“I kept a couple of things with rusty’s hair too.”
Don’t tell anyone but I have bags of hair. When grooming The Silvers, I would get quite a large pile. I just kept putting it in sandwich bags until one was full. Each one with their name on it. And then when I trim Cooper I would save his fur clippings.
I’m not sure why. I did think with the kitties maybe one day I could spin it into yarn and then make a sweater.
I went to a little shop in Bodego Bay once and it was all scarves, caps, sweaters, etc., from pet hair. I told the owner about rusty long beautiful hair that I had to have shaved occasionally, and she gave me her card because she wanted it. I thought about it, some of my friends thought it was creepy, so I never called her.
You’re fortunate Roy let you groom him. Rusty wasn’t so cooperative. In California I took him to a cat groomer and got a poodle cut, and he was fine with it. When I moved back to Texas there are no cat groomers unless it’s a vet and they use anesthesia. I didn’t like it, but had no choice. Before he died, his hair was matted and I snipped some and used conditioner but didn’t want him to go through going go vet and the drugs. I always hope I made the right decision.