Thread: How do you deal with mats?

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?

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...

There's this non-electric appliance called the Furmaster... try googling it to see where you can buy one in your country.
I'm considering getting one myself. It is supposed to take care of matts.

Originally Posted by Antonia

There's this non-electric appliance called the Furmaster... try googling it to see where you can buy one in your country.
I'm considering getting one myself. It is supposed to take care of matts.

If you are referring to "The Furminator", it works well at removing extra hair.




But it didn't really do a great job on mats.

Also, it seemed to ruin the texture of MC Bubba's coat so I only used it on him twice.




Second pile after two weeks was as big as the first...

It's tough to get the mats.

I use a blunt pointed scissor and chop them off without getting close to the skin or taking too much unsnarled hair and then comb out the leftovers after a few days.


It's good that MC Elvis is extremely placid...

What a shame about your boy's lovely coat. :(
But the Furmaster is a different gadget. You are right about the Furminator... it only removes excess hair but doesn't deal with mats.

Originally Posted by Antonia

What a shame about your boy's lovely coat. :(
But the Furmaster is a different gadget. You are right about the Furminator... it only removes excess hair but doesn't deal with mats.

Ahh...

Thanks.

Is this it?

Perfect Care Furmaster