bonny bertie
This young man asked us to visit, to work through his coat which had developed a few small knots in those hard to reach areas – ie. armpits and tummy.
Bertie is only 9 months old, but is already a large Maine Coone. With another 4-ish years growth still to go, he’s going to be a very big boy ! (males can reach up to 25lb /11kg at maturity).
In keeping with his breed, Bertie is nervous around strangers – but he quickly warmed to our presence, and settled down well for his session. He didn’t mind his nails being clipped, and wasn’t afraid of the clippers. He seemed to quickly realise that we were helping him with his coat and relaxed on the grooming table. Whilst we were brushing out around his back end, he even helped proceedings by grooming his own chest and front legs !
Mum Deborah from Blackburn, Lancashire later said :
“Hi Sandra, Thanks for everything today, you were amazing with Bertie, Bertie is a timid cat, I was really worried how he would respond to you as he normally runs a mile with strangers, you wooed him over in minutes and did a fantastic job with all the knots, thanks again.”
Well done Bertie – You really were a very brave boy !
