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That's Pinky. He's a 20lb Norwegian Forest Cat. His fur is so long and dense we would have to hire someone to brush him for 8 hours a day to prevent it from matting up, and he's so big and has so much fur he can't groom himself well enough to keep it in check so after a few months we just shave him. He actually loves it, once it's over with anyway. He puts up a little fight but for the most part he's pretty passive and lets you do it, I think because he knows how good he feels afterwards. There's a noticeable difference in his behavior after he's shaved, he's more active and way more playful.
Cats are very good at hiding their discomfort and I know having dreadlocks close to your skin and pulling all the time must suck and it probably itches like crazy and he can't scratch it. This time I made it out with only one minor scratch on my right forearm but u literally have scars from doing this. But, he's like one of my kids, we've had him for 11 years.
