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Will a lion cut ruin my Persian cat's coat or change its color?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Himalayan | Male | neutered | 4 years and 10 months old | 12.1 lbs

Will shaving my Persian cat ruin his coat??? I usually only shave my 2 boys butts, belly’s, and groin area but once every 1-2 years or so I like to do a full lion cut on my boy Milo.

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on February 11th, 2022

Hello, no one can tell you this for sure. I wouldn't say the coat would be "ruined" but what happens a lot is that the coat grows in a different color. If you are not showing him and you don't care if the coat color changes then I wouldn't worry about it.

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