{"id":25866,"date":"2025-01-04T19:33:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T19:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews71.net\/?p=25866"},"modified":"2025-01-04T19:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T19:34:09","slug":"neglected-cat-freed-after-having-two-pounds-of-matted-fur-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularnews71.net\/?p=25866","title":{"rendered":"Neglected cat freed after having two pounds of matted fur removed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We often think of cats as being able to look after themselves. Most cats spend hours outside alone all day and return home only to eat and clean themselves, making them pretty low maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>But some\u00a0cats\u00a0have the type of fur that requires grooming and if you don\u2019t stay on top of it, it can get out of control.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of the cat Hidey, her owner was unable to care for her properly and she went without proper grooming for years.<\/p>\n<p>When animal rescuers finally got hold of her, she had so many ;dreadlocks\u2019, she looked like an octopus.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline-share-buttons hide-on-print style2 \" aria-label=\"Share buttons\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook\"><\/i>\u00a0Share<i class=\"fa fa-pinterest\"><\/i><\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relayhero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-35.jpg\" alt=\"extreme case of matting\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Animal Rescue League Shelter &amp; Wildlife Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the cat\u2019s owner, who suffers from Alzheimer\u2019s, was taken to a nursing home, they spotted Hidey and called\u00a0Animal Rescue League Shelter and Wildlife Center, in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>Animal experts thought that Hidey had probably been neglected for up to two years. Some of the \u2018dreadlocks\u2019 were 6 to 8 inches long.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1ce0e88925625259af13b2ab451322ef\" class=\"newsner-1ce0e88925625259af13b2ab451322ef newsner-bluebillywig_instream\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relayhero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2-30.jpg\" alt=\"extreme case of matting\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Animal Rescue League Shelter &amp; Wildlife Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jenn Levitzki, a vet that helped to free Hidey from her matted fur and recorded it in a\u00a0video\u00a0she posted on Facebook said, \u201c(Hidey has) the worse matting I have ever seen, she has dreadlocks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hidey was sedated for the procedure, to make her more comfortable.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1a602cde4afae2f3b676a96d4788b91e\" class=\"newsner-1a602cde4afae2f3b676a96d4788b91e newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-766986768\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relayhero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4-25.jpg\" alt=\"extreme case of matting\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Animal Rescue League Shelter &amp; Wildlife Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe suffered from severe matting (dreadlocks, really), the likes of which had been neglected for years,\u201d said a post on the shelter\u2019s Facebook page, according to\u00a0People.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Medical team shaved off the pounds of intertwined fur from her body &amp;, needless to say, this cat is feeling so much better now!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hidey was re-homed with a distant relative of her former owner.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relayhero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/6-18.jpg\" alt=\"extreme case of matting\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Western PA Humane Society<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The condition Hidey had could have been prevented with proper care.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-77b79f17ff9bdfd8c369a500392ea874\" class=\"newsner-77b79f17ff9bdfd8c369a500392ea874 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-2040712494\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>This story reminds us of the importance of keeping up with our elderly neighbors and their pets.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relayhero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/7-13.jpg\" alt=\"extreme case of matting\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Western PA Humane Society<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Please share as a reminder to keep a look out for our elderly neighbors and family.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have elderly neighbors, it is nice to pop in and say hello once and a while \u2013 not only to check on them but to see that their pets are okay too.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You never know if they\u2019re struggling unless you ask.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-24ae9f45d16dd54a9c35c55b9bf7602b\" class=\"newsner-24ae9f45d16dd54a9c35c55b9bf7602b newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-325620701\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Share away, people.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We often think of cats as being able to look after themselves. 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