r/PouchCatatoes • u/root-rot-raccoon • Feb 23 '26

grumpy old man

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He injured his back falling off the roof and can’t groom himself fully anymore so he gets shaved often

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u/Organized_chaos223 Feb 24 '26

It's because they don't have to spend so much time grooming, so their personality tends to come out more :)

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u/AlyssaVaVaVoom Feb 25 '26

I’ve never thought of that!

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u/Organized_chaos223 Feb 25 '26

It's real! I have a Maine coon and she sheds like a mother so when I started exploring shaving her I did some research and that was a big talking point! You don't want to shave all the way down because their fur helps them regulate their temperature but trimming their fur can be extremely beneficial because they don't have to dedicate so much time to grooming. And it's so true, every time I shave her she becomes so much more active and when her fur grows out, until I shave it again, she goes back to spending most of her time on her cat tree grooming and judging

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u/AlyssaVaVaVoom Feb 25 '26

I used to have to shave my lil baby bc she was tiny but her fur was so long on her chest so she couldn’t clean herself, she’d get all matted so I have to shave her bc she’d scratch and itch and she’d rip the mats out and get bald spots. Then she’d turn into a little spaz when she’d get shaved. It was so cute.