Veterinarian seems to have used garden shears to give this cat a lion cut!

A few days ago, I wrote about the possibility and reasons for giving a Maine Coon cat a lion cut which is okay if done by a competent vet and not under general anesthetic. 

The cat in the picture is not a Maine Coon (as far as I can tell) but they did receive a lion cut from a veterinarian's clinic and it looks as if they used garden shears because it is an unmitigated disaster. It is horrendous.

However, I think it would be fair to state that veterinarians are not necessarily professional cat groomers and most of the time when they provide a lion cut, they are doing it for medical and health reasons. 

It is not meant to be aesthetically pleasing. Despite that, it would certainly help if it was aesthetically pleasing as well as medically beneficial!

Veterinarian seems to have used garden shears to give this cat a lion cut! Image: u/JuanPabloVassermiler

The picture comes from social media and a veterinarian helpfully provided their comment about the picture. They said the following:

"Am a vet, can confirm. Neither I nor my coworkers are groomers. You come to us because your pet needs a sedated trim, needs a trim for medical/surgical reasons, or you just wanted a spot clean of some matts to save yourself a grooming visit. You don't come to us because you want your pet to look good. Some clinics have staff that are better at it than others, but it's 100% luck of the draw and unless you go to a clinic that also has groomers, you should expect an aesthetic disaster until proven otherwise."

That pretty well explains what happened. The owner of the cat talks about retribution because they appear to have been very angry or perhaps shocked by the appearance of their cat when they received him or her from the clinic. 

They don't explain why the cat's fur was shaved off like this. If they'd asked for a lion cut to allow their cat to feel cooler in hot conditions then this was a disaster and a breach of contract! 

But if the cat was at the vets for some medical reason and had to be shaved, I don't think he can complaint. Well, he might have a moan. 

Although, it would perhaps be useful for a veterinary clinic to explain to their client that if they have to shave off a cat's fur, they can't promise that it is going to look good or even half good.

I mean a warning might be useful on how their cat will look afterwards.