Clippers for kitty

[SimonSays]

I have a very lovely 1.5 year old Maine Coon… Ivan is a very large fella like 26+ pounds and he’s still not completely filled out (especially compared to my 2 little orange rescue cats who are like 12 pounds lol). We call him our house lion.

He’s a good man about getting brushed out and I do my best to keep up and trim off matts and around his behind. But I think he’s just got too much hair to maintain himself. So I’m thinking clipping as necessary his belly, armpits and behind area would be the most sanitary for him. What type of clippers are people using for long hair cats & dogs? I’m hoping something quiet and maybe cordless?

We also have gypsy horses so we seem to be attracting hairy creatures now lol. For the horses I have double Ks and lister stars but those are much too beefy and loud for the kitty.

Kitty tax photos included too lol…

[luvmyhackney]

No recs but he is gorgeous!

[goodhors]

My Oster A5s are fairly quiet. I would practice running them over him a lot before clipping to get used to the vibration and noise. You might also call a groomer or the Vet, to see what they use for clipping cats that might be injured or mats have gotten out of control.

CUT HIS CLAWS, DEWCLAWS BEFOREHAND, to prevent injury to you. Should be part of his regular grooming routine if not declawed. I clip claws regularly which prevents scratching damage to furniture and nice rugs, nothing to grab with during baths! Cats tolerate claw trims and regular baths because we have trained them that bathing happens when you live in the house. Not painful, though one does her siren call (RrrrRrrrr ROWwwww) while in the laundry tub sink! Many cats LIKE baths, while others like Syphynx cats REQUIRE frequent (often weekly) baths because skin gets greasy! They look crabby without hair, but been quite nice meeting some, very cuddly. Lots of funny pictures of swimming-in-the-tub pictures of Syphynx cats.

I ONLY use cat shampoo that is safe for self-grooming. Other kinds of shampoos (dog or people stuff) might make cat sick grooming his hair after a bath.

Mine need baths regularly, they are covered in cat spit!! Ha ha

[Alterwho]

I’m no help on the clippers (I’d end up in the hospital if I got near any of my cats with clippers) but just wanted to say that he has awesome whiskers!

[SimonSays]

Oh yeah they’re not declawed. But we do trim their nails too.

I’ve contemplating getting a home grooming station too…

[colorfan]

I have used my human clippers on the occasion that a cat has gotten a matt. If I was expecting to use it regularly for your stated purpose I would buy a best quality cordless. I bought one ages ago, don’t remember the brand, it came in a pink case, lol. I used it for the horses, it was so nice to use as an introductory clipper, worked well on the collie dog for your stated purposes also. The battery part of it still works, just the blade is too dull now.

[4horses]

I have old Andis Pro Pet clippers. They are nice. Unfortunately my only longhair cat is petrified of clippers and I have to use scissors. I tried feeding her chicken, turning them on every day, anything to get her comfortable but she won’t have it.

[Feliz]

I have some little cordless horse clippers that are supposed to be for doing faces & bridlepaths - they are absolutely rubbish on the horses. However they are perfect for Mac’s tummy. He’s also a Maine coon and I clip his tummy a few times spring/summer/autumn. He’s clicker trained so it was relatively easy to introduce them - the hardest thing is that he doesn’t stay very still so it’s always a pretty rough job But he’s much cooler and happier and no matts

[FrittSkritt]

No advice from me, but those WHISKERS!

[SimonSays]

He’s so cute!! What brand are those clippers? That’s exactly what I’m looking for!

[Feliz]

Ivan is super cute too

I’ll try to remember to look at them when I’m in the tack room next. They weren’t very expensive, I think most decent wee horse ones would do a good job.