Birman/fur

castle96

I have been 'bequethed' a 7 year old male Birman (him and sister stopped getting on).
Placid/nice fellow, but the fur !!!!!!! Everywhere. In house, and on him. Very thick and sticky out.
I looked around for a cat groomer, re cost to cut it, but could only find one in my town (Tamworth).
£69 for a "no frills" cut. They also do a 'Lion cut'. God knows what that would cost !
What do you pay ? How long does it last.
I do my own hair with a fairly quiet trimmer, but don't think he would stay still long enough if I used that.

chris_n_tj

Have you tried a fuminator? I used one years ago on our long haired tabby with good results.
Am guessing other cat slaves will be along to offer you some good advice.
Good luck, they are beautiful hairs or not though x

ElusiveLucy

Try a Zoom Groom. My half Birman moggie loves it

ripplyuk

I'd say a Lion cut is 'no frills'. It's certainly basic anyway and he'll look pretty awful after. At this time of year, I wouldn't do it unless your house is always warm. I'd try a furminator first. They're great (I've used them on everything from horses to rabbits) and will get out most of the loose hair. Unfortunately, nothing will stop the shedding completely and it's just something that goes with having a cat. You'll get used to it. And Birmans are gorgeous!

GwylimT

Cats find hair cuts very distressing, it also disrupts their natural grooming and prevents the hairs natural cooling and heating process.

If they are groomed daily fur isn't a problem at all.

paddypaws101

I would only get a cat groomed and his coat trimmed if he had painful mats that I could not easily remove.
Hopefully he has been used to being groomed/combed at home by his previous owner and will accept it from you. I have 5 fluffies, 2 of them being Birman Cross so do understand the challenge.....mine all love the Zoom Groom and a couple of them will allow use of a fine metal comb as long as I am gentle, but I would not use a Furminator on a long coat as it has far too much 'drag' and would be painful.

happysaz133

My girl isn't a Birman, but her hair is very similar to my friends Birman. I had a FURminator for the dogs which is fantastic for them and my short haired cat, but really doesn't do much for long cat hair. I believe you can now get long hair FURminators, but I can't comment as I've never used one. I've got a ZoomGroom, that works OK but really it just blows fluff about.

This is the best brush for her fur I have found - http://www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/dog/dog-grooming/dog-brushes-and-combs/ball-pin-slicker - I was stunned because its very cheap and doesn't look up to much, but it works so well on her. I do have to brush her every day, but it certainly stops the little white tumbleweeds of fluff flying around the house.

teddysmum

I don't know whether this will work for cats, but may, if he is open to being groomed:


When one of my cavaliers was a puppy,he had thick fine fur, just like a long haired cat's, which stuck to everything and brushing or combing him didn't help much.


An experienced breeder/exhibitor (I have just remembered that she had long haired cats, too) suggested using a broad elastic band on a metal comb.


The band was stretched the length of the comb, then one side was threaded in and out of every three or four teeth. It worked wonders,being a combination of comb and one of those rubber gadgets for removing hair from upholstery.

rita-rabbit

what about cats diet?

adding some raw & excluding dried should reduce shedding. I've recently changed my 2s diet & ditched the dried food & upgraded to Animondi Carny but also incorporated some raw & have noticed less shedding.