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A cat's dramatic transformation after returning home from a grooming salon has sparked plenty of laughter among pet-owning Reddit users who could relate to the difference.
The before-and-after, which was shared in a May 1 post to the platform by the cat's owner under u/patrolpunk, was so stark it was upvoted more than 37,000 times—sparking a deluge of similar confessions from fellow feline owners.
"Just got my black floof trimmed and it turns out she's a fraud," the post read.
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Accompanying the message were two photographs: the first showing an exuberantly fluffy black cat; and the second capturing the same female cat post-groom, with a far-trimmer silhouette and, unexpectedly, grayish fur beneath the fluff.
The post has prompted plenty of cat owners to share their own grooming surprises. Many Reddit users expressed how the photo series resonated with their experiences of discovering surprising color shifts in their cats' coats—especially among those with black cats whose dense, plush fur often hides their true hues.
"Reminds me of when I had to get Ellie shaved," one viewer commented, after sharing a picture of their own black cat.
Another added: "Always hiding secrets in their fur, I had to get my void extra shaved due to some medical issues and he wasn't happy about it." They had also shared an image of their similar pet.
"When he got home, his two sisters hated him for a week because he didn't look or smelt like himself," a third viewer shared. "I tried seasoning him in cat nip but he was still mad."
"We always thought he was chubby but turns out it was all fur," another said.
"Aww we have the same issue with his sister hating him for a solid week after each grooming," one comment added. "I love the cat nip bribe attempt, I might have to try that next time."
"Afterwards we decided to give one of his sister a spa (bath/groom) treatment at the groomers too," a different viewer said. "Requested no cat/friendly perfume this time."
"However when she (Sylvie) got home she still hissed at everyone else because they're the problem. Not her (on the right) 'I'm clean you're all smelly,'" a third said.
Other viewers poked fun at the stark difference between the Reddit users' two images.
"She's actually a sheep," one viewer joked, while another added: "I mean, they took off her fur coat and now she's just wearing her turtleneck."
Newsweek reached out to u/patrolpunk for more information via Reddit.
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