I'm a cat lover from way back. I grew up with cats and, except when I was in college and then later in a job that required nearly 100% travel, I've always had cats. De-fur can mean brushing them to eliminate shedding fur, or cutting off the knots of fur some long-coated cats get under their front legs, or shaving them if their coats are extremely matted. So I use 'de-fur the feline' from this perspective as a reference the other horrid expression, and I'm sure you know the one I mean.
I'm a cat lover from way back. I grew up with cats and, except when I was in college and then later in a job that required nearly 100% travel, I've always had cats. De-fur can mean brushing them to eliminate shedding fur, or cutting off the knots of fur some long-coated cats get under their front legs, or shaving them if their coats are extremely matted. So I use 'de-fur the feline' from this perspective as a reference the other horrid expression, and I'm sure you know the one I mean.
Ahh, that explains it. I recant! (once owned a long haired cat myself.!)
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