>> I repeat, awww. Maine coons can be chirpy purry lovebugs, and ragdolls are just teddy bears. <3 <3
Sooth.
>> I don't envy taking care of multiple epic floof coats, though. I imagine mats are a problem. I'm a longhair human. I know how awful snarls can be.<<
Much depends on the context. For example, Maine Coon coats tend to be shaggy and coarse rather than fluffy and fine like a Persian. This makes them much less prone to matting, so they don't need as much supplemental grooming from humans -- although a longhair will necessarily spend more time on self-grooming than a shorthair.
Sheepcats are those whose undercoat is so thick that it can be combed out and spun into yarn. They do need extra grooming by humans, but they are most often taken up by people into fibercrafting, and those people are interested in maintaining the supply of sheepcats in the gene pool. Since that amount of heavy coat is advantageous in Vermont's frigid winters, it works out.
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dancing_serpent
Re: Yes ...
Date: 2023-03-30 10:54 pm (UTC)Sooth.
>> I don't envy taking care of multiple epic floof coats, though. I imagine mats are a problem. I'm a longhair human. I know how awful snarls can be.<<
Much depends on the context. For example, Maine Coon coats tend to be shaggy and coarse rather than fluffy and fine like a Persian. This makes them much less prone to matting, so they don't need as much supplemental grooming from humans -- although a longhair will necessarily spend more time on self-grooming than a shorthair.
Sheepcats are those whose undercoat is so thick that it can be combed out and spun into yarn. They do need extra grooming by humans, but they are most often taken up by people into fibercrafting, and those people are interested in maintaining the supply of sheepcats in the gene pool. Since that amount of heavy coat is advantageous in Vermont's frigid winters, it works out.