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Advice please - long hair issue re Smudge
So, Smudge is a longhaied barn kitty, well equipped for the weather and
loving her huge territory. BUT She has these huge fur clots behind each ear. This week it's going to be 40's and 50's during the day, and just below freezing at night. (Last week was -8 to -10 every night and she was fine) Should I clip those clots out now, or wait until spring? TBird ---- got purred all over a little while ago |
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Hmmm...Will Smudge allow you handle her? Those mats can get pretty
uncomfortable when they get big--like us wearing a ponytail that's pulled too tight. Could you break them up a little with sissors? That might get her through untill the weather warms up. |
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Hmmm...Will Smudge allow you handle her? Those mats can get pretty
uncomfortable when they get big--like us wearing a ponytail that's pulled too tight. Could you break them up a little with sissors? That might get her through untill the weather warms up. |
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Sorry TBird! I'm new, this is my first post and I thought I messed the
first one up (blushes). Here in MT we certainly have our share of barn cats and it's good to see someone concerned and caring about them. Most that I've seen, while not feral, are quite skittish around people. I guess I would say to wait if you would be taking a lot of fur off and exposing bare skin to the elements. My 2 cents!lol |
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"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... in article t, TBird at wrote on 1/21/05 2:37 PM: So, Smudge is a longhaied barn kitty, well equipped for the weather and loving her huge territory. BUT She has these huge fur clots behind each ear. This week it's going to be 40's and 50's during the day, and just below freezing at night. (Last week was -8 to -10 every night and she was fine) Should I clip those clots out now, or wait until spring? TBird ---- got purred all over a little while ago Hmm. That's kind of a tough one. Does she stay in the barn at night? How big are the matts? She is all over the place at night. When it snows we see her pawprints everywhere. She spends her days in the barn. The matts are pretty big, and held on with very little... they might fall off on their own in a week or two or three. She will let me handle her, it would be easy to snip them out, I'm just worried she'd get too cold. Although this weekend should be nice through Sunday. In the barn she does have a cat bed lined with fleece. TBird --- still undecided |
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"PatM" wrote in message oups.com... Sorry TBird! I'm new, this is my first post and I thought I messed the first one up (blushes). No worries, happens all the time. Here in MT we certainly have our share of barn cats and it's good to see someone concerned and caring about them. I'm in Colorado, I stole this cat more or less. She's an outdoor kitty, I think she was born to the neighbors cat in our barn last spring. She decided (gee, I don't know how) that she likes us better. (Ahem.) Most that I've seen, while not feral, are quite skittish around people. I guess I would say to wait if you would be taking a lot of fur off and exposing bare skin to the elements. My 2 cents!lol It's a big chunk held on with a fairly small batch of fur. I guess I could cut as close to the chunk as possible and try breaking up the rest.... She's really cuddly and she loves me to death. She climbs all over me every day. I think I can do this, no problem. I'll wait until tomorrow. TBird --- thinking I will cut them off |
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PatM wrote: Hmmm...Will Smudge allow you handle her? Those mats can get pretty uncomfortable when they get big--like us wearing a ponytail that's pulled too tight. Could you break them up a little with sissors? That might get her through untill the weather warms up. Sometimes, if you clip just the outer layer of the mat, a good part of it disintegrates. (If not immediately, then when the cat grooms itself after the "operation".) |
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TBird wrote:
"PatM" wrote in message oups.com... Sorry TBird! I'm new, this is my first post and I thought I messed the first one up (blushes). No worries, happens all the time. Here in MT we certainly have our share of barn cats and it's good to see someone concerned and caring about them. I'm in Colorado, I stole this cat more or less. She's an outdoor kitty, I think she was born to the neighbors cat in our barn last spring. She decided (gee, I don't know how) that she likes us better. (Ahem.) Most that I've seen, while not feral, are quite skittish around people. I guess I would say to wait if you would be taking a lot of fur off and exposing bare skin to the elements. My 2 cents!lol It's a big chunk held on with a fairly small batch of fur. I guess I could cut as close to the chunk as possible and try breaking up the rest.... She's really cuddly and she loves me to death. She climbs all over me every day. I think I can do this, no problem. I'll wait until tomorrow. TBird --- thinking I will cut them off TBird, despite the cold, if the fur is that matted, it's not helping to keep her warm. I'd cut off the matted hair; it will only get worse otherwise. kili |
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TBird wrote:
So, Smudge is a longhaied barn kitty, well equipped for the weather and loving her huge territory. BUT She has these huge fur clots behind each ear. This week it's going to be 40's and 50's during the day, and just below freezing at night. (Last week was -8 to -10 every night and she was fine) Should I clip those clots out now, or wait until spring? TBird ---- got purred all over a little while ago Clip now, they can only get worse, not better. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. |
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