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A couple weeks ago, a friend and I took Dad's cat, Char, to a professional pet groomer to get a lion cut. If you've been following the blog a while, you may know that I usually shave Char down myself, but I have a ligament injury in my wrist so I can't right now

Char usually fights tooth and nail when I groom him. I need Jon to hold him still for me, and we still end up with scratches and strains every time

But at the professional groom... he sat still and behaved and just LET the lady shave him down! It was stunning. I'm never going back to doing it myself

When we brought him back to Dad's we tried to get 'after' pics to show y'all Char's fancy haircut but. Well.

He ran under the bed and wouldn't come out. The lighting was, as you can see, suboptimal for photography

But! I finally got some 'after' pictures!

He's so NAKEY

Usually with a lion cut they keep a 'mane' around the cat's neck and chest area, but the poor baby had mats under his chin so it had to be shaved out. We'll work on keeping it detangled while it grows back in. The choppy looking parts around his legs and tummy couldn't really be helped - he was starting to get fussy and the groomer had to rush to finish him up before he got nasty

Char (and Dad's other cat, Casey) both need a bit of extra care right now. Dad's partner has been in the hospital for an extended stay for a couple of months, and Dad hasn't been able to keep up with caring for her and also keeping the cats well brushed (though he's definitely keeping them well fed - these boys are HUGE) so I'm gonna try to get Casey's coat in good order next. He has some small mats but I think I can brush them out

Anyway. Dad is out of town for a week or so and as mentioned, his partner is in the hospital, so Jon and I are looking after Char and Casey for a bit. Tiny Tim is pissed. But he'll get over it, and the other cats are coping fine.

Right, Casey?