Henry Rose

“If you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas.” – Benjamin Franklin

Like a good spring cleaning or a swim in an alpine lake few things are as rejuvenating as a Cat Cleanin’.  For those of us with two feet a haircut is a refreshing experience that cleans up our appearance but also changes our physical experience.  On a more regular schedule many men appreciate daily a clean shaven face.

Persian cats seem to grow hair with a greater passion than most any other creature. Ben Franklin’s advice is of no use to them as they lack opposable thumbs and rational thought. Were we truly diligent cat owners ours would see the brush daily, to cleanse the undercoat and assist in the constant molting process. But alas, we have important things to do like write in boring and self-indulgent blogs or watch 30 Rock on Hulu.

But every couple of months the hair gets out of hand.  It’s grown so long that it drags on the floor, turns into matts and disrupts the … rectal region.

The evidence is plenty: balls of hair on the pillows, scoot tracks on the tile, choking on hairballs.

It becomes clear that it’s shavin’ time when shavin’ time rolls around the cat’s can also look forward to a bath. Cat’s are not known for their love of the water.

But afterward with their fur clean and short they’re so much more pleasant to be around. The ridiculous haircuts give us fuel with which to ridicule them, a most pleasant turning of the tides.  For us and them it is truly a new beginning.

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