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?