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Good grooming practices are essential for maintaining health and happiness for you and your cat. This is a forum to exchange tips and advice for proper care of your cat's hygiene needs.

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Harvey

Has been COTD!

Purred: Thu Jun 10, '10 6:37pm PST


	Someone once recommended something called a "Mat Breaker." You can see it at http://www.aristopet.com.au/?page=75&item=814&ps=1&product_searc h=&dosearch= The company appears to be in Australia, but the product may be available in American stores. If not, they're willing to ship internationally. I keep meaning to order one myself. Also, you could try electric hair clippers--the kind used to give people buzz cuts. I believe they make them for pets (at least they do in Japan). It's not uncommon for the owner of a long-haired cat to give it a "sanitary cut" around the backside. Whatever method you use, be careful! Lowell is a sweet cat, but after having his mats removed in a rather painful way (it was my first time removing mats, and no, I didn't mean for it to be painful), now hates the sight of a comb.

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Elise

Future mother of- Grand Champions!

Purred: Fri Jun 11, '10 1:39pm PST


	New discovery! I didn't have time to go to the store today to buy a letter opener, so I used a seam ripper instead. You know, those tiny but sharp pronged things that people who sew use to remove threads, etc. Poor Radcliffe had a few mats that were about the size of quail eggs, and I managed to cut off the very, very top of the mat, then divide it with the seam ripper. Then, I used a very wide-toothed Greyhound comb to get out the dead hair. She still needs a bit more work on that area, but she put up with five minutes of what must have been a frightening and painful experience without a single whimper. Well, now I know that my brown/brown and white tabbies need more grooming than my reds and my torties, for whatever reason. Don't forget (as I did with Elise) that when you pull up a mat, the skin comes up with it. You may think you're only cutting out the mat, but Elise and I are living proof that you can cut poor Kitty's skin even when sure you're just cutting the mat. Do be careful. Very careful. A trip to the vet is no fun, for human or cat.

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Sootball

I am so cute,- scratch my belly- mol

Purred: Sat Jun 12, '10 4:47pm PST


	Elise; I am so sorry you had to learn the hard way I also kicked a cat behind the ear and had the same results. That is when I decides to groom the right way and I did so for 12 years. As for the matt buster. I have those too. But I like the letter opener better as it does not pull as much. Good luck and ~hugs~ to Elise

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GC Rdreams- Golden- Bamboo of Po

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Purred: Sun Jun 13, '10 6:51am PST


	May I suggest that any time you are trying to cut a mat out, put the comb between the skin and the mat - that way you shouldn't cut the skin.

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Harvey

Has been COTD!

Purred: Sun Jun 13, '10 2:09pm PST


	Good idea!!! Radcliffe will appreciate that.

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Kisu

Japanese Bobtail

Purred: Wed Jun 16, '10 7:13am PST


	Who is Matt? wow there is alot of talk about him on this thread MOL

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KuJu Ku

Bobtails Rule!

Purred: Wed Jun 16, '10 7:14am PST


	yeah, and they are doing some damage to the poor fella, ripping him apart with a seam ripper? letter openers? what a way to die. Pretty soon the Greyhounds will be chasing him outta town. hehehehe Edited by author Wed Jun 16, '10 7:17am PST

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Elise

Future mother of- Grand Champions!

Purred: Wed Jun 16, '10 7:52am PST


	I used to have a boyfriend named Matt...

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Harvey

Has been COTD!

Purred: Wed Jun 16, '10 7:55am PST


	Once they become combs, Greyhounds get pretty quiet. But yeah, they can still scare cats like crazy, especially when paired with the Demon Hair Dryer.