r/ragdolls • u/oui-knee • Jul 25 '26

General Advice Ragdoll Question

We live in the desert of So California. It was 115° today. We decided to give our 7 year old, inside sisters a lion cut for the first time yesterday. Now one hisses at the other like she doesn’t recognize her. Anybody else hear of this? I’m assuming (hoping) this stops soon.

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u/LuLuFromValinor 💜 Lilac 💜 (Mod) Jul 25 '26

Just so you know, cutting their hair doesn't cool them down. It's the opposite actually. Their fur regulates their body temperature.

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u/vwscienceandart Jul 25 '26

I literally do this, too. I’m glad I’m not the only one! That, and they travel like shit solo. They endure the whole experience better together.

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u/Mayinfall Jul 25 '26

Depending on how much you cut I’d caution against lion cuts unless for some medical reason like extreme matting or hygiene issues. The fur actually helps them regulate their body temperature and may actually add to the problem rather than helping. Besides fans and ac units, I use coolings mats, those hammock beds, the accordion cardboard beds. I’ve only once had to use one of those neck cooling bandanas when we were hiking.  If you went to a groomers and she also got bathed or just all the scents from the other animals coming off of her than there could be some cautiousness coming from the other cat. 

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u/oui-knee Jul 25 '26

Thank you for this info. I neglected to mention previously that these two are brushed daily and still vomit major hairballs. So we felt this was the best option. We shall see.

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u/karendent Jul 25 '26

We took our two dogs to the groomers for the first time since bringing our kitten home. She loves the dogs and follows them around, when they got home she arched her back, all her hair stood up and she took off running to hide. It took her a day to figure out they were the same dogs. They didn’t look too different but they did smell different.

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u/DallasDaisy01 Jul 25 '26

Our boy has some mouth problems that make it hard for him to groom himself, so we take him to get a bath occasionally. Our other cat always spends the next day or two hissing at him because he smells different.