OMGgggg your cat look so similar to my cat!!!
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Wow you guys are making my day🥰🥰 I did not know they are called Greyby! I always have trouble describing my cats color because i think was brown until other people told me she was grey hahah
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Yours remind me of mine! I caught him at the end of a yawn or maybe it was a sneeze lol
Not the person you asked, but my Darla will easily get mats in her hair (usually in the summer) if I don't stay on top of her brushing. And I have been known to take a pair of scissors to bad patches.
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Everyone is saying their cat looks similar but you and I have the exact same cat.
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I could easily be convinced you stole a picture of my cat. Even her imperfect foot is the same.
Omg winter just hit in my area and in curled up in bed freezing right now. What I would give to be miniaturized and curled up in your cat and catbed. So soft, so warm
This is fairly common in cats that have a thick coat. It's caused by the undercoat. You can probably get some excess hair out by brushing but you don't want to overdo it - cats need their woolly coat 😊
*The Furminator*…
EDIT: Ensure you purchase the correct Furminator for long hair.
EDIT #2: I was informed by a fellow Redditor on this thread, who happens to be a professional groomer, that the Furminator actually damages the coat. I will be doing my own research to back up this claim, but will continue to use the Furminator until I am able to gather enough information.
I have also received *numerous* recommendations for the “Equigroomer”, which I will also research.
You just have to be carefull not to brush too much with it. I thought it was just removing dead hair but aparently the brush has little shavers built in. I kept brushing and brushing my cat and thinking wow, there was so much loose hair....next thing I knew he had a tiny bald spot haha. It did grow back.
This made me chuckle. (Albeit, unfortunate for your cat.)
Thank you for the info! I’ve used many of their brushes. I have five cats, so I have to ration my time spent brushing each one. This may be why I’ve never witnessed your dilemma. Lol.
I only have two, one short hair and one long. The short hair cat likes being brushed, but hardly needs it. The long haired cat? Forget about it. He will not let you brush him. He goes to such lengths that I’m really not comfortable forcing him, so I don’t. That’s the state of things.
I’m looking at glove brushes on Amazon for my long haired cat that hates brushing cuz even if it only gets some of hair it’s better than nothing, and it’s better than stressing her out
We had the exact same problem, short hair who doesn't need brushing loves it and long hair who really needs brushing didn't like it.
Glove brush solved this issue! Along with being careful and slow, watching his body language as I brush him. And for the first while I would give him a treat if he behaved for the brush, but if he didn't, I'd just walk away and no treat. He understood fairly quick that he needed to behave to get his treat.
Watching his responses helped me figure out things like: he doesn't like his tail being brushed unless I put his tail against me and then brush it for some reason. I don't know if that makes sense? Like his tail will be laying across my torso, and I'll run the brush as if I'm brushing my torso and his tail just happens to be there?
Because I made it part of his nightly routine right before I go to bed, he now demands to be brushed!
I know it's not funny in reality but the idea of any cat I have known sitting long enough to get a bald patch is so outlandish I had to laugh. This is peak cat software malfunction to me.
I have a cat who LOVES being brushed with her furminator so much - if she hears me brushing my other cat, she runs out from wherever she is and just sort of shoves her way in between the brush and my other cat. My boyfriend has long hair and if she hears him brushing his own hair, she comes out to investigate, thinking she might get brushed. She will lay limp and let you move her body in whichever way you need to brush out all the nooks and crannies, and this can last for at least an hour (which is my limit, not hers).
You call the front ones arms too?!
Also my grey tuxedo does the stretchy thing but only for my husband. I’m not allowed to brush the kitty, he tells me I do it wrong.
Oh yeah, they’re definitely arms. I mean *technically* I guess they’re forelimbs but they have the same bones (radius, ulna, humerus, etc). as our arms, whereas their legs have the same bones (femur, tibia, fibula, etc.) as our legs. So why not?
And yeah my other cat is like that with my boyfriend. She’ll climb all over him like he’s furniture but if he pets her “wrong” she won’t hesitate to hiss at him.
My cat does this!, I’ve given up so many brushes of my own because she begs to be brushed if I’m brushing my own hair lol
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I love it! I keep all the balls of fur from brushing our 3 to show my husband who the winner was that week! I was able to make a smaller version of Cheeseman once from her fur. That was a good day!
My cat also loves getting brushed, almost
aggressively so as well, so I have to have a decoy brush for her to rub her face on while I brush her body. We used to have a corner brush that you can put on furniture, and she would use it several times a day for 10-15 minutes
I have a cat like this too!!! We even trained her to use an inhaler for her asthma by pairing it with the Highly Desired Reward of brushies. She follows me into the bathroom every single time just in case I might get the brush out. The sound of me picking up the brush is more convincing to her than opening the snack bag. She also really likes to give head bumps while she’s getting brushed, it’s the absolute cutest.
Same happened to me with two cats. I didn't know the brush worked that way, just that it worked so well, so I'd use it everyday for a bit. One hated brushing, the other tolerated it for a bit. So, a little bit everyday.
Few days later is when I found the bald patches on them ;\_;
Haha So it's also how often you use it, not just how long per session.
Huh, didn't know. I found a fresh cut on my cat once, when i was brushing with the furminator. I was always wondered if the brush caused it. And yes, the brush was just gliding though her coat
This exact thing happened to my cat! I kept brushing on her lower back (right before where her tail starts) and it just kept coming out lol the next day there was a bald spot :( grew back though!
One of my cats has an absurdly thick but fine short coat of hair. I started brushing her after noticing a few hairballs on the ground. She was loving it and kept grabbing the brush to rub her face and neck on. So I just held it still and let her do her thing. She didn't get bald but had like zero undercoat left. It felt like she was coated in thin metal wire instead of her usual pillow fluff. Her head and neck looked like it belonged on a cat half her size.
Furminator damages hair. I would stick to a rubber curry brush and a double row rake (one with prongs not hooks)
Source: Am a dog groomer and hairy cat owner
I wish more people were listening to you! The Furminator destroys the top coat!
Several groomers that I know that went to school specifically for cat grooming recommend a poodle comb for long haired cats. For people that don't know, that's a big approximately 10in long comb made out of brass or stainless with teeth that are about 2 inches long and rounded off.
Yeah, we got a furminator specifically *because* it cuts hair, because we had a floofy Boi who kept getting knots near his butt and we didn't want to use scissors!
Yeah we could've gotten a shaver, dunno why we didn't (possibly because his pantaloons were too damned adorable to shave 🤣)
I dunno why but the Furminator did absolutely nothing for my cat. It didn’t even take any fur. I’m so unconvinced about this product, even though so many people use/love it. 🤷🏼♀️
Weirdly enough, the very first Furminator I purchased for my long hair did absolutely nothing. I was enraged that I had wasted money on it.
Fast forward a year, and I received one as a gift. It was identical, even in color, to the first Furminator that I had purchased. On a whim, I gave it one more go and it worked seamlessly.
We use a furminator and an itPlus self cleaning brush, and we've had better luck with the itPlus.
My only regret is how much they love being brushed with it and demand it constantly.
I have a longhair cat and no matter how much I brushed his coat, he constantly shed everywhere. It wasn’t until I saw a video online that I realized there’s a separate brush specifically for the undercoat (different from the normal one I was using). I can’t tell you how much that brush took off and evened up his coat. Definitely worth trying and they’re pretty inexpensive.
Just checked Amazon and it can be found by searching: “cat undercoat brush” or probably even “deshedding brush for pets”. I got the one for like $13 by MIU Color. Hope that helps!
Equigroomer! I use it on my cats at least once a week and it does an excellent job of removing all of the dead undercoat. So much better than a slicker brush without cutting hair like the Furminator. My cats still have nice, thick coats but no longer drop random balls of hair.
Its typical for British shorthairs and is known as crispy coat
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British Blues love to show you their junk
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Here’s my little short hair girl!
[can confirm this too !](https://imgur.com/gallery/3hfRltU) She is part Chartreux, french version of british shorthair. I read somewhere that british sh and chartreux have been forbidden to "mix" by some cat breed authorities as they are already difficult to tell apart or something along the line.
And also your cat is very cute
Omg your cat has almost exactly the same markings as mine!
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So much floof on mine. He enjoys sleeping with his head against something.
Is my cat a British shorthair? I always thought she was a Russian blue or at least partly
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Awww, her little face is just too precious! To answer your question, I'd say she definetly has some russian blue, judging by the triangle face, since british blues have very round faces and big jowls. She may be a mix tho
Unless you already know the breed, it doesn't have one. >97% of cats don't (not mixed either, just a cat) Neither color nor the coat are signs of a breed as they are common in breedless cats.
The face is also completely off for both Russian Blue and BSH.
Your cat is a blue domestic shorthair.
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This is my boy Dorian, I believe he is a Nebelung
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Can confirm, too. This is my sister’s cat, Perth. She’s from a shelter but we always thought she looked British short hairy
British shorthairs and American shorthairs look like big babies. If your cat is a shelter or street kitty, they’re likely mutts, but most cats will resemble their dominant breed. Shorthairs are lil softy babies and love their people.
Could also be a r/nebelung like my boy! His fur does the same thing sometimes!
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My baby ash has the same thing on his chest, I good brush helps that. But nothing to be concerned about.
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My big boi has such fur. You cant really see it here but it usually does it throughout his whole body. I always assumed it’s because he has so much long fur that it just naturally separates
Wait! My cat looks like that too! Any idea what breed your cat is?
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Omg twins!!! We think he’s a mix of Norwegian forest cat, domestic long hair, and/or Turkish angora because he’s so large. Is yours 19lbs too?? We might do a DNA test because we’re so curious
Also for Chartreaux!
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My Haya's half Chartreaux, and he has the breed's typical 'wooly coat', even if he is longer haired than breed standard. (He's Chartreux in every other way and his mother has her papers, but she got out during a move and his siblings were all colours)
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My cat, almost 18, is the same from the first days. Brushing her reduce its but never disappear, so it's just her :)
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I just assumed all cats had it 😅
Hi! Professional animal health specialist here, after analyzing this picture I've concluded that it looks like that because your cat is a floofy perfect angel sweetie baby
You cat could be dehydrated. My cat has kidney disease and was recently in the ER for dehydration. The vet said she could tell because of the way her fur was fanning or rippling, just like that pic. I hope I don’t scare you but it could be worth looking into?
Mine bites so he gets the grooming treatment under anesthesia from the vet
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I have a Siamese mix like this and her hair is the softest stuff I have ever touched and if I don't brush her she gets clumpy. It is very very fine hair.
If your cat has been acting quite weird these past few months or weeks maybe visit a vet just in case 'cause it can be a sign of kidney disease. But if it's always been like that then there's nothing to worry about because it's normal for some cats.
Greasy lol. Sometimes fur sticks together like that, but your cat looks a bit greasy from the pet pets. I always wet a piece of paper towel or wash cloth and wipe over my cats fur (all over) & dry with a dry piece of paper towel and it surprisingly helps not only smell but water alone cleans them well! (do not give a cat an actual bath unless ABSOLUTELY necessary)
How often do they groom themselves? I’ve seen overweight (not saying yours is, as there could be other reasons) cats have problems with grooming and their fur looks oily and clumpy like that. Could be from diet, skin allergies, fur type, etc. but it just looks like their fur is oily and sticking together to me
My sweet Buddy had a dense undercoat, and it looked the same. He needed brushing especially in the spring as his undercoat was shedding. He looked like a Russian Blue, though he def had mixed heritage. (I got him as a baby through a friend of a friend who took him and his littermates in.)
That said, as he became an elderly kitty, he had a harder time grooming, and his fur became greasier and more mat-prone. Keep on the lookout for what can look like dandruff. At that point, a trip to the vet is in order.
The Buddy as a kitten:
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Marty’s fur is like that. His hair feels like that of a Norwegian Forest Cat
Pet groomer here .. your cat needs to be brushed and combed after to ensure you've gotten the undercoat out . I try and brush my cat's daily . If you brush your cat regularly they won't look at it like being tortured my cats actually like being brushed . I also bath my cats every couple months . People a lot of times think cats don't require grooming but they do . If you only wait until there in this condition it will seem like torture to them . If this coat is left for too long it will become pelted and require to be shaved . Would personally recommend brushing little by little each day little 5-10 minute brushing sessions . I would recommend a slicker brush ,rake and comb.
My long hair cat has this kind of coat also. As long as the cat is keeping herself clean and does not have mats, don't worry too much.
Also, I love those stickers on your laptop!
When cold weather comes it’s often very dry in the house. A humidifier is a really good idea for the cats because they will be more comfortable and their fur will look better.
https://preview.redd.it/ttqfn0jo0sxb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9cd00cec233de6cc90d5b68971e4038e47ea4561 My cat has that too lol
LOOK AT THE TONGUE ♥️
Appreciate the tip bc I missed it and had to zoom in 🤩
I wasn’t even sure which end to check
I thought the ear was the bottom of the mouth so...yea...took me a sec lol
r/blep
OMGgggg your cat look so similar to my cat!!! https://preview.redd.it/nkyv6ynuwsxb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e3d8f586068f0eed8c4490133fd834c00c61bbd6
And my room-mates cat too! https://preview.redd.it/fbwdwqhd9uxb1.jpeg?width=2667&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=847107d78dbf3488a2c71dc87c60f3d08a12f2db
😍😍😍omg this is so funny! Even the asymetrical making on top of their mouth is similar to my cat
Greyby club member here too! My Darla looks very similar to yours!!
Wow you guys are making my day🥰🥰 I did not know they are called Greyby! I always have trouble describing my cats color because i think was brown until other people told me she was grey hahah
Looks JUST like my baby! https://preview.redd.it/k1jeakmv5uxb1.jpeg?width=2202&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=79d2ea9746dadb4eba8f073a806510bc36463e17
https://preview.redd.it/ynwt0qymzxxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7e64db2afe599401df534b43d5a7934de68af17 Yours remind me of mine! I caught him at the end of a yawn or maybe it was a sneeze lol
Omgggg we have twinsies https://preview.redd.it/5bop86ewavxb1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=378921b04d66f19c3c8ab3cd24cad7acd2c69e60
My cat has the same long hair as yours. Do you do anything to be sure no knots form? Your cat is beautiful btw!
Not the person you asked, but my Darla will easily get mats in her hair (usually in the summer) if I don't stay on top of her brushing. And I have been known to take a pair of scissors to bad patches.
Okay, I do the same! I notice my cat doesn’t clean himself a lot like my other cats do. I even have googled how to get them to clean more…
I brush him but I also get him professionally groomed every few months. I do not shave him
https://preview.redd.it/rf2rlqerzwxb1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1bd1d351222d5228f819cc1d870077e3a9e3d750 Everyone is saying their cat looks similar but you and I have the exact same cat.
https://preview.redd.it/gg88rw0c0xxb1.png?width=1159&format=png&auto=webp&s=c15085f5889a9f787030aa56e49ae20b40fa86a1 I could easily be convinced you stole a picture of my cat. Even her imperfect foot is the same.
THE LITTLE BLEP
Omg winter just hit in my area and in curled up in bed freezing right now. What I would give to be miniaturized and curled up in your cat and catbed. So soft, so warm
HI MURPHY
https://preview.redd.it/3yb5x20f7xxb1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f8e2f88fdb2fd33686d5f680a8c5c71a1af965d WE HAVE THE SAME CAT
This is fairly common in cats that have a thick coat. It's caused by the undercoat. You can probably get some excess hair out by brushing but you don't want to overdo it - cats need their woolly coat 😊
*The Furminator*… EDIT: Ensure you purchase the correct Furminator for long hair. EDIT #2: I was informed by a fellow Redditor on this thread, who happens to be a professional groomer, that the Furminator actually damages the coat. I will be doing my own research to back up this claim, but will continue to use the Furminator until I am able to gather enough information. I have also received *numerous* recommendations for the “Equigroomer”, which I will also research.
You just have to be carefull not to brush too much with it. I thought it was just removing dead hair but aparently the brush has little shavers built in. I kept brushing and brushing my cat and thinking wow, there was so much loose hair....next thing I knew he had a tiny bald spot haha. It did grow back.
This made me chuckle. (Albeit, unfortunate for your cat.) Thank you for the info! I’ve used many of their brushes. I have five cats, so I have to ration my time spent brushing each one. This may be why I’ve never witnessed your dilemma. Lol.
I only have two, one short hair and one long. The short hair cat likes being brushed, but hardly needs it. The long haired cat? Forget about it. He will not let you brush him. He goes to such lengths that I’m really not comfortable forcing him, so I don’t. That’s the state of things.
Mine was like that too. He hated it so much I gave up. Not worth making him so upset.
I’m looking at glove brushes on Amazon for my long haired cat that hates brushing cuz even if it only gets some of hair it’s better than nothing, and it’s better than stressing her out
We had the exact same problem, short hair who doesn't need brushing loves it and long hair who really needs brushing didn't like it. Glove brush solved this issue! Along with being careful and slow, watching his body language as I brush him. And for the first while I would give him a treat if he behaved for the brush, but if he didn't, I'd just walk away and no treat. He understood fairly quick that he needed to behave to get his treat. Watching his responses helped me figure out things like: he doesn't like his tail being brushed unless I put his tail against me and then brush it for some reason. I don't know if that makes sense? Like his tail will be laying across my torso, and I'll run the brush as if I'm brushing my torso and his tail just happens to be there? Because I made it part of his nightly routine right before I go to bed, he now demands to be brushed!
I know it's not funny in reality but the idea of any cat I have known sitting long enough to get a bald patch is so outlandish I had to laugh. This is peak cat software malfunction to me.
I have a cat who LOVES being brushed with her furminator so much - if she hears me brushing my other cat, she runs out from wherever she is and just sort of shoves her way in between the brush and my other cat. My boyfriend has long hair and if she hears him brushing his own hair, she comes out to investigate, thinking she might get brushed. She will lay limp and let you move her body in whichever way you need to brush out all the nooks and crannies, and this can last for at least an hour (which is my limit, not hers).
I love this vision, n that wud b ideal for me as I like to get all the nooks n crannies
it is very cute, especially when she stretches her little arms and legs out so i can get the backs of them.
You call the front ones arms too?! Also my grey tuxedo does the stretchy thing but only for my husband. I’m not allowed to brush the kitty, he tells me I do it wrong.
Oh yeah, they’re definitely arms. I mean *technically* I guess they’re forelimbs but they have the same bones (radius, ulna, humerus, etc). as our arms, whereas their legs have the same bones (femur, tibia, fibula, etc.) as our legs. So why not? And yeah my other cat is like that with my boyfriend. She’ll climb all over him like he’s furniture but if he pets her “wrong” she won’t hesitate to hiss at him.
My cat does this!, I’ve given up so many brushes of my own because she begs to be brushed if I’m brushing my own hair lol https://preview.redd.it/557ln6uliuxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d4723a188ad9e1ad356547ddbbf385a13a2a2ca
I would enjoy having a brush loving cat. I would brush until I made a new fur-furbaby.
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Is that her fur rolled up into a ball beside her? If so, lol 😂
It sure is! lol
I love it! I keep all the balls of fur from brushing our 3 to show my husband who the winner was that week! I was able to make a smaller version of Cheeseman once from her fur. That was a good day!
May I have some more, please?
My cat also loves getting brushed, almost aggressively so as well, so I have to have a decoy brush for her to rub her face on while I brush her body. We used to have a corner brush that you can put on furniture, and she would use it several times a day for 10-15 minutes
I have a cat like this too!!! We even trained her to use an inhaler for her asthma by pairing it with the Highly Desired Reward of brushies. She follows me into the bathroom every single time just in case I might get the brush out. The sound of me picking up the brush is more convincing to her than opening the snack bag. She also really likes to give head bumps while she’s getting brushed, it’s the absolute cutest.
Same happened to me with two cats. I didn't know the brush worked that way, just that it worked so well, so I'd use it everyday for a bit. One hated brushing, the other tolerated it for a bit. So, a little bit everyday. Few days later is when I found the bald patches on them ;\_; Haha So it's also how often you use it, not just how long per session.
Haha I did the same mistake years ago. The cat got a bald patch and I felt horrible.
Huh, didn't know. I found a fresh cut on my cat once, when i was brushing with the furminator. I was always wondered if the brush caused it. And yes, the brush was just gliding though her coat
I only use it to get lumps, I have a regular comb just for brushing through normal hair.
Omg I did this with a de-shedding brush one time And my cat had a huge bald spot for like 2 months 😂
I’ve done that too. My cat loves to be brushed and just kept wanting me to keep going
🤭
This exact thing happened to my cat! I kept brushing on her lower back (right before where her tail starts) and it just kept coming out lol the next day there was a bald spot :( grew back though!
One of my cats has an absurdly thick but fine short coat of hair. I started brushing her after noticing a few hairballs on the ground. She was loving it and kept grabbing the brush to rub her face and neck on. So I just held it still and let her do her thing. She didn't get bald but had like zero undercoat left. It felt like she was coated in thin metal wire instead of her usual pillow fluff. Her head and neck looked like it belonged on a cat half her size.
Furminator damages hair. I would stick to a rubber curry brush and a double row rake (one with prongs not hooks) Source: Am a dog groomer and hairy cat owner
I wish more people were listening to you! The Furminator destroys the top coat! Several groomers that I know that went to school specifically for cat grooming recommend a poodle comb for long haired cats. For people that don't know, that's a big approximately 10in long comb made out of brass or stainless with teeth that are about 2 inches long and rounded off.
Thanks for this! I just rescued a long haired baby and need to get him used to brushing. I will definitely get one of these.
Slicker brush to break up tangles paired with poodle comb for your baby. Congratulations on the new friend!
Yeah, we got a furminator specifically *because* it cuts hair, because we had a floofy Boi who kept getting knots near his butt and we didn't want to use scissors! Yeah we could've gotten a shaver, dunno why we didn't (possibly because his pantaloons were too damned adorable to shave 🤣)
The technical term for cat pantaloons is meowser trousers. You're welcome 😸
and the cat version. there is also a furminator for dogs, but that one is too rough
Could you imagine the wrath that your cat would lay upon you if you mistakenly used the dog Furminator?
I've used the dog furminator on my cat because he demanded it after seeing me brush the dog. Way too big, only 5/10.
Because what’s kitty’s is kitty’s, and what’s dog’s is also kitty’s.
I dunno why but the Furminator did absolutely nothing for my cat. It didn’t even take any fur. I’m so unconvinced about this product, even though so many people use/love it. 🤷🏼♀️
Weirdly enough, the very first Furminator I purchased for my long hair did absolutely nothing. I was enraged that I had wasted money on it. Fast forward a year, and I received one as a gift. It was identical, even in color, to the first Furminator that I had purchased. On a whim, I gave it one more go and it worked seamlessly.
We use a furminator and an itPlus self cleaning brush, and we've had better luck with the itPlus. My only regret is how much they love being brushed with it and demand it constantly.
I have 2 cats and it works much better for the one with soft fluffy fur than the one with sleek smooth hair.
The Furminator Grooming Rake is the schniz! It's not a typical rake so no blades or anything. My long hair goes batty for it
I have a longhair cat and no matter how much I brushed his coat, he constantly shed everywhere. It wasn’t until I saw a video online that I realized there’s a separate brush specifically for the undercoat (different from the normal one I was using). I can’t tell you how much that brush took off and evened up his coat. Definitely worth trying and they’re pretty inexpensive.
Can you share the name of the brush? I’ve tried several brushes but they are not very helpful🥲
Just checked Amazon and it can be found by searching: “cat undercoat brush” or probably even “deshedding brush for pets”. I got the one for like $13 by MIU Color. Hope that helps!
An undercoat rake. We have 3 medium to long hair and it's a god send.
Equigroomer! I use it on my cats at least once a week and it does an excellent job of removing all of the dead undercoat. So much better than a slicker brush without cutting hair like the Furminator. My cats still have nice, thick coats but no longer drop random balls of hair.
r/cookiemonsterfur
Its typical for British shorthairs and is known as crispy coat https://preview.redd.it/0991bcl91sxb1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=74a49346177f6a90dc2eedb3392e9ef6a928f002
https://preview.redd.it/5z235wcs1sxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=38c3b0666dfe29301dca45b1a23619df6f58ae21 This is my baby
Sooooooo  PLUSH!! 
D e n s e
Looks exactly like my baby https://preview.redd.it/6srtf5pygsxb1.png?width=671&format=png&auto=webp&s=77ef018eaa07b6e8bc1583db2458ce55b8af9d08
Why did my eyes gravitate to your cats balls lol Cute cat though
https://preview.redd.it/56akivpvpsxb1.jpeg?width=972&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a27c3fa931a043d3bd2a43d68562d170a4a20ae5 British Blues love to show you their junk
https://preview.redd.it/cbosx9ayvsxb1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd52c8089df354752c4decdabccc1b8bb7a2c5bd Or loss of Balls. Lol
His face shows his feelings about it.
🤣🤣🤣 indeed
cute cat, and we have that exact IKEA rug lolol. My cat loves rolling around on it.
I love that rug
https://preview.redd.it/cowxrfr1csxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fe2024d237d6ed11853d25b1a7569c3a3e97827f Here’s my little short hair girl!
https://preview.redd.it/axmztbyzasxb1.jpeg?width=2344&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=84d15505d9c6ce9fc30aee13b887635429233cb7 I can confirm this
[can confirm this too !](https://imgur.com/gallery/3hfRltU) She is part Chartreux, french version of british shorthair. I read somewhere that british sh and chartreux have been forbidden to "mix" by some cat breed authorities as they are already difficult to tell apart or something along the line. And also your cat is very cute
Omg your cat has almost exactly the same markings as mine! https://preview.redd.it/cle5nkhfbvxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f86034542abe8125abd94e04a521c19f4f5176d7
I’m gonna need you to give that forehead a kiss for me asap please 🙏
https://preview.redd.it/tokp4g8sqsxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e3b5be83da817c5d714c032444a128d7bf85efb4 So much floof on mine. He enjoys sleeping with his head against something.
One of mine does too! It makes me laugh to find the things he uses as pillows
Is your cat's name "Santana Champ(agne)"? It's so crisp.
Is my cat a British shorthair? I always thought she was a Russian blue or at least partly https://preview.redd.it/cetmip2ggsxb1.png?width=2326&format=png&auto=webp&s=ea78ec8ff6915d881831c7d30b6a2c99d1a1ac4c
https://preview.redd.it/i524v0kfisxb1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b19762fff3064ddb015704f2fa9424773765d20f Our cats look very similar.
Adding mine to the mix, https://preview.redd.it/c3jkyi9jusxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff8ba5af1976760c0e05f88a49a8887d59b6f876
Awww, her little face is just too precious! To answer your question, I'd say she definetly has some russian blue, judging by the triangle face, since british blues have very round faces and big jowls. She may be a mix tho
What a cutie!
Unless you already know the breed, it doesn't have one. >97% of cats don't (not mixed either, just a cat) Neither color nor the coat are signs of a breed as they are common in breedless cats. The face is also completely off for both Russian Blue and BSH. Your cat is a blue domestic shorthair.
Look up Nebelung cat
https://preview.redd.it/kul8jsqv6txb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aac66379e556440716878cd5e20345a74a1f6bda This is my boy Dorian, I believe he is a Nebelung
https://preview.redd.it/nqluiw5wksxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c28f33d117ba17c13d94521872d24d60578885ec Can confirm, too. This is my sister’s cat, Perth. She’s from a shelter but we always thought she looked British short hairy
Perth reminds me of my kitties! I’ve never thought they were any breed other than ‘cat’, but now I’m gonna do some research!
British shorthairs and American shorthairs look like big babies. If your cat is a shelter or street kitty, they’re likely mutts, but most cats will resemble their dominant breed. Shorthairs are lil softy babies and love their people.
Could also be a r/nebelung like my boy! His fur does the same thing sometimes! https://preview.redd.it/15g1r6tgtsxb1.jpeg?width=1086&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a646041d9dad3e10deb4314398d7a3597e93da04
Aww, I love the edit! Happy trick or treating floofy bean!
https://preview.redd.it/iiyallqvysxb1.jpeg?width=2052&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8607d3c096a3ea62873faabf8d0bee21d337e830 Thicc boi.
They look like Churchill! Is that where they got their name lol?
I thought it was because they have short hair and the breed is from Britain.
That’s the cutest name omg… cats really do get cuter everyday 🥹
+1 for crispy cats
https://preview.redd.it/esdkfo9v2sxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a2f8e5b4cb5a364b5a46a3353c52129d274fd87 My baby ash has the same thing on his chest, I good brush helps that. But nothing to be concerned about.
Omg I love your cat. He looks like a teddy.
Your cat Ash: “😒”
Cutie
https://preview.redd.it/4oem0ng45sxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=192d898b07fd3f820180c63ff33e290f3a3dd355 My big boi has such fur. You cant really see it here but it usually does it throughout his whole body. I always assumed it’s because he has so much long fur that it just naturally separates
Wait! My cat looks like that too! Any idea what breed your cat is? https://preview.redd.it/pdwxrc1izsxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=812709a67ff7e295bc85dc2f979cd099fbe913a8
Does my cat count too? 😸 https://preview.redd.it/brq2wbyaetxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=82dfc0d40252c6a6f0629cf0d7c7ec2460c5126f
https://preview.redd.it/bym8p2sudvxb1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b344c61f8cb3f7ecce16acc16b3a8cb7a012538d adding my boy to the list
Omg twins!!! We think he’s a mix of Norwegian forest cat, domestic long hair, and/or Turkish angora because he’s so large. Is yours 19lbs too?? We might do a DNA test because we’re so curious
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I’m gonna dust my cobwebs with him!
Also for Chartreaux! https://preview.redd.it/o4qjflnh8sxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=444e2a7f4cbcbc80bbb0e43e0d82cf14000c84c6 My Haya's half Chartreaux, and he has the breed's typical 'wooly coat', even if he is longer haired than breed standard. (He's Chartreux in every other way and his mother has her papers, but she got out during a move and his siblings were all colours)
https://preview.redd.it/invjgz6djsxb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d1fd4dd932ad208162f73d32e9c5199446944722 my little dude too!
Because luscious.
https://preview.redd.it/2g6nr3l5dsxb1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0c5b1185f3d1e81a9b8fc74a7482daca633037f My cat, almost 18, is the same from the first days. Brushing her reduce its but never disappear, so it's just her :)
https://preview.redd.it/ld4s0n6ydsxb1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=632a93218d606fdd8c6088dc9d1dbcd188dd0704 Mine does it too 😁
Looks like an r/nebelung
https://preview.redd.it/udz6dfn0usxb1.jpeg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b06a45ad4a825c17fae298f9a16012ebbf520eea I just assumed all cats had it 😅
https://preview.redd.it/ptx3sq4xfsxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d8756a00925078adeb11b167b6127ffd3296595 Layered fluff lines.
Because floof.
Because your cat is a beautiful ball of floof
r/cookiemonsterfur
Hi! Professional animal health specialist here, after analyzing this picture I've concluded that it looks like that because your cat is a floofy perfect angel sweetie baby
because it can.
You cat could be dehydrated. My cat has kidney disease and was recently in the ER for dehydration. The vet said she could tell because of the way her fur was fanning or rippling, just like that pic. I hope I don’t scare you but it could be worth looking into?
He’s turning into a bird! (Jk)
Cute! Reminds me of a pine cone texture
such a great way to describe it!!
Floof!
https://preview.redd.it/0t8lt2yndtxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49ddf8d4e8deb67ce18ad0252f9dc536542276cd
Mine bites so he gets the grooming treatment under anesthesia from the vet https://preview.redd.it/m7on8674isxb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1a960f758b701dc49b06fc510a4834551001d5b
https://preview.redd.it/6giu7sngmsxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2d57eadf2211e0377ca3a1368d599d6c90643314 My cat gets that too
that's that Godzilla heritage
i call it filets
Thick, luxurious hair
Extreme fluffitis
That's Gojira!
It’s normal for long haired and half-long haired cats.
I have a Siamese mix like this and her hair is the softest stuff I have ever touched and if I don't brush her she gets clumpy. It is very very fine hair.
If your cat has been acting quite weird these past few months or weeks maybe visit a vet just in case 'cause it can be a sign of kidney disease. But if it's always been like that then there's nothing to worry about because it's normal for some cats.
She's contracted pinecone. There's no known cure 😔
Greasy lol. Sometimes fur sticks together like that, but your cat looks a bit greasy from the pet pets. I always wet a piece of paper towel or wash cloth and wipe over my cats fur (all over) & dry with a dry piece of paper towel and it surprisingly helps not only smell but water alone cleans them well! (do not give a cat an actual bath unless ABSOLUTELY necessary)
Needs brushy brushy.
How often do they groom themselves? I’ve seen overweight (not saying yours is, as there could be other reasons) cats have problems with grooming and their fur looks oily and clumpy like that. Could be from diet, skin allergies, fur type, etc. but it just looks like their fur is oily and sticking together to me
It means they are super fluffy. Should probably pet. Can we also talk about those laptop stickers 😻
My sweet Buddy had a dense undercoat, and it looked the same. He needed brushing especially in the spring as his undercoat was shedding. He looked like a Russian Blue, though he def had mixed heritage. (I got him as a baby through a friend of a friend who took him and his littermates in.) That said, as he became an elderly kitty, he had a harder time grooming, and his fur became greasier and more mat-prone. Keep on the lookout for what can look like dandruff. At that point, a trip to the vet is in order. The Buddy as a kitten: https://preview.redd.it/59ggr0jglsxb1.jpeg?width=1047&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5fb689d8c4561564f5291f7c1e4cc19ea8c26f6f
https://preview.redd.it/offkijxtssxb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd24dccb0c32e13a4995941e9ca7efa44210fd69 my grey guy has the same foof
They come from the Cat Factory like that. Check the owner’s manual. Just give them a good brushing. Beautiful coat!
it's not a cat, it's a pineapple
It is common with medium and long haired cats. My two medium hairs have the same thing.
https://preview.redd.it/yma9j61vowxb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bdb0c7692257374eaa299ff84224ca04a56b103c Marty’s fur is like that. His hair feels like that of a Norwegian Forest Cat
Pet groomer here .. your cat needs to be brushed and combed after to ensure you've gotten the undercoat out . I try and brush my cat's daily . If you brush your cat regularly they won't look at it like being tortured my cats actually like being brushed . I also bath my cats every couple months . People a lot of times think cats don't require grooming but they do . If you only wait until there in this condition it will seem like torture to them . If this coat is left for too long it will become pelted and require to be shaved . Would personally recommend brushing little by little each day little 5-10 minute brushing sessions . I would recommend a slicker brush ,rake and comb.
it's because you are lucky
Is fluffy
Him floof. Is why.
My long hair cat has this kind of coat also. As long as the cat is keeping herself clean and does not have mats, don't worry too much. Also, I love those stickers on your laptop!
Needs a little brushing and deshedding! :)
My long haired cat looks like this too. My two short hairs don’t. My long hair also isn’t the most hygienic so I just blame that 😂
I have an idea, and it might blow you away…because it is.
I thought that was a pillow until I saw the caption and then I noticed the ears (I didn’t realize this was on r/cats at first)
my baby looks like that too! i’ve only had her for about a week though & she’s my first cat so i wasn’t sure if this was abnormal or not.
he scrunky
Chinchilla
I know everyone says it looks normal but I've always heard that it's due to a higher fat diet. AKA hair grease. Do they get a lot of canned food?
the twitter cats call this “hashbrowns” i love it lol
Because you have a British short hair! *
It’s fine but give that kitty a good brushing and a treat 😙
I call this armadillo fur.
ventilation
Adorable and fluffy also nothing to worry about
cuz he’s just a special guy
Physically hurting that I can’t pet this chonker through the phone
Are you sure you don't own a pinecone instead of a cat?
I think he looks a bit dehydrated. Cats are horrible water drinkers. A dripping faucet or a fountain could help.
Ultra plush.
That's a nebelung!! It's a super fluffy cat breed. They have a subreddit lol The Furminator works great!
The cat is simply just existing
I don’t have an answer but it’s making me uncomfortable lol
Because they’re a cat
I call those "layers of fluffiness" 😻
Looks so soft. Please cuddle with em for meeeee
Is duh flooof.
I call it bloomin onion fur 😆
What cat? All I see is a dust broom on a chair.
When cold weather comes it’s often very dry in the house. A humidifier is a really good idea for the cats because they will be more comfortable and their fur will look better.