Good morning Tibs, Dale, Fran, Kat, CES & Classy
G'mornin Mad
We do everything we can to make our furbabies comfortable, so your decision is a good one!
We do everything we can to make our furbabies comfortable, so your decision is a good one!
G'mornin, snails!
So, I'm most likely gonna waste my $$$ and buy one of those Knot Out Electric Pet Grooming Combs.My poor Zuzu...the matts between her inner hind quarters and lower abdomen must be so uncomfy.
Good morning, MadO
. And, if that doesn't work, groomer time. Those matts can be terribly painful.
Spend your hard earned $$$$ on a good set of grooming tools instead...IMO.G'mornin, snails!
So, I'm most likely gonna waste my $$$ and buy one of those Knot Out Electric Pet Grooming Combs.
I think I spent about $200+ for a good set of tools for my Fido. After making mistakes with inferior stuff, of course. But grooming visits were $80+ dollars for him too.
The best way to deal with matts....cut them out. It will hurt the animal to try to "save the hair" and pull the tangles out of the mat. It CAN be done for small knots/tangles...if you can hold the hair at the base and pull the knot out with a slicker-brush. But if you can't get hold of it at the base with your fingers, cut it out instead. Pulling on it can hurt the animal (you can scrape the mat gently over several minutes, but mostly a cat won't have patience for this anyway).
Basically, you need to keep that area on Zuzu short (like trim it every week). OR you need to comb it every day. But arm-pits and crotch area, maybe under belly or other problem areas...you'll want to trim.
Cats are smaller though, so IDK for sure. The professional Andis series (higher end stuff) are decent and have a lot of "heads" you can swap. I'd recommend corded rather than cordless, but that's me. Check that you get the pro types with standard heads. You may need some additional heads too. A close one probably comes with it.
Otherwise, good combs and grooming scissors (round tip), and a SLICKER BRUSH but only use that very gently because it pulls. And don't forget nails and pads.
Get on youtube and watch professional grooming videos and stay away from the waste-of-money crap or you'll end up spending double.
Ask me how I know.
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Spend your hard earned $$$$ on a good set of grooming tools instead...IMO.
I think I spent about $200+ for a good set of tools for my Fido. After making mistakes with inferior stuff, of course. But grooming visits were $80+ dollars for him too.
The best way to deal with matts....cut them out. It will hurt the animal to try to "save the hair" and pull the tangles out of the mat. It CAN be done for small knots/tangles...if you can hold the hair at the base and pull the knot out with a slicker-brush. But if you can't get hold of it at the base with your fingers, cut it out instead. Pulling on it can hurt the animal (you can scrape the mat gently over several minutes, but mostly a cat won't have patience for this anyway).
Basically, you need to keep that area on Zuzu short (like trim it every week). OR you need to comb it every day. But arm-pits and crotch area, maybe under belly or other problem areas...you'll want to trim.
Cats are smaller though, so IDK for sure. The professional Andis series (higher end stuff) are decent and have a lot of "heads" you can swap. I'd recommend corded rather than cordless, but that's me. Check that you get the pro types with standard heads. You may need some additional heads too. A close one probably comes with it.
Otherwise, good combs and grooming scissors (round tip), and a SLICKER BRUSH but only use that very gently because it pulls. And don't forget nails and pads.
Get on youtube and watch professional grooming videos and stay away from the waste-of-money crap or you'll end up spending double.
Great ideas, Atty, but if a cat doesn't want to cooperate, ain't NOTHING gonna help. And most of them are afraid of noises, so the clippers might not work. Trying to cut or pull out matted hair is a dangerous undertaking with cats...
..you need full armor, and, even then, a cat will find a vulnerable point and attack.Morning snails.
Good morning
That's mostly why I said cut it out... Even for dogs, too, it's better to cut it out and let it grow back out.
I suppose they can be trained from birth...maybe too late now. But some cats even like baths if trained from birth!
Even for dogs, too, it's better to cut it out and let it grow back out.I suppose they can be trained from birth...maybe too late now. But some cats even like baths if trained from birth!
That's mostly why I said cut it out...
I suppose they can be trained from birth...maybe too late now. But some cats even like baths if trained from birth!
I am always amazed when I see those videos of cats laying in the sink with water pouring on them. I've had dozens of cats in my lifetime, and not a ONE cared for water. Started trying to bathe them as babies, and all I got out of it were cuts, bites and scratches....
. Some cats will let you cut out the knots, while others will go full on attack if you try. I DO love their independence, except for those times...
