This actually IS about shaving your cat.

Jen

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 18:03:20 -0500

You know, when the cuttee (or shavee) is getting shorn without knowing what the end result is going to look like, of course he/she will be unhappy and depressed. I would get the WORST haircuts from my mom and I'd be weeping afterwards.

beeps

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 13:28:13 -0500

Sending my poor kitty in tomorrow morning. She is an indoor city cat and usually quite happy, but when we go out to my parents house in CT she has a tendency to slip out any door that is open and explore her new found freedom. Unfortunately, she then chooses to roll around in the dirt and mulch and stuff...she looks like that sheep who wasn't shorn in 6 years! She is gonna be PISSED tomorrow!

sam

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:08:11 -0500

We actually did this to our dogs one summer when it was extraordinarily hot (one of them is a Bernese Mountain Dog and was built for the snow - he got really worn down in the heat). After a while, he was great (like a puppy again), but the depression thing is very true for dogs as well - he didn't want to leave the house for several days, like he was embarassed to be seen. He did look quite silly, but it also reduced his volume by half.