Shaved kitty

[Samurai_Writer]

Sterling got a lion cut last month. It's finally growing in so he doesn't look quite so funny. But still, any shaved Persian looks silly, right?

[redqueen]

1. I bet she was itchy.

Looks cute. :)

[Samurai_Writer]

3. HE... HE....

Everyone always calls Sterling a girl. I guess just because he's so pretty!

He actually likes being shaved, because he can feel being petted better.

[Shell Beau]

2. No, he looks precious!!!!

Sweet wittle kitty!

[Heidi]

4. He is tooooooooo sweet!

That little face!!!! :loveya:

[Skittles]

5. how did he take the actual shave?

and by the way, he sitll looks pretty hairy. I would love to see what my hairy devil Riff Raff looks like with shorter fur:

[puerco-bellies]

6. Through the miracle of modern science here is a picture of Riff Raff w/o hair.

:yoiks:

[Skittles]

7. WTF IS THAT!!!

:scared:

[Rhythm]

13. A naked mole rat

My son has occasionally bugged me wanting one for a pet, after watching a few too many episodes of "Kim Possible" at grandma's house. Apparently the main boy character in that cartoon has one...

[chknltl]

8. If this guy has 7 toes on each foot

...then I'll know my beloved Chuckanut has reincarnated and found a good home. That looks EXACTLY like my kitty who was with me for almost 16 years. He had to be put to sleep a few years back...I still miss my lil' bud.
Your picture made me sad...I think I will go hug my old dog Karma now...she is gettin on in years too.

[Skittles]

22. Riff Raff dpes not allow me to examine his toes

I don't THINK he's got extra toes but I will check when I see him (am out of town).
I hear you on the pets we loved and lost; they do seem to take pieces of our hearts with them

[Samurai_Writer]

9. Sterling gets shaved every year during his annual vet visit

Last year, he had his teeth cleaned, so they did it while he was still under sedation. This year, it took them several hours to shave him, because they would shave some, then give him a break, then shave more. He seemed to do fine with it. He really does like being shaved better, as his skin is more sensitive and he can feel getting petted better. He really is an affection 'hound' right after he gets shaved.

[TZ]

10. Not all kitties appreciate the lion cut....

This guy looks like he wants to rip someone's heart out...:scared:

[Sanity Claws]

21. Guy?

Did he get pectoral implants? They're kind of saggy.

[Connonym]

11. For some reason I though this was going to be a naughty thread

I guess that makes me a pev, eh?

[opiate69]

23. heh.. you and me both!

[stuntcat]

12. why? oh god why?

Sterling looks great there :loveya: but the other pictures I've seen of this just make me wonder.. why is it done?

[TZ]

14. My sister had to have it done on her long hair kitty

After her hair got terribly matted. It was awful. And as pissed as her kitty (the totally ironically named "precious") was after being shaved, I think she was happy to have the mats gone too.

[stuntcat]

15. lol Precious

okay I get it then. I'm glad to know there is a reason for it, I honestly thought from the 2 or 3 of pics I've seen that it was cat cruelty :o

[Samurai_Writer]

16. I've had to do it every year since I moved to Colorado

He gets this really thick undercoat in the winter, and it's impossible to keep it from matting. So every spring (sometimes earlier), he gets shaved.

[redwitch]

17. He's Bee-u-ti-ful!

What a great photo too!

[Arugula Latte]

18. How adorable!

Oh my god, I wish I could just kiss him through the computer. :loveya:

Love the little tail tuft! :rofl:

[applegrove]

19. Looks like he/she is wearing mucklucks. Fashionable kitty.

[riona]

20. Too cute! He a gorgeous cat always

I've had my kitty shaved the last two summers. She doesn't mind it (after the initial procedure, of course). I was surprised she has such long legs after only seeing her as a self-propelled dust mop.