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| 522.1 | Would it be cheaper if you bathed her? | GAVEL::FALLON | | Mon Mar 22 1993 05:59 | 5 |
| Jane, where do you live? Perhaps I know of someone who can do it for
less. I have had this done to my persian too. Another option, if you
keep her under control, perhaps you can bathe her yourself to keep the
cost down.
Karen
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| 522.2 | | GOOEY::JUDY | Reaching for a four leaf clover | Mon Mar 22 1993 06:42 | 16 |
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Jane,
I had that done to my Himmie a couple of years ago. I think
I need to bring her to the groomer's again. It's nowhere near
as bad as before since I force her to let me brush her but...
she REFUSES to let me near her butt. And since I live alone,
it's hard to do by myself or give her a bath. So she's got
what I call 'poopybutt'. Sigh......
Hopefully it won't cost too much this time since she won't need to
be shaved.
JJ
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| 522.3 | another problem child | CASCRT::LUST | Hugs - food for the soul | Mon Mar 22 1993 07:49 | 14 |
| I can certainly relate to the "poopybutt" syndrome - I had to give my
long-haired foster-kitty a back-end bath this morning, as she was
leaving "tracks" when she sat down. Oof, what a smell. I also was
doing it alone, but this *couldn't* wait. Any hints on how to do
this? All I did was to hold her around the middle, with her backside
over the sink, and used the spray on her, but my side is rather
scratched now, and she did not get completely clean, just enough to get
rid of the worst. Clearly this is not good enough, I'll have to finish
the job tonight. She also will not let me brush her, although my own
four love to be brushed.
Short of getting her clipped around the backside, any ideas?
Linda
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| 522.4 | Ya, Kelsy too | MR4DEC::SHALLAN | | Mon Mar 22 1993 08:14 | 18 |
| I have to bath Kelsy alot because of the same problem. Sometimes
more than once a day (depends on what food she's gotten into that day).
She's only 4 months old and she's had quite a few baths! At first she
would put up a big fight, now she fights it but not as much. I do
it alone all the time. I wear rubber gloves and I put her in the
kitchen sink with her metal comb. I use the sprayer on her back-end
and then shampoo it real good. After I rinse the shampoo off, I keep
spraying her some will come off with only the spray, what doesn't I
comb out right in the sink. Seems to come out easier with the fur
dripping wet and doesn't seem to bother her too much.
Since I was having to do this so much I took the sissors to her back
end and the backs of her hind legs. She had real long hair, but I've
been trying to keep it kinda short back there which seems to cut down on
the problem some what. And since she likes to climb on my head and
walk across my face while I sleep, I'ld rather she weren't dragging
half the litter box with her.
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| 522.5 | make a rug out of her fur ;') | DAGWST::BROWN | everybody run Prom Queen's Gotta Gun! | Mon Mar 22 1993 11:37 | 4 |
| The Persian in .0 now thinks she's a shorthair, and her activitiy level
proves it. ;') ;')
Jo
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| 522.6 | "kitty litter BUTT..yucko" | NQOPS::BUSH | | Tue Mar 23 1993 16:46 | 17 |
| re: 5 - well, actually i used to think what a lovely fur piece i
could make of her fur for around my maroon leather jacket!! :-)
my persian had more fur on her than i ever believed a cat could
have. she is beautiful though. and still is, as a "poodle cat".
to answer some of the other folks to this problem, of "kitty litter
butt".... the only way i have figured out to control it, to to keep
the back end trimmed, constantly. if your persians/himalayans are
like my cat, their fur grows like a crop!! constant trimming and
brushing will keep this under control. too much bathing will only
result in dry skin. cats have very delicate skin, and using the
wrong shampoo, can really irritate them. also, too much brushing
can hurt them.
let me know what you all do!!
...Jane
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| 522.7 | | GOOEY::JUDY | Reaching for a four leaf clover | Wed Mar 24 1993 06:05 | 5 |
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Yeah, but what if your cat REFUSES to let you anywhere near
that part of her body!? =)
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| 522.8 | trimming the butt... | NQOPS::BUSH | | Thu Mar 25 1993 19:22 | 19 |
| re: 7 having a father that was a Vet .... i learned a lot about
cats, and how awfully mean they can become when doing something they
don't like. if your cat is not declawed, you will need to get a
towel and wrap her feet up, as not to claw you, and then procede
to trim her. if she is that hesitant, it will be a fight, but, you
need to constantly use kind words, and a soothing voice, even though
you probably want to smack her.... just keep it up, don't give up,
and she'll finally realize that you don't want to hurt her.
i have a german shepherd, that i vaccum now. she is great. i take
my hand held dirt devil, and vaccumm her fur.!! she now loves it.
but it took a few times, with loving care and words to get her there.
with constant love and attention, any animal will do what you want.
it just like a kid,.... patience and love win all.
good luck!!
....jane
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| 522.9 | Wish I could use the Vacuum | AKOCOA::JBOURQUE | | Mon Mar 29 1993 10:56 | 21 |
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I just started looking in the notesfile for this type of
problem. Nilla (long hair) won't let me near her with
a brush. I need to get her to a groomer to get rid of
the big mats in her fur. I just don't know where to take
her that won't cost big $$$. We live in Bradford Mass...
near the NH border. She also desperately needs her hind
end washed and trimmed...she's impossible to handle when it
comes to cleaning accidents.
I was visiting my brother this weekend and he was showing
me what he does for Mischief (the kitty I gave him) he took
out the vacuum and she ran over and sat down and he ran
the vacuum over her and she played with the hose a bit....
Now with Nilla...all you have to do is open the closet door
where the vacuum is and she runs for cover!
If anyone knows of a groomer in the southern NH area that
can get rid of Nilla's mats and give her a good cleaning
I would love to get it done soon! She's about 16lbs of
mean-ness when it comes to brushes and water....
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| 522.10 | | GOOEY::JUDY | Reaching for a four leaf clover | Mon Mar 29 1993 11:45 | 11 |
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Is Bradford near the Nashua area? (I've never heard of it
to be honest)
I bring Chloe to The Pet Health Spa on DW Highway in
Merrimack. I've brought her there twice and was pleased
both times. This time 'round she was shampooed, brushed
and had mats clipped out. Cost $33.
JJ
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| 522.11 | Do Animal Hospitals do grooming too? | AKOCOA::JBOURQUE | | Mon Mar 29 1993 13:13 | 16 |
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Bradford's in the Andover, Ma - Methuen, Ma area...my family
lives in Salem NH (about 15 minutes away) so I have taken
her for shots to the Salem Animal Hospital...I haven't found
a vet in my area that I have liked. I never thought to see
if the animal hospital does grooming too. I'll have to check.
I'm nervous about bringing her because she is a fighter and
goes wild when she see's the carrier...and forget it if I
bring her into the bathroom and close the door behind me cause
she knows she's going to get wet and she fights...I'm afraid
that the groomer isn't going to be able to hold her down to
get the mats out and shampoo her. But I suppose they are
experienced in handling fighting pets....right?
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| 522.12 | You may need to work long and hard! | ISLNDS::FALLON | | Mon Mar 29 1993 13:22 | 12 |
| Chelmsford Veterinary Hospital has a seperate grooming section. This
might be helpful if the cat needs a little sedation, this is not
unheard of. They are right on route 110 halfway between Chelmsford and
Westford. 2 miles from exit 32 off of 495.
You might want to try to get Nilla used to carriers. When we feed, all
go into their own "special" carrier. It's a riot, if you open a can
they hop up and wait for you to open their doors to let them in! Maybe
if you can associate a "good" thing with carriers, she won't be so
afraid. Mine also go in the car and to vets in them so it's not just
for food. They seem pretty okay about it.
Karen
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| 522.13 | Groomer in Merrimack | NQOPS::BUSH | | Sun Apr 18 1993 11:59 | 16 |
| re: 522.11 I took my persian to Blue Ribbon Kennels on Rt 3,
in Merrimack. I love them there. However, my
persian is a sweetheart, because she **is** a persian.
However, my other cat, is just as lovable, but HATES
her carrier. What I did the last time, taking her
to the Vet's, was to very gently, put her in the
carrier, BUTT FIRST. Not head first. If i go head
first, she fights with all she's got.
Your cat can be tranquilized very gently, for grooming.
I suggest you do this, so she doesn't hurt herself, or
anyone else.
Let me know what you do.
....jane
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| 522.14 | reply, in memory of Fluff | CONSLT::CHAMBERLAIN | | Mon Aug 23 1993 10:27 | 17 |
| Hi,
I have been doing this to my guys for 3 1/2 years. The first time they
were shy, but after that... no problem.
In spring, I had all shaved except face, feet and tail....
In the fall, just the armpits,belly and butt...
I really do think they are happier, but I noticed that as their hair
grew in, they gained back that `I'm beautiful now' somewhat snobby
attitude. Where when short after shaving, they were just a regular
old street cat... that resembled and EWOCH or GREMLIN!
This note was written in memory of Fluffy. Died Aug. 19, 1993, of a
heart attack after giving him a flea bath at home. luv lisa
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| 522.15 | Can she be shaved now? | AKOCOA::JBOURQUE | | Wed Sep 01 1993 06:13 | 19 |
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I need to have something done about Nilla, she is really bad
with matts and her butt as well. I had gotten all her matts
out myself at the beginning of the summer, but then I decided
to try and bathe her myself to clean up her hind end...but I
guess when I was trying to comb her out after her bath, (which
didn't go to well) and now she is one giant matt.... I was
thinking of bringing her down to have her shaved but I don't know
now that the weather is going to get cooler. She is an indoor
only cat, and I spent all morning this morning holding her because
she was throwing up all over the place, all food, but I think there
might be a fur ball somewhere, but after all the times she threw
up this morning, I am not so sure. I am going to take her to the
vet but I was thinking I would also like to get her shaved.....
Any opinions on shaving a cat at this time of year?
Also has anyone had their cat Groomed at the Salem (NH) Animal
Hospital?
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| 522.16 | | WITNES::MANDILE | medium and messy | Wed Sep 01 1993 09:25 | 4 |
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She could be groomed by the vet....my vet does it.
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| 522.17 | Salem (NH) Grooming/Hospital | AKOCOA::JBOURQUE | | Thu Feb 17 1994 09:06 | 20 |
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I am having Nilla groomed this Saturday by the Salem (NH)
Grooming Center thats connected to the Salem Animal Hospital.
They said they needed proof that she was up-to-date on her
shots... (she isn't) so they are going to take her to the
"Hospital" side first for shots and then groom her...she
will be having matts cut out and bathed.
This is the first time she will be professionally groomed....
(when she was smaller I tried to bathe her myself, she's 5
years old and about 18 lbs now)
Has anyone ever had their cat groomed here? She is a fighter
when it comes to grooming so I thought the hospital would be
a better place to take her if they need to "relax" her a bit.
I hope she doesn't hate me for it!!!!
Janna
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| 522.18 | | SUBURB::ODONNELLJ | Julie O'Donnell | Fri Feb 18 1994 00:38 | 3 |
| When I took a stray persian to the vet to have his mats cut out, they
gave him a general to knock him out completely while they did it. I
thought that was general practice. Mind you, he WAS badly matted.
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| 522.19 | | AKOCOA::JBOURQUE | | Mon Feb 21 1994 08:50 | 17 |
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Nilla had her grooming and shots Saturday, I was very happy
with the Salem Grooming place. She was the only cat there
and the dogs were making her very nervous, so they moved her
upfront under the counter away from the dogs.... She only
had part of her back "shaved" and she is nice and clean and
happy. I thought she would be mad at me for a long time, but
when I got her home, she followed around the house and acted
fine.
I was really happy that they noticed how the dogs were upsetting
her and they moved her to make her feel more secure.
Now the next problem I have to deal with...the Vet said she
has tartar and gingivitis...recommends having her teeth cleaned...
(guess I'll have to read up on that one....)
Janna
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