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Originally Posted by Pussy
Longhaired cats may look more adorable than shorthaired cats but do consider carefully about the grooming factor if you intended to keep one. If you cannot keep up with the grooming yourself, it is better send for regular grooming or keep their coat short or have them re-homed. I have another client who shave her Persian on regular basic to keep its coat short and clean. She regretted buying the Persian, as she realized her local cat and Scottish Shorthair are much easier to maintain.
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Originally Posted by Abymummy
Please, if you cannot groom your LH cats at least 3x weekly, don't own a longhair cat. Today was the first time I actually cried when a cat came to me for grooming. Staining I will accept but for matting like that, it just means the owner doesn't care. If at all, at the very least send the cat for a clip down every 3 months or so....
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Well I Do understand from both of your view and I strongly agree that this is the problem with most malaysian pet owners. I thought this always happen to the dog but seem that cat owners are not much different.
But on the other hand if you look at it, there are many ppl who doesn't know how to properly groom a longhair cat. and of coz some refuse to learn coz is take up time and lots of efforts. and i see some willing to do it themself but using the wrong item and shampoo to groom their cat (e.g human shampoo).
Well there is another type of case, Where longhair owners who doesn't know how groom or having difficulty interm of time and ability to groom their cat. And these ppl choose to send to groomers. Well I would say it perfectly right things to do. BUT The problem is I have to WARN owner who do that please send it to the right groomer even though the price could be a big different.
Why I say like that, Give you a example of my own experience, A cat which I see from young and raise from a breeder home who socialize and groom their cat weekly since birth. and was given to a owner. The owner choose to send to groomer (Petshop) which entrust that could do a proper job. But 2 mth later i personally bath the cat and i was having a shock of my life and the cat BITE me when i start to bath the cat and also while i try to comb. In my experience of grooming the same cat 2 mth ago was a very cool and fantastic cat. The cat basically traumatize from the grooming from the petshop that the owner send to.
I Hope owner who sent to groomer please ask permission to see their grooming and also ask what product they use on your cat. Coz I see it all the time that owner always bargin with groomer about WHY you charge RM 80 and ppl on nextdoor charge RM 30. Where they dont understand how a good groomer bath their cat with quality shampoo, handle and bath their cat with a proper ways. ensure all the coat are dry and comb proper.
SO please choose your groomer wisely....
