[Mia and Wickett]

Wickett has developed a bad habit of licking a specific spot until the hair is all matted. It's been so frustrating, and we can't watch him 24x7 to stop him, so he ended up with a few matts that I just couldn't get out.

So, I took him to the groomers so they could cut his long hair shorter (to make the tangles more manageable), to have the knots taken out, and I told them to leave the long hair on his head alone.

When I went back to pick him up they handed me a rat!! They shaved his body and cut the hair on his head short. He looked so depressed and sad, shivering because he was cold. For about a week he sulked around, and whenever I told him he was a pretty boy he would lower his head as if ashamed. He KNEW that what happened was wrong. So I've been dressing him even when we're just at home so he doesn't feel so naked. And he's also discovered that it's much warmer under the covers than on top of that, so he crawls under the covers like a little mole. That part is cute.

But I feel so bad for him! It's grown out a tiny bit now, but it'll take a while for him to have actual hair. I'm going to keep him in a puppy cut from now on so his hair is easier to detangle because I'd hate to have him go through this again. Poor little guy! But we still love him.