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Matted fur: how to comb/brush out
My orange tomcat Mage, has some really stubborn tangled fur on his
haunches. I've tried using two types of brushes (one w/fine bristles and one w/coarse bristles) and had no luck brushing them out. Would a comb work? Or does he need a bath and shampoo to get them out? --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to --- |
Matted fur: how to comb/brush out
On Tue, 5 Jun 2012 20:00:31 +0000 (UTC), FragSinatra
wrote: My orange tomcat Mage, has some really stubborn tangled fur on his haunches. I've tried using two types of brushes (one w/fine bristles and one w/coarse bristles) and had no luck brushing them out. Would a comb work? Or does he need a bath and shampoo to get them out? --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to --- When a cat's fur gets matted, as you described, the only practical way of removing them it to cut them out with a pair of scissors. Be careful not to cut your cat's skin, as you have to cut pretty close to it, to get the mats out. You can avoid getting mats in your cat's fur in the future by brushing his fur once a day. Many cats enjoy having this done, and will look forward to it. Be sure to praise your cat, and give him a treat each time you brush him. I hope this helps |
Matted fur: how to comb/brush out
On 6/5/2012 1:00 PM, FragSinatra wrote:
My orange tomcat Mage, has some really stubborn tangled fur on his haunches. I've tried using two types of brushes (one w/fine bristles and one w/coarse bristles) and had no luck brushing them out. Would a comb work? Or does he need a bath and shampoo to get them out? cut out the worst ones. i use blunt tip emt scissors so i don't stab if the cat jerks and moves. i shower/shampoo my cats about every 3-4 weeks 9 months of the year to prevent this, but i live in a warm climate. |
Matted fur: how to comb/brush out
FragSinatra wrote:
My orange tomcat Mage, has some really stubborn tangled fur on his haunches. I've tried using two types of brushes (one w/fine bristles and one w/coarse bristles) and had no luck brushing them out. Would a comb work? Or does he need a bath and shampoo to get them out? When we got our little female, "Sara" from a farmer, she had tangles you wouldn't believe. Brushing wouldn't get them out. So, we took a clipper to her as soon as the Summer season set in,. and shaved all her tangles out. She was gloriously happy, and, when the hair grew back in, she never got another tangle! It must be the good diet she got from us..... --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to --- |
Matted fur: how to comb/brush out
"Bill Graham" wrote in
: FragSinatra wrote: My orange tomcat Mage, has some really stubborn tangled fur on his haunches. I've tried using two types of brushes (one w/fine bristles and one w/coarse bristles) and had no luck brushing them out. Would a comb work? Or does he need a bath and shampoo to get them out? When we got our little female, "Sara" from a farmer, she had tangles you wouldn't believe. Brushing wouldn't get them out. So, we took a clipper to her as soon as the Summer season set in,. and shaved all her tangles out. She was gloriously happy, and, when the hair grew back in, she never got another tangle! It must be the good diet she got from us..... I'd rather not cut out or even clip the fur mats, which are in the short fur of the haunches, I imagine Mage might freak out. Would a good, warm bath and shampoo get the mats out? --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to --- |
Matted fur: how to comb/brush out
I'd rather not cut out or even clip the fur mats, which are in the short fur of the haunches, I imagine Mage might freak out. Would a good, warm bath and shampoo get the mats out? IME, no. It might even make them worse and hug tighter to the skin. You might need to get the areas(s) shaved by a groomer or a vet. |
Matted fur: how to comb/brush out
FragSinatra wrote:
"Bill Graham" wrote in : FragSinatra wrote: My orange tomcat Mage, has some really stubborn tangled fur on his haunches. I've tried using two types of brushes (one w/fine bristles and one w/coarse bristles) and had no luck brushing them out. Would a comb work? Or does he need a bath and shampoo to get them out? When we got our little female, "Sara" from a farmer, she had tangles you wouldn't believe. Brushing wouldn't get them out. So, we took a clipper to her as soon as the Summer season set in,. and shaved all her tangles out. She was gloriously happy, and, when the hair grew back in, she never got another tangle! It must be the good diet she got from us..... I'd rather not cut out or even clip the fur mats, which are in the short fur of the haunches, I imagine Mage might freak out. Would a good, warm bath and shampoo get the mats out? Probably, but I'm not sure how well she might take to getting wet. Some of our cats don't mind, but the others won't have anything to do with it. We have no cats that we raised from kittenhood ourselves. We got them all aqs adults, so we never had the chance to introduce them to water when young. SWara was surprisingly receptive to being clipped with n electric trimmer, and she was v3ery happy to lose the tangles. I think it was a lot less traumatic than washing them out, but your cat may not mind being bathed at all..... |
Matted fur: how to comb/brush out
On 6/6/2012 12:32 PM, Bill Graham wrote:
FragSinatra wrote: "Bill Graham" wrote in : FragSinatra wrote: My orange tomcat Mage, has some really stubborn tangled fur on his haunches. I've tried using two types of brushes (one w/fine bristles and one w/coarse bristles) and had no luck brushing them out. Would a comb work? Or does he need a bath and shampoo to get them out? When we got our little female, "Sara" from a farmer, she had tangles you wouldn't believe. Brushing wouldn't get them out. So, we took a clipper to her as soon as the Summer season set in,. and shaved all her tangles out. She was gloriously happy, and, when the hair grew back in, she never got another tangle! It must be the good diet she got from us..... I'd rather not cut out or even clip the fur mats, which are in the short fur of the haunches, I imagine Mage might freak out. Would a good, warm bath and shampoo get the mats out? Probably, but I'm not sure how well she might take to getting wet. Some of our cats don't mind, but the others won't have anything to do with it. We have no cats that we raised from kittenhood ourselves. We got them all aqs adults, so we never had the chance to introduce them to water when young. SWara was surprisingly receptive to being clipped with n electric trimmer, and she was v3ery happy to lose the tangles. I think it was a lot less traumatic than washing them out, but your cat may not mind being bathed at all..... all of my 6 cats were obtained as adults (2 years old) and all have been introduced to showers. some of them wouldn't chose to have it done, a couple really enjoy it, but all will stand there and let us bathe them without having to nail them down or wear armor. |
Matted fur: how to comb/brush out
chaniarts wrote:
On 6/6/2012 12:32 PM, Bill Graham wrote: FragSinatra wrote: "Bill Graham" wrote in : FragSinatra wrote: My orange tomcat Mage, has some really stubborn tangled fur on his haunches. I've tried using two types of brushes (one w/fine bristles and one w/coarse bristles) and had no luck brushing them out. Would a comb work? Or does he need a bath and shampoo to get them out? When we got our little female, "Sara" from a farmer, she had tangles you wouldn't believe. Brushing wouldn't get them out. So, we took a clipper to her as soon as the Summer season set in,. and shaved all her tangles out. She was gloriously happy, and, when the hair grew back in, she never got another tangle! It must be the good diet she got from us..... I'd rather not cut out or even clip the fur mats, which are in the short fur of the haunches, I imagine Mage might freak out. Would a good, warm bath and shampoo get the mats out? Probably, but I'm not sure how well she might take to getting wet. Some of our cats don't mind, but the others won't have anything to do with it. We have no cats that we raised from kittenhood ourselves. We got them all aqs adults, so we never had the chance to introduce them to water when young. SWara was surprisingly receptive to being clipped with n electric trimmer, and she was v3ery happy to lose the tangles. I think it was a lot less traumatic than washing them out, but your cat may not mind being bathed at all..... all of my 6 cats were obtained as adults (2 years old) and all have been introduced to showers. some of them wouldn't chose to have it done, a couple really enjoy it, but all will stand there and let us bathe them without having to nail them down or wear armor. Well, give it a try, but as Rene says, cutting them out may be your only choice. I would have a small pair of blunt nosed scissors handy, so you can clip out whatever doesn't want to wash out..... |
Matted fur: how to comb/brush out
"FragSinatra" wrote in message . .. My orange tomcat Mage, has some really stubborn tangled fur on his haunches. I've tried using two types of brushes (one w/fine bristles and one w/coarse bristles) and had no luck brushing them out. Would a comb work? Or does he need a bath and shampoo to get them out? I stumbled on a way of handling mats that no one here has mentioned. There may be some reason why this is a bad idea but I swear this works very well for me. I simply pull the mat out with my fingers. I get a firm grip on it while the cat is lying, sitting or standing still and pull it slowly but firmly until it is separated from the cat. Bebop does not cry or scratch or fight me in any way when I do this. I find this approach very simple. I once inadvertently cut a quarter-sized hole in his skin when trying to cut a mat out. He didn't cry or fuss about that either but I was astonished how long it took that hole to heal. I didn't see a scab begin to form for almost three weeks; I really wondered if it was ever going to heal. It eventually scabbed over and the fur grew back so that you can't see where it happened but it took a long time. -- Rhino |
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