Summer Haircut
This whole thing started because of Gidget. Last night, I found a bad mat on her back (her hair type makes her very prone to them). I cut it out and had to get pretty close to the skin to get it all. This left Gidget with a little bald spot on her back that looked, well, less than lovely. So I decided to shave her back (we do this every so often to deal with the mat issue, especially when the weather initially heats up making her shed more). Her tummy rarely gets bad mats, just her back, so that's all we ever shave with her - we give her kind of a Schnauzer cut.
I must say, Gidget did wonderful while I was shaving her. She sat down and didn't squirm or anything. Let me get a really good and clean trim on her back with no problems. Good Gidgie.
I haven't been able to get a good picture of Gidget's new haircut, but if you look closely enough in this one, you can tell that her back isn't too fluffy.
Dan and I have been talking about needing to shave the Big Girl recently since the weather is getting warmer. And since I had the clippers out for Gidgie's trim, I went ahead and did it!
Really.
As a defensive mechanism, it really is quite effective. Gross, but effective.
I'm so happy we've gotten quicker. She doesn't get worked up enough to bring out the "big guns".
Ew.
I must say, Gidget did wonderful while I was shaving her. She sat down and didn't squirm or anything. Let me get a really good and clean trim on her back with no problems. Good Gidgie.
I haven't been able to get a good picture of Gidget's new haircut, but if you look closely enough in this one, you can tell that her back isn't too fluffy.
Bad picture of a shaved Gidgie
Dan and I have been talking about needing to shave the Big Girl recently since the weather is getting warmer. And since I had the clippers out for Gidgie's trim, I went ahead and did it!
The clipping begins
And the pile of fluff begins to grow
This is where she starts getting grumpy
And this is where she starts getting mad
She does not like her tail getting shaved
Daddy comes to help with the clean-up...
...and the belly trimming
And we're done!
Ta-da! The end result
(The pink spot on her side is a scar from a burn she got years ago while sitting in a window).
The resulting fluff pile - my vacuum hates me
Really.
As a defensive mechanism, it really is quite effective. Gross, but effective.
I'm so happy we've gotten quicker. She doesn't get worked up enough to bring out the "big guns".
Ew.
posted by Amanda at
2:25 PM
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4 Comments:
I think that's a wonderful picture of Miss Gidgie and her new cool do. That series on Ashes was much more entertaining than anything on tv! I notice that at the beginning, there are on-looking kitties, then just one that thinks she's far enough back to be safe from the action, and when Ashes starts to get annoyed, all hands clear the deck, except of course, fearless Mom and Dad. You guys are good! Lots of love from the land of two hairy beasts that won't even let me cut their toenails, MIL
After all these years shaving Ashes you should have enough for a pillow! - Pop
What can I say? We have wonderful kitties that let us shave their fur and cut their nails. Of course, I NEVER would have tried shaving Princess. EVER.
Shoot, after one shaving we had enough to fill a plastic grocery store bag. It wouldn't take long to get a great big pillow of fluff.
hehe... poop... cute kitties! makes me want to squeeze them!
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