Hairdresser and Dentist

We have 3 cats: Puseline, Piril and Funky. Today I loaded them into the car and took them to a vet an hour away: 

Funky

Funky, is the only boy and the youngest, now 9 years old. He has a beautiful long soft coat and his ears are slightly tattered from defending his territory against neighboring tomcats. He is without doubt our most high maintenance cat, his fights tend to take him to the vet a couple times a year.  As a result he hates his crate and he hates car rides. 

Piril

Piril is Funky's sister from a different litter. She is 10 years old so affectionate. She especially loves to lie by your head at night, where she snores loudly. She also likes to bring presents in the form of dead mice etc. When the cats were to the vet for vaccinations this spring we were told that her teeth badly needed looking after. In fact all their teeth needed dental care. 

Puseline

Puseline is Funky and Pirils mother, and is 11 years old. She is 25% persian, but her coat isn't as soft as Funky's and tends to get badly matted. It doesn't help that she goes "on vacation" dissapearing for weeks and months at a time during the summer and early autumn. 

Puseline ready for the summer!

Once before we had a vet clipp off the matted hair. It cost Kr 800, because it has to be done in general anesthesia, but because they only shaved where the fur was matted she looked like she had been chewed up and spit back out! This time we had read in the paper about a vet in Fredrikstad who, when clipping matted fur, tries to make the cat look nice at the same time. So this is where we went to get all the cats teeth looked after, and the long haired cats coats as well. Puseline got a poodle clip, while Funky got by with only a thorough brushing. The total bill was nearly 6000 Kr (or $1000). Included was their special brush so that maybe we can avvoid further hairdresser appointments in the future. Plus this is the first time we have done their teeth in their lifetimes. I doubt they will still be around in another 10 years!