Cut my Cat

sophistica

First post and I need cheering up. I was grooming my long haired pedigree cat and accidentally cut (off) a large 1-1.5 inch piece of skin with her matted fur. My neighbour came over and we rushed her to the vet who gave her antibiotics and stitches and charged me £121! She is now wobbly, subdued and not herself. She needs antibotics for a week which my neighbour will try to adminster as I am off to Las Vegas on Tuesday for a holiday. That cat is my baby and I am really worrried about her.

carlih1

Ah bless you,

I am sure your cat will be fine, but you jsut feel really guilty, my mum scarred my leg whilst changing my napppy once and has never forgiven myself, it's a great way to get round her sometimes lol..... anyway i did the same sort of thing to my lo and felt awful for ages so i can imagine how your feeling if she is your baby.

Let us know how she is, and don't worry they are very tough little animals

hugs

carli xxx

twink

poor puss and poor you, i am sure the wound wont take long to heal, my lovely sooty was a longhaired cat too and his coat used to get matted very easily, but i found it was more likely to go like that if he wasnt in good condition, you could ask the vet if there is anything you can do to stop the fur matting as i am sure the cat wont be best pleased to be groomed for a while:D

Mrs_Thrify

Oh Dear! You are going through the emotions, every mum does. Cross, upset and what can I do to make it better...
Bring a nice treat back from your holiday for her.
Also have some thoughs on pet insurance!
Hugs from everyone.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Best advice: DO NOT CUT YOUR CAT'S FUR!!

Long haired cats need grooming everyday. Just combing a long hair everyday, should prevent mattered fur occuring. If they get groomed regularly from a kitten, it becomes part of a cat's daily routine.


Check out some cat books or cat internet websites for advice on how to groom, and what tools to use. There is also a special talc which can be applied to aid in grooming.

Sorry only have sympathy for your cat I'm afraid.

Prudent

It is so hard to leave your cat while they are sick. If you really don't want to do it check your travel insurance as you may be covered.

sophistica

Still miserable but thanks for your kind words. Before you all think the worst of me - I have had my cat for 14 years. I got her from a family who didn't want her because she makes a mess, is sick regularly, wees under the litter tray and hates being groomed. I have turned her into a happy purring little thing and she is the most cossetted cat in the UK but she still hates being groomed (on her hind quarters) hence the matted coat. However, I am never going to cut her fur again and I will ask the vet about grooming her when I go to get the stitches out. She has just jumped up on to my high Victorian bed so she must be feeling a bit better.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

your cat sounds similar to mine actually. Although I got her as a kitten, she detests being groomed, she rarely grooms herself. My cat is also about 14, and she's always been the same, hates to be disturbed.
She is short-haired, but she has a dense coat, rather like the british blue breed. I comb her with a small tail comb, and she dosen't seem to mind as much.. still gets fed up quickly tho' and wanders off :rolleyes:

moggins

One thing I've found that works really well when you find a small matt and is safer than scissors is a stitch cutter. If you work down to the bottom near the skin and coax the cutter between the skin and the mat then it comes off really easily and there is no risk of cutting the cat

Red_Elle

Aww you have my sympathy. Yes the ideal is to groom from scratch, but as lots of us take in cats with histories, they don't always like to be groomed.
I have 4 and only one lets me groom her - luckily she is the only one that gets matted. Even with daily grooming she still gets matted. At age 14 I really wouldn't bother tbh, as they get more checks at the vet at that age and they can do it for you. For anyone else, I have a hair thinning brush (that has a razor on it, but far back on the brush, IYKWIM) that is meant for long haired dogs and that works wonders

chewy62

I try to brush our long haired cat whenever I can, but we always have to cut the little matted bits off with scissors. I really worry about cutting her, but it's very hard to do,and she starts growling after a couple of minutes! I'm sure your wee cat will be fine. I remember trapping our family King Charles Spaniel's head in a swinging door when she was apuppy. It was awful! She was fine but I felt terrible!!!!Don't be hard on yourself!