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Archives => 2003 => Topic started by: Diana on February 14, 2003, 10:25:00 PM

Title: OT - Line Cut
Post by: Diana on February 14, 2003, 10:25:00 PM: I received this from my sister who said I should just say that the author/owner is unknown...and no, it's not my sister.

My sister-in law is from Oklahoma and has a slight accent. She has cats and when she lived in the south she would take them to the groomers and have what is called a Line Cut. To her a line cut is when all of the fur hanging down below the cat's tummy is taken off (because it gets matted or snarled). When she moved to Chicago with my brother, one of the cats fur got all tangled up during the move so she took it in for a line cut. She was quite surprised when she heard the price as it was twice as much as it was down south. She confirmed with the groomer that he understood what a line cut was and he said "yes, I know what a LION cut is." It seems her accent came out sounding like LION not LINE and this is how her cat was returned to her. (see PHOTOS) She cried for a week...but not as much as the cat. It was November in Chicago and the cat needed all the fur it had.

Gas in car to go to groomers $4.50
Cat car carrier $32.99
Grooming fee $80.00

Getting the look from one seriously pissed off cat ....
Priceless!
Title: OT - Line Cut
Post by: sandbox on February 15, 2003, 02:20:00 AM: Well that that one got a belly laugh.
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Post by: dolphin on February 15, 2003, 03:20:00 AM: OH MY...ROTFL...thanks Diana...we've got 7 inches of snow...and its still snowing...and I have to go to work. This however; got my morning going ...with a good laugh.
Title: OT - Line Cut
Post by: RogerF on February 15, 2003, 04:06:00 AM: That's gotta' be the most pissed off looking cat I've ever seen!
Title: OT - Line Cut
Post by: krissel on February 15, 2003, 05:21:00 AM
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Post by: RogerF on February 15, 2003, 05:29:00 AM: Somebody should copywrite these pix. They're destined to be one of those 'internet' moments.

-R
Title: OT - Line Cut
Post by: CyberPet on February 15, 2003, 08:55:00 AM: OH MY!!!!!! What a PO'd Cat.... poor thing. I'm still laughing and my tears are running down my cheeks. We have A LOT of snow, although the temp is not that bad. But not warm enough for a Lion cut cat to go outside.
Title: OT - Line Cut
Post by: Bill on February 15, 2003, 09:09:00 AM: quote:
Originally posted by RogerF:
Somebody should copywrite these pix. They're destined to be one of those 'internet' moments.

-R
You've got that right!
Title: OT - Line Cut
Post by: Diana on February 15, 2003, 09:22:00 AM: I've written back to my sister and asked her to notify the author/owner of this posting. If she is willing to acknowledge her identity, I will edit the photos to add a copyright notice for her.
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Post by: Al on February 15, 2003, 10:45:00 AM: Even thou reading this gave me a funny first thing in the morning, I feel so bad for it....
Title: OT - Line Cut
Post by: PussEFoote on February 15, 2003, 01:30:00 PM: Think you might have trouble identifying the owner .. this one's already doing the rounds in Australia, emailed by a friend of mine in Melbourne 2 days ago!
Sure is one pissed off looking cat, but with the temperatures we've been having lately it'd be a lot more comfortable here in Perth, in fact some owners of Persians here regularly have them clipped like this in the summer.

BarbZ
(No, haven't even been lurking! Just had too much on to get on the mac - major back op (triple lumbar laminectomy) late Nov; sister (from Victoria, Aust) & 2 sons (from London & Melbourne) visiting in relays through Dec/Jan, to make sure I followed doctor's orders; sold up & moved house (& cats) 2 weeks ago - only half way through unpacking 120 + boxes, trying to make everything fit into half the space; organising more cupboards, etc & waiting for the electrician to put a phone line in my "office")
Title: OT - Line Cut
Post by: jcarter on February 15, 2003, 01:56:00 PM: We actually had a cat clipped in this way many years ago because he was suffering from the heat and was quite overweight. The vet suggested it. The process was done by an experienced groomer, and the cat had to be lightly anesthesized(sp). The groomer left his head fur on and a tuft at the tip of his tail, and had a red bandanna on him when we picked him up. We called him the Lion Cub. I am searching! for the pictures, as I really want to put one here.
Title: OT - Line Cut
Post by: taliesin on February 15, 2003, 02:12:00 PM: I wouldn't like to see that photo copyrighted.
I can think of a good place to stick it, right above the catfood bowl, for the next time:
- curtains get climbed;
- a paint pot gets knocked over;
- claws come out suddenly when the bed has been intruded into...
...and many other eventualities.

The words "Let this be a

-- AND THE KEYBOARD GETS JUMPED ONTO!

dire warning" will probably prove quite unnecessary.

[ 02-15-2003, 03:15 PM: Message edited by: taliesin ]