The Well-Groomed Cat
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (73749)
Daytona Beach, Florida
May 9, 2023 4:15pm CST
Today my cats have short fur. They are not too thrilled with brushing but will let me use a regular cat brush. With fondness, I remember my darling cat Sid. He had long fur and since he went outdoors too we had to brush him. I remember we tried two different cat brushes and one of them Sid smacked out of my hands. Now, if this loving and gentle cat could do that we were on the wrong track when it came to brushes. Then one day I saw Martin calmly brushing Sid. I walked up to them and took a look. He was brushing the cat with a brush that was meant for brushing wool coats. Well, we never used the brush because we had no wool coats so I agreed to use it for Sid. He loved being brushed with it and here he looks like a pinup as the well-groomed cat hugging his favorite brush to himself.
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@kaylachan (58291)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 May
I don't brush Chilly, I doubt he'd take to it. He's a shorthair, so he really doesn't need it.
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@RasmaSandra (73749)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 May
@kaylachan just like my cats. The one time I took a cat brush and gently brushed Freddie he gave me a look like I was killing him and then ran off and I never tried again
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@kaylachan (58291)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 May
@RasmaSandra For some cats, it doesn't feel very good.
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@RasmaSandra (73749)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 May
@Kandae11 I am glad I have the photos and the memories
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@RasmaSandra (73749)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 May
@shaggin it is meant to brush all the dirt and things that might be clinging to the coats.
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@quantum2020 (12040)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
11 May
Your cat looks very well-groomed. I had a cat and I liked to brush his fur too
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@Dena91 (15910)
• United States
11 May
Sid was handsome. Ginger is short hair too and so so with being brushed. I have been able to give her baths as of late which is good. Since she is older, she doesn't groom herself as well as when she was younger. So once a month or so Mike and I will bath her as much as she will let us. What she likes is when I use the hair dryer to help dry her off.
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@RasmaSandra (73749)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 May
@Dena91 I would like to bathe my cats but do not know how they would react to this,
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@RasmaSandra (73749)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 May
@Dena91 but I am only one person but I think I will try soon and then in June take them to the vets to fix up and check out,
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@Dena91 (15910)
• United States
11 May
@RasmaSandra I found if I am standing in the tub with her and Mike outside of it she is calmer. She certainly isn't a fan but she seems more content afterward. I wish that I had begun a routine with her at an earlier age.
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@RebeccasFarm (86828)
• United States
9 May
What a cutie photo of Sid..a precious brushed fellow
And Martin had the knack to brush him.
And Martin had the knack to brush him.1 person likes this
@Tampa_girl7 (49132)
• United States
9 May
We have a short haired cat too. She likes to be combed.
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@LindaOHio (157337)
• United States
10 May
That's a cute picture. Hope you have a good day.
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