This is Miss Kitty. Her past is a mystery- she appeared under our van in freezing temperatures this last winter- starving, filthy, and needy. She strongly resembles a Turkish Van, which is pretty amazing!
Anyway, she is our problem cat. She really is a sweet girl, but she has feeding issues (basically bulimic) and coat issues. Luckily she tolerates the other male cats in the house, so she basically gets along with everyone pretty well, so no real behavior issues (other than we can't get her to use a scratching post, ugh! lol).
Ok. So we've had her for about 6 months. When we found her, she was extremely malnourished and thin, as was her fur, of course. Now, after 6 months of nutrients and her obnoxious bulimic style of eating- a separate issue- her fur is quite long and full, and she finally has an undercoat. But that undercoat is like fluffy fuzzy cotton. And it practically instantly knots, even from petting.
Her fur is so complex! It's also weirdly stringy/always sticking together. When I comb her, it's really just the top coat and I don't get too much, and she looks the same. It's her undercoat that is crazy! And those knots! They are huge and deep at the skin and everywhere she is touched (neck, back, and even though we don't pet her here, allllll around her fuzzy bum).
Speaking of her bum fur... it's a completely different texture than the rest of her. And it's oddly excessive. It's weird and frizzy and just full of knots everywhere. She won't let me near that area to try and brush or trim anything.
She also doesn't handle physical attention very well. She loves being talked to (who doesn't) but you can literally only pet her 3-5 times before she is over stimulated and wants to bite. She doesn't though (no need to get her to that point) but it's obvious she can't handle much physical sensation and I have no desire to basically (in her mind) torment her like that.
So I have pictures of her crazy fur and all the different textures- I don't know if it'll help or not, but I'm kind of desperate to get her in better shape. I don't have hardly any extra money these days, so I'd like to know what are the best tools to buy to help her (so I don't have to buy a whole pile of them and go trial by error).
I hate her having all these knots that literally appear daily, as they can't feel good, poor thing.
Help!!
Thank you!!
Arrows pointing to some of her major knots.
Her extra amount of butt fur...
Showing her different fur textures. Smooth normal to insane tangled fuzz.
Look how weirdly fuzzy her bum fur is! Un-brushable!
She really is beautiful and deserves better coat care!
Anyway, she is our problem cat. She really is a sweet girl, but she has feeding issues (basically bulimic) and coat issues. Luckily she tolerates the other male cats in the house, so she basically gets along with everyone pretty well, so no real behavior issues (other than we can't get her to use a scratching post, ugh! lol).
Ok. So we've had her for about 6 months. When we found her, she was extremely malnourished and thin, as was her fur, of course. Now, after 6 months of nutrients and her obnoxious bulimic style of eating- a separate issue- her fur is quite long and full, and she finally has an undercoat. But that undercoat is like fluffy fuzzy cotton. And it practically instantly knots, even from petting.
Her fur is so complex! It's also weirdly stringy/always sticking together. When I comb her, it's really just the top coat and I don't get too much, and she looks the same. It's her undercoat that is crazy! And those knots! They are huge and deep at the skin and everywhere she is touched (neck, back, and even though we don't pet her here, allllll around her fuzzy bum).
Speaking of her bum fur... it's a completely different texture than the rest of her. And it's oddly excessive. It's weird and frizzy and just full of knots everywhere. She won't let me near that area to try and brush or trim anything.
She also doesn't handle physical attention very well. She loves being talked to (who doesn't) but you can literally only pet her 3-5 times before she is over stimulated and wants to bite. She doesn't though (no need to get her to that point) but it's obvious she can't handle much physical sensation and I have no desire to basically (in her mind) torment her like that.
So I have pictures of her crazy fur and all the different textures- I don't know if it'll help or not, but I'm kind of desperate to get her in better shape. I don't have hardly any extra money these days, so I'd like to know what are the best tools to buy to help her (so I don't have to buy a whole pile of them and go trial by error).
I hate her having all these knots that literally appear daily, as they can't feel good, poor thing.
Help!!
Thank you!!
Arrows pointing to some of her major knots.
Her extra amount of butt fur...
Showing her different fur textures. Smooth normal to insane tangled fuzz.
Look how weirdly fuzzy her bum fur is! Un-brushable!
She really is beautiful and deserves better coat care!
