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Somehow or another, Tunch managed to get himself completely tangled in briars, so I just spent the last hour and a half alternating between shaving him and bleeding. I think I got them all cut out, but now he is really, really pissed off at me and looks kind of funny:

I mean, seriously- who doesn’t like a shaved pussy every now and then.

I honestly briefly considered going the distance and giving him a cut like this:

I then came to my senses. I honestly do not know where he got the burrs, though. There are none in my back yard whatsoever. Has he learned how to climb the wood fence and get back in? Because there is no way he got the burrs in my yard.

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  3. 3.

    Mike in NC

    USA Today: Ryan’s Poll Numbers Lackluster. Ratings for VP Pick Lowest Since Quayle

    Heh, indeed.

  4. 4.

    Anne Laurie

    Cole, I swear this wasn’t here when I hit ‘publish’! FYWP!

    Also, check your fence borders — there’s some kind of stickleburr that we keep attempting to eradicate, which looks like just another clover-ish weed until the burrs break out. Our pest loves the sandy edges around the concrete back patio and the front asphalt driveway, and it’s easy to overlook when you’re mowing.

  5. 5.

    Caz

    It’s probably Romney’s fault. Or G.W. Bush’s! You better start acting like our federal govt and stop letting him have that much freedom – after all, you have authority to regulate anything for his general welfare, and banning him from the outdoors would certainly be proper. At least you’re providing him free health care.

  6. 6.

    karen

    How do I shave Contessakitty? Her fur was matted and I stupidly thought that if I used a cat brush and wet it, that would take out the matting but all it did was make the matting worse. So I tried to cut the matting out with scissors and all it did was give her spikes in a lot of her fur. So…HELP?

  9. 9.

    scav

    Somebody’s reached the panic stage.

    I’m also enjoying the thought of Tunch’s tailing whipping back and forth in annoyance. Knew a cat that could work up quite a thud with his when pissed. Feline Door Slam equivalent.

  10. 10.

    YellowJournalism

    So did you hook Tunch up with some Bikini Zone cream? Eliminates bumps, redness, and itching.

  12. 12.

    suzanne

    DO IT. DO IT.DO IT. He’ll be so humiliated and you won’t be able to keep yourself from laughing.

    I am trying to find good quality but inexpensive kitchen cabinets. NOT IKEA. Anyone have any great ideas?

  13. 13.

    w3ski

    My cat has so many matts and tangles and she won’t let me cut them. The vet says $300.00 to do it. What do you use on Tunch?
    w3ski

  14. 14.

    MoeLarryAndJesus

    Has he learned how to climb the wood fence and get back in?

    Outdoor cats LIVE to find ways to expand their territory.

    Of course he’s found a way.

  15. 15.

    Percysowner

    $300 for a shave? A few year ago I got my Maine Coon shaved for $25, so $300 seems steep. The lion cut may look funky, but the undercoat is the softest most luxurious thing ever. My current cat isn’t matting, but I’m considering getting him shaved just to help with the heat. Poor baby (another Maine Coon) is just so lethargic when it hits 90 degrees.

  16. 16.

    suzanne

    @w3ski: Buy a trimmer at Target or Costco or somewhere and do it yourself. The vet can probably give you some sedatives

  17. 17.

    Hal

    The Florida Press doesn’t seem to be nearly as impressed with Paul Ryan’s blue eyes as the national media, so it will be interesting to see how far he and Romney go in the polls in the next few weeks there.

  18. 18.

    WaterGirl

    @w3ski: Sounds to me like maybe the vet doesn’t WANT to do it, and priced it high. You could check with a groomer, rather than the vet.

  19. 19.

    John Cole

    @w3ski: I used my razer that I use on my face for my face mullet (goatee). I figure I eat and breathe and wear cat hair every day any way, what’s the fucking big deal about shaving my cats back with what I shave my face…

    After ten years of cat hair everywhere, the fucking pretenses are gone. Much like how you married folks don’t close the door when you shit and still talk to your spouse while doing bidness.

  20. 20.

    suzanne

    @John Cole:

    Much like how you married folks don’t close the door when you shit

    Excuse me.
    I don’t care how married I am. That door gets CLOSED.
    It’s important to preserve a little mystery.

  21. 21.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    If Tunch was thinner, his tail would look longer. That cat in the second picture? Wow.

    I wonder if it’s owner is still alive.

  22. 22.

    WaterGirl

    @Odie Hugh Manatee: My niece gets her cat cut that way to get rid of the mats in her hair. I don’t know how she feels about it as she is getting shaved, but she sure does love being petted when her hair is short. It’s like she says “ooh, that feels good” every time you pet her with the short hair.

    I’m sure not gonna do that to my kitties, though. No matting problems, thank goodness.

  27. 27.

    sfinny

    Well, as a single person I don’t know how married people should work out the whole bathroom thing.

    As far as shaving cats, years ago I had a long haired cat go through a briar patch. Lots of scissors, razors, combs were involved but the cat ended up looking much worse than Tunch. Lots of bare patches, short cuts, razed areas of skin. It grew out.

  28. 28.

    1badbaba3

    Mr. Cole, please… Everyone knows (or should anyway) that a hairy pussy is a happy pussy. And if you don’t believe me, just take a look at yours…IF YOU DARE! Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha (evil laugh!) Seriously dude, sleep with one eye open tonight.

  30. 30.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    @WaterGirl: @WaterGirl:

    Yeah, some kitties could enjoy having a bit less hair at times…lol! No prying necessary on the health. I’m waiting to see the Rheumatologist on the 22nd. I have to travel to Medford for that but it gives me a good excuse to pull the motorcycle out for a ride. I am being told to wait on the lump in my r. lung, with another scan scheduled in January.

    IOW, I’m in a holding pattern while the situation hurries up and doesn’t solve itself! :p

    Or as I tell people who ask how I’m doing; I’m at altitude and cruising…

    Thanks for asking! :)

  31. 31.

    Poopyman

    Oh, great:

    A reactor at the Millstone nuclear plant in Waterford, Conn., has shut down because of something that its 1960s designers never anticipated: the water in Long Island Sound was too warm to cool it.
    __
    Under the reactor’s safety rules, the cooling water can be no higher than 75 degrees. On Sunday afternoon, the water’s temperature soared to 76.7 degrees, prompting the operator, Dominion Power, to order the shutdown of the 880-megawatt reactor.

    And it’s only going to get worse going forward. I blame Al Gore.

  32. 32.

    Anne Laurie

    @Percysowner:

    My current cat isn’t matting, but I’m considering getting him shaved just to help with the heat. Poor baby (another Maine Coon) is just so lethargic when it hits 90 degrees.

    Been a few years since we had a pet who needed one, but there’s a modified version of the ‘lion cut’ groomers call the ‘tidiness cut’ or the ‘geezer cut’. Basically they shave from under the front ruff, all over the belly, the underarms, groin, and up from the tender bits to the base of the tail. But the long hair on the sides & the ruff disguise things, so your pet keeps his dignity until he rolls on his back. The idea is to remove the bits that matt worst/collect crud, but in hot weather, it means your cat can press his tummy against the coolest surface he can find (kitchen floor, tile fireplace surround) to dissipate body heat. Most big-box (Petco, Petsmart) grooming centers will take care of this, although you may have to spell out exactly how much fur you want removed (or plan your visit around the scheudle of the one groomer-on-contract who specializes in cats).

  34. 34.

    WaterGirl

    @Odie Hugh Manatee: Well, the waiting sounds like not any fun at all. But if they think it can wait 6 months, then maybe whatever it is won’t be a big deal. (she said hopefully!)

  35. 35.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    @WaterGirl:

    All they can tell me is that it’s not big enough to bother with right now.

    When it comes to any kind of news, I guess I have to start somewhere! ;)

  38. 38.

    Spatula

    In answer to your question, I can honestly say that I have never, ever liked a shaved pussy, not even once in a while.

    Or a furry one either.

    :D

  39. 39.

    karen

    Swift Boat finally comes back, only it’s Special Ops groups attacking Obama for daring to “brag about it.”

    Chad Kolton, a former spokesman for the office of Director of National Intelligence during the George W. Bush administration who now represents OPSEC, also said the group’s message and make-up are nonpolitical.

    I guess Obama will have to get one of those Veterans for Obama and soldiers for Obama. I just hope it doesn’t do damage.

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/15/us-usa-campaign-binladen-ad-idUSBRE87E01F20120815

  40. 40.

    karen marie

    @w3ski: Seems like a crazy expensive price but they may be including full sedation in that. I would ask them why that is necessary. It’s possible that the mats are so bad in particularly difficult spots they don’t believe it can be done without full sedation. A groomer will shave a cat for the same price as a dog (+/- $50, including shampoo and nail trim). Personally, I would not get involved in attempting to shave a cat, especially where there is matting. Mats can get bad enough where they distort the skin and unless you’re experienced you can cut the cat.

    @suzanne: Yeah, like where that godawful smell came from.

  42. 42.

    Patricia Kayden

    @karen: Bush had a “we won” banner up long before the US had won anything in Iraq (or Afghanistan for that matter). How exactly has Obama bragged about getting OBL? He has the right to celebrate such a great accomplishment. Bring on the swiftboating. Obama is going to hit back.

  44. 44.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @John Cole:

    Much like how you married folks don’t close the door when you shit and still talk to your spouse while doing bidness.

    The fuck? Where do you get your ideas?

  45. 45.

    AxelFoley

    @Patricia Kayden:

    @karen: Bush had a “we won” banner up long before the US had won anything in Iraq (or Afghanistan for that matter). How exactly has Obama bragged about getting OBL? He has the right to celebrate such a great accomplishment. Bring on the swiftboating. Obama is going to hit back.

    Exactly. Swiftboating only works when you don’t fight back, ala John Kerry. I would hope folks on our side would understand by now that Obama and his people hit back, and they hit back harder.

  47. 47.

    Bill Arnold

    A catcam might be interesting. Though with Tunch, you would need to do a lot of editing.
    (I am tempted to buy one after looking at the gallery. It doesn’t do night vision, so no spying on nocturnal adventures.)

  51. 51.

    w3ski

    @karen marie: That is why I gave up trying. She is an old beast and has breathing problems like asthma already. The Vet was including full sedation and admitted up front it might be fatal for her. She sure won’t sit still for any kind of maintenance. Ornery old cat but she is still my baby.
    In Ca. you have to have a special license to cut cat hair. My local big box store doesn’t. And as ornery as this cat is she would need to be out cold.
    I feel so sorry for all her matting tho.
    I have heard of “grooming tools” but she has 3 layers of thick long hair, along with the mats
    w3ski

  52. 52.

    hep kitty

    You have a long, productive life ahead of you. My advice is to proceed with extreme caution. Also, we would miss your blog terribly.

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