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See the picture at the link to believe it. They had to sedate the poor kitty to relieve her (him?) of all that matted fur. The cat looked as if he had a bunch of weasel pelts glued to his back.
1 posted on 12/21/2016 7:37:24 PM PST by thecodont
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To: thecodont; Slings and Arrows

Dreadlock kitty

glad he’s okay now


2 posted on 12/21/2016 7:41:15 PM PST by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: thecodont
The cat looked as if he had a bunch of weasel pelts glued to his back.

I've been around cats for nearly all my life.

Cats take care of grooming their own fur. What's lacking in this article is what prevented this cat from doing the same.

3 posted on 12/21/2016 7:44:13 PM PST by Ol' Dan Tucker (For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard., -- Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4)
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To: thecodont

I had to show this to my wife. She was just de-matting our cat today. My cat’s got nothing on that one.


5 posted on 12/21/2016 7:46:21 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: thecodont

That’s not a cat, it’s a hairy Octopus.


6 posted on 12/21/2016 7:46:45 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (Lock her up!)
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To: thecodont

8 posted on 12/21/2016 7:48:03 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: thecodont

Poor thing looks like Old Deuteronomy.


10 posted on 12/21/2016 7:49:52 PM PST by stylecouncilor ("The future ain't what it used to be." Yogi Berra)
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To: thecodont
Reminds me of this story:

Shearer saves lost sheep from woolly death, sets unofficial world record

11 posted on 12/21/2016 7:50:04 PM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: thecodont

That poor poor kitty. How could it even move to feed itself, get water, or relieve itself? This is gross negligence. I am so glad someone stepped in and got rid of all those mats. Mats are painful to cats, because they pull and pull on a cat’s thin sensitive skin. If the cat’s coat gets dirty, or if they are naturally oily-haired cat, it attracts dirt and the cat can form mats in the wink of an eye. My Maine Coon is very well groomed, but I still have to take her to a professional groomer twice a year because of her oily coat forming mats I can’t get out.


14 posted on 12/21/2016 7:57:13 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: thecodont

I’ve never had a cat that’s needed a haircut, ever. On the other hand, I have to vacuum the couches frequently.


17 posted on 12/21/2016 8:00:19 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: thecodont

Calico, 90% chance of her.


18 posted on 12/21/2016 8:00:42 PM PST by Ingtar (.)
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To: thecodont

That’s a calico cat, so it’s almost certainly a girl.


20 posted on 12/21/2016 8:07:31 PM PST by Rufii
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To: thecodont
You know, it may be but something about this story stinks.

I have had cats who produced a great deal of hair and never had one that looked even close to that. Perhaps with a long haired cat but this is a short hair. Their hair does not grow that long.

The fur around the head and ears looks well cared for.

I am going to tentatively say that this is a hoax of some kind.

21 posted on 12/21/2016 8:09:21 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
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To: thecodont

While I don’t personally care for cats, I would not even consider treating a cat this way.


22 posted on 12/21/2016 8:10:24 PM PST by txnativegop (Socialism -- an evil created by ignorant a-holes!)
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To: thecodont

My long hair Maine Coon needs daily pruning.


23 posted on 12/21/2016 8:12:39 PM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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I hate to be a spoil sport but how typical of the libs to be utterly devastated at the mere thought of a cat weighed down by excess fur - now babies slaughtered, chopped up and sold for their body parts, well that’s “a mother’s choice,” not to mention, Planned Parenthood’s (what a misnomer there) choice to add to their bottom line, but that poor cat - oh the humanity !


31 posted on 12/21/2016 8:41:32 PM PST by zerosix (Arlene Krings)
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To: thecodont

Fake


32 posted on 12/21/2016 8:43:32 PM PST by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: thecodont

They are so clean!


33 posted on 12/21/2016 8:44:43 PM PST by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: thecodont; Rusty0604

My eldest normally gentle and ladylike kitty went on strike 2 years ago and will not allow me to groom her...and I have the scars to prove I tried..She has her second lion cut and the groomer found out quickly she had to sedate her to give her the hair cut.

I cannot imagine a kitty being this matted! Poor thing.


41 posted on 12/21/2016 10:12:24 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
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To: thecodont

My spoiled felines don’t know how good they have it. They got brushed with the “furminator” yesterday. I can’t imagine how that cat survived under all that matted fur. Poor thing.


49 posted on 12/22/2016 12:36:30 AM PST by blackbetty59
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