Before and After - Karma gets a "Lion" Cut

Two of my cats are Birmans, a brother and sister 5 years old, Karma and Kismet. Kismet never has a problem with matted fur. She loves to be brushed and groomed. Her brother, Karma, hates to be brushed and in the winter his fur is incredibly static. Plus he rolls around and rubs on everything making himself MORE static. Consequently he gets covered with mats in the winter. Moving into the unfinished house with lots of sawdust made it worse and we decided to make an appointment with the vet for a grooming and a shave...a lion cut.

Rafe had a cat, a Persian, named Oscar who was a rescue cat and was matted. he had a lion cut done on him and it worked real well, so he was all for it. I had never had it done on my cats before and I was nervous. But I shouldn't have been. Karma loved the haircut and was so glad to get the uncomfortable nasty mats cut off. I think we might do this once a year when winter hits and the dryer air causes static.

Since Karma doesn't go outside the cut doesn't make him any colder, plus we have radiant heat in the floors. Because of the severity of the mats and the time it took to shave him the vet did sedate him lightly. Next time if we catch it before he gets so matted we will do it without sedation as that is safer.

I think he looks pretty cute. ;-)

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[janeyrevanescence12]

Bet he was running around the house after his haircut. I knew a cat that became as hyperactive as a kitten after she got a lion cut. Such cuties. Do both of them now sport lion cuts or just Moosey? BTW, how are they doing now?

[ravensky23]

@janeyrevanescence12 Thanks for the great comment. Both of "the kids" are doing fantastic! We do get them both cut now, Moose (Karma) gets his done in the fall, sometime before the winter "static" season. Kismet gets hers less often, she really doesn't mat badly, but has so much hair on her backside that it interferes with her cleanliness sometimes, and then we take her in. She loves it too. It really effects how they feel. They act like kittens when shaved! :-)

[janeyrevanescence12]

@ravensky23 you're welcome. Please give them a scratch behind the ears for me, please. How did Karma get his nickname of Moose?

[ravensky23]

@janeyrevanescence12 He is sweet as can be, but a little on the slow side. We started calling them "Moose and Squirrel" (from Rocky and Bullwinkle) when they were young. Kismet, not much of a squirrel, ended up being just "Kissie" but pronounced "Kizzie". And Karma was Moose. He just flops everywhere, is kinda goofy, it just fit him! Guess it musta been karma! LOL ;-)

[ciao614]

Mine both get Lion cuts and it does look like they are wearing a onesie paajama when they are done! It's just that their skin isn't attached to their muscles so it bags on cats. Some more than others. Mine get their paws done too though and I noticed that yours doesn't. Did you ask for that or is that the way the groomer just does it? I like the look of the paws shaved., but your cats is adorable!

[ravensky23]

@ciao614 It does depends on which groomer is doing it. In this video it was done at the vets office because ti was his first time and he needed mild sedation. He no longer gets sedated and the regular groomer sometimes shaves the lower legs and sometimes doesn't. I really have no preference, but Karma seems to like the "leg warmers" better. :-)

[shadow6326]

Deb! He is adorable!! What a great hair cut..the Lion King lives!!!

Have a great day!!!

[ravensky23]

@macalice1 You're an idiot.

See, I made a snap judgment about you based on the 29 words you left on my video. You don't know me, nor my cat based on the 4:24 seconds you watched. I've had many cats over the years, all healthy, well loved and well groomed. This is the first cat who has static and matting problems and will scratch or bite you if you come near him with a comb. He's miserable matted and LOVES it when his hair is short.. Go away and annoy the people in your real life.

[xoxojalynn]

omg i call my cat a monkey too!!

[candiceroe]

Lmao can't wait for my son to get his kitty for christmas (from santa) I'm so gonna get this done!

[pinkygirl1999]

ROFL

[LiverWithFavaBeans]

Karma and Kismet are such good names for brother and sister cats! And the haircut is adorable. =]

[janeyrevanescence12]

@ravensky23 cute! What is it with male cats and not wanting to get brushed? I had a Himmie and he didn't like his mats being touched to. He looked just like Moosie but he didn't have the white booties. Meanwhile, my Maine Coon female adores being groomed and gets upset when she's not being brushed. Please give them a scratch behind the ears for me?

[Kelliflowerful]

That is one happy little guy!!