How to care for a long-haired cat?

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Chris - 31 Jan 2007 19:48 GMT

We have been adopted by a stray long-haired cat - and we don't know how
to care for him properly.

His hair is so long that he can't groom himself - and when we took him
over we had to get him shaved by the vet.
He's now getting matted again. We took him to a professional groomer ,
who took two hours and still didn't finish - and the cat seemed
distressed by the procedure.

What should we do?

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cybercat - 31 Jan 2007 20:48 GMT

> We have been adopted by a stray long-haired cat - and we don't know how to
> care for him properly.
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> What should we do?

Brush him daily and cut out any knots. It might be a relaxing thing to do in
the
evening. You could give him treats after.

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---MIKE--- - 01 Feb 2007 01:15 GMT

I have had this problem with Tiger and had him shaved last summer. Now
hat his hair is growing back, I try to brush him (with a Zoom Groom) at
least once a day. Hopefully this will prevent the mats. The vet had to
anesthetize him to shave him.

---MIKE---

>>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
>> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

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tsedinger@yahoo.com - 01 Feb 2007 17:02 GMT

> I have had this problem with Tiger and had him shaved last summer. Now
> hat his hair is growing back, I try to brush him (with a Zoom Groom) at
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> >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

What's a zoom groom?

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---MIKE--- - 01 Feb 2007 18:53 GMT

>>What's a zoom groom?

A Zoom Groom is a rubber hand held groomer. It has 26 rubber "studs"
that are 3/4" long. If you google Zoom Groom you should be able to find
it.

---MIKE---

>>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
>> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

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Rene S. - 02 Feb 2007 20:10 GMT

> We have been adopted by a stray long-haired cat - and we don't know how
> to care for him properly.
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> What should we do?

You could keep his hair cut in a "lion cut" style, where the body is
mostly shaved but the head and tail still have fur. A good groomer
should be able to cut a lion cut style in much less than two hours.
Here's a page with some photos of cats with lion cuts: http://
community-2.webtv.net/getcathelp/lioncut/

I also echo what Mike said about the zoom groom. It's a handy "brush"
that's available online or in most pet stores.

Rene

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