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Post Grooming Pics

by John Cole|  February 19, 201910:11 pm| 35 Comments

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Slightly less floof, no matting, coat feels amazing, plus he smells good and his nether regions have been attended to:

He even made it to the groomer and back without shitting himself and the crate, which trust me, is more traumatic for me than for him. He also got a little tuna for dinner. He’s a very good boy and he is very happy.

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  1. 1.

    West of the Rockies

    February 19, 2019 at 10:13 pm

    Handsome boy…

  2. 2.

    HinTN

    February 19, 2019 at 10:17 pm

    Damn right

  3. 3.

    Amir Khalid

    February 19, 2019 at 10:18 pm

    I take it Steve has given up his traditional fit of violent rage at having to endure a haircut. Fingers crossed for next year.

  4. 4.

    ??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??

    February 19, 2019 at 10:19 pm

    Cutie pie! It’s a good thing he got up out of that bed finally!

    Nothing is worse than cleaning poopy cat fur, I’m sure.

  5. 5.

    jonas

    February 19, 2019 at 10:19 pm

    He’s like “yeah, I know I threw a 5-alarm shitshow this morning, but I have to admit, I look pretty fly.”

  6. 6.

    jonas

    February 19, 2019 at 10:21 pm

    @Amir Khalid: I know — I was going to add: “Where are the memorial services for the groomers being held this year?”

  7. 7.

    Pogonip

    February 19, 2019 at 10:24 pm

    Was he sedated? He looks pretty relaxed.

    Was Cole sedated?

  8. 8.

    Yarrow

    February 19, 2019 at 10:24 pm

    He looks so sweet.

  9. 9.

    Timurid

    February 19, 2019 at 10:25 pm

    KITTY!

  10. 10.

    MagdaInBlack

    February 19, 2019 at 10:27 pm

    @Pogonip:
    He does look stoned, doesn’t he?
    Steve…not John.

  11. 11.

    Matt McIrvin

    February 19, 2019 at 10:28 pm

    Movie star cat.

  12. 12.

    Jane2

    February 19, 2019 at 10:28 pm

    Looking magnificent!

  13. 13.

    randy khan

    February 19, 2019 at 10:35 pm

    I see that he’s let you live.

    So far.

  14. 14.

    mrmoshpotato

    February 19, 2019 at 10:37 pm

    @MagdaInBlack: I read his look as “I’m damn magnificent, and you know it.”

  15. 15.

    trollhattan

    February 19, 2019 at 10:42 pm

    @Pogonip:
    “Twenty, twenty, twenty-four hours to go”

  16. 16.

    Yarrow

    February 19, 2019 at 10:42 pm

    @mrmoshpotato: He looks like he feels better but he doesn’t want to admit it because otherwise he might have to go through all that again.

  17. 17.

    Tinare

    February 19, 2019 at 10:45 pm

    He is such a gorgeous cat.

  18. 18.

    stinger

    February 19, 2019 at 10:46 pm

    That is one gorgeous cat.

  19. 19.

    Villago Delenda Est

    February 19, 2019 at 10:50 pm

    Magnificent beast.

    The medium and longhairs really benefit from a good grooming, and Steve looks very good indeed.

  20. 20.

    MomSense

    February 19, 2019 at 10:51 pm

    Damn but he is a magnificent creature.

  21. 21.

    jacy

    February 19, 2019 at 10:55 pm

    My ancient fat little bulldog mix, Wilson, decided to go on walkabout, and while digging under the fence cut his pad. I’ve cleaned it and there’s nothing else to do till it heals, but now he insists he be carried around. If you don’t he just falls over and looks pathetic. Sigh. Maybe I should get a wagon and attach it to the other dog.

  22. 22.

    ThresherK

    February 19, 2019 at 10:55 pm

    Part of me wants to see the pile of hair the brushing relieved him of. (This has everything to do with being a fellow staffer to two cats who are currently shedding.)

  23. 23.

    rikyrah

    February 19, 2019 at 10:59 pm

    Awe Steve???

  24. 24.

    Jerzy Russian

    February 19, 2019 at 11:08 pm

    Just out of idle curiosity, where might one get one’s nether regions attended to, if one is not a floofy cat? Asking for a friend.

  25. 25.

    Mike in Oly

    February 19, 2019 at 11:18 pm

    Our dearly departed Miss Gracie was a dead ringer for Steve, and had similar issues requiring professional grooming to clean up her “potty patch”, as they referred to it. He is just a gorgeous boy. Thanks for posting pics of him.

  26. 26.

    TomatoQueen

    February 19, 2019 at 11:18 pm

    Oh who’s a pretty pretty boy oh oh oh

  27. 27.

    Jay

    February 19, 2019 at 11:28 pm

    @Jerzy Russian:

    Just google it.

  28. 28.

    Yarrow

    February 19, 2019 at 11:28 pm

    @Jerzy Russian: Waxing salon.

  29. 29.

    Jackie

    February 19, 2019 at 11:35 pm

    Such a majestic cat. I’ve had several – so I know majestic when I see one???

  30. 30.

    CaseyL

    February 19, 2019 at 11:39 pm

    He’s so handsome, it makes me want to bury my face in his fur.

    Cole, what do you mean Steve now smells good? Kitties ALWAYS smell good! (It’s because they are superior beings. And, okay, because they have no sweat glands on their bodies.) Do you mean he now smells like expensive cat shampoo?

  31. 31.

    Yutsano

    February 19, 2019 at 11:48 pm

    Handsome Papa Stevedore Hemingway is handsome!

    Proper authoritahs shall be alerted.

  32. 32.

    StringOnAStick

    February 19, 2019 at 11:51 pm

    We’ve got a young female Steve lookalike. As a kitten we called her Tiny Cat, we officially changed her name to Tiny Bobcat about 5 pounds ago.

    Steve is simply gorgeous. I’ve got a thing for Torbies and grey striped kitties.

  33. 33.

    John Revolta

    February 20, 2019 at 12:01 am

    he will have his revenge

  34. 34.

    columbusqueen

    February 20, 2019 at 1:33 am

    “Who’s a pretty kitty?” “I am!”

  35. 35.

    zhena gogolia

    February 20, 2019 at 10:34 am

    @Yutsano:

    Why doesn’t she ever comment any more? I miss her.

    YAY STEVE!

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