Today after church I had the grand plan to relax.  It’s quite cold and gray outside today, and I have a yucky cough; so, I was planning on lounging on the couch this afternoon while MJ took a nap.  Seeing as I vacuumed the couch yesterday, this seemed like a relatively simple plan.  Except for the fact that we have a rather fuzzy, twelve pound cat who thinks of our abode as her palace.  After all, Annabelle is the Queen.

I reached the couch ready to the veg and realized it had a lovely covering of white fluff.  Fantastic.  Now I have to re-vaccum before I can relax.

Annabelle deary, the time is upon us again.  It’s Naked Kitty Time!  Yes folks, it’s that time of year again where we shave/shear the cat!

WARNING:  I would not recommend trying to shave your own cat without sedation.  Especially if you value your eyes.  But hey, if your idea of a nice getaway is spending a few days in your local hospital with a nasty cat bite, be my guest and shave your furry feline friend.  Unless your cat is deaf.  And then by all means, shave away!

So you may be asking yourself…”Why get a cat at all if you don’t like the fur?  Especially a long hair cat!”  Well, I originally adopted Annabelle in college, so I guess ignorance is bliss – at least on the owning a long hair cat part.   Also, Annabelle has especially fine fur that is hard to vacuum and always gets in my eyes.  Not to mention she’s not much on personal hygiene.  Heck, I can’t blame her.  Would you wanna lick yourself all day?  Blech!

A few years ago we found the solution to our furry problems was to shave said kitty.

BEFORE

Seriously.  Look at ALL THAT HAIR.  I can feel in my eyes now…

AFTER

Ah yes!  Much better.  These after pictures where taken at different times a few years ago.  And no, she really doesn’t mind the Hawaiian dress.