Thread: De-mating without injury

My top gadget for mats/knots is a seam ripper. It is small enough to hide in your hand, just need to be careful not to 'jab' the cat (or more likely - yourself!) with it. I hold the mat gently and just 'rip' through it, working away from the skin. You can also use it to 'saw' through if you can see the sking clearly. I have never injured any of the cats with it, much safer than trying to cut anything with scissors and quite often they dont even realise what I'm doing till I've done it