lovely rafail
This young man – Rafail, in Liverpool, Merseyside – spent his first birthday being groomed. What a birthday present for him !
Rafail is a Siberian (Siberian Forest Cat) and is the most gentle, loving boy you could meet – with a very playful side to him. He does not, however, like being groomed – and he does everything his squirmy body can think of to get out of the situation. He’s already 7.5kg (16lb) – so quite a hefty boy, and another 4 years until he reaches maturity !
Rafail had developed matted areas around his lower body and underneath – as he just won’t let mum brush him. We clipped away the offending areas, under protest, and gave his coat a brush out to rid him of that dead winter hair that was sat there.
Vocal ? The neighbours no doubt thought someone was being murdered. However, after the session Rafail was still friendly, albeit momentarily a little subdued. Reports from mum, later, said he was back to his cheeky self within no time !
Well done, Rafail !
