Thread: How do you deal with mats?

Originally Posted by Halcyon

I watched multiple videos and searched for special tools to remove those annoying mats on my cat's belly and under arms. I carefully plugged in the electric razor, but my cat Anastasia did not like the sound no matter how much time I would give her for adaptation.
So far, I have been using a wide comb to get to the base of the mat, small scissors to cut the hairs at the base and large scissors to snap the top of the thickest mats. This is a very tedious work; I wish my cat would not be afraid of electric razor.
Do you have any special barber tricks or tools for your kitties?

We get an odd knot in the fur of the coonies.. but we never let it get to a state of matting.. All our cats are usually brushed at least once a week.. usually on the lap while watching TV...

The worst is Jet... he loves to be in water... and has a very thick coat... he get an odd one under his arm and around his most important bits and now and again.. we use just a wide tooth comb to tease out its usually over and done with in minutes....

You could try gently taking it almost down to the skin with scissors if it is that bad... and then tease the last lot out??

If you kitty has a lot of mats, then maybe you should take her to the vets to get he a mild sedative that will help her and alleviate any stress she may have, with you or them de-matting her fur. Just a thought... make it easier on you both...

In the past I have used clippers on my horses and our dogs.. and they take getting used to and I have always done it from when they where very young...