A new pretty pretty princess....

Diana has always been a pretty pretty princess - just ask her! However, she's also always been a princess with a problem, namely hairballs. She has been, this summer, getting hairballs out at least 4 - 5 times a week. Repeated attempts at home grooming have led only to lots of bites and scratches and not much reduction in actual hairball number. Preliminary calls to the vet suggested that the only solution - since we've done hairball treats, hairball food, hairball exorcisms - was to get her hair cut. It was going to be more expensive of course than any haircut that I've ever had (this is Brett obviously!), mostly because normally I don't need to be sedated while Diana would need to be. However this cost should be more than offset if we can cut down on the number of hairballs. So early this morning Diana headed out for her day at the spa (that's what we told her anyway). We went back this afternoon and picked her up. I think the pictures below speak more than any words I can possibly write so I'll stop talking and you can start looking.