Hi everyone

I have just got my first show kitten and he had his first bath (with me) on Sunday.   I dried him with a normal hairdryer on a stand combing him at the same time with a slicker brush.  I noticed his individual hairs were a little bit crimped when dry and I think this may be due to:
(a) perhaps not being properly dry or;
(b) hairdryer was too far away when drying him

I am willing to invest in a 'proper' dryer but the one his breeder uses is ?450!!  I am happy to pay this once his coat develops if I cannot find a cheaper alternative which would be ok.

I have seen this one on the internet and just wanted your views on whether it would be any good or not.

www.kennelshop.co.uk/products.php?productid=240

Thanks so much!

Thank you for the recommendation, I've just had a look and its ?175 over here , but still very good value!

I'm going to hijack this thread because I'm interested in the topic. Can I use a regular/human hairdryer if i use it on the low setting?

This is not for a show cat, but I would like to get my kitten in the habit of bathing once a month (or what would you suggest?) to keep him fluffy and pretty.

This is what my problem is, i dont have any free hands while drying my cats. Im not talented enough yet to effectively dry my cats using just one hand holding the cat and one holding the hose. i bought a metro stowaway dryer used off craigslist. The woman selling it was a dog groomer and i think she went to cage dryers instead. She told me all of the parts were there and i had my husband pick up the dryer. I later looked online and saw it should have come with a table mount and a groomers 3rd arm gooseneck clamp. she didnt give me those things! i have found the gooseneck clamp on amazon.com for 22.00. so i think i will buy one of those.

my adult cats are very hard to dry and im not pleased with how they turn out cause i am not able to brush them while drying. i have a question.How do you groom the area between the back legs on their underside? my cats curl thier legs up and i havent figured out the trick on how to brush that area. hopefully someone sees this post and has an answer.:-)

I use Air Force Metro Commander 2-speed and I bought it on e-bay for around $150 or so with delivery. I'm VERY happy with it and if I couldn't afford it I'd buy it used even if I didn't have a show cat. Saves so much time which is sometimes valuable, not mentioning doing a great job in straightening the hair etc.

Why don't you just buy on e-bay, I'm sure they deliver to the UK with no problems. I guess this is a good hair dryer:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Metro-Air-Force-Commander-Two-Speed-1-17HP-Dryer-AFTD-1_W0QQitemZ400036595445QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item400036595445&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

I do not comb cats while drying, I guess the hair dryer combs them just fine:).

thanks so much linda. Im trying to get this grooming down because ill be attending several shows this year hopefully. i printed out show bath instructions from tanglebox cattery and bought some goop and did that.drying and brushing is my next task to get down good.

AND......where are the photos???

:lol: What lengths we go to to keep our show kitties clean! :wink:  
Lynda