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Is it possible that because of her large belly that she has difficulty
cleaning herself in certain areas. I have a black long-haired domestic
and she is quite a big girl. As a result, she cannot reach certain
areas and will often get matted if I don't keep up with her daily
combing....


Which brings me to this: there are wet-wipe type things sold just for
grooming cats. Not the regular wet-wipes that have icky stuff your
cat should not ingest. I wanted to recommend that the OP, if he/she
is not wild about the idea of a bath and all the trauma involved for
most cats, go to Petsmart or mailorder from one of the pet supply
places these wipes to maybe help the cat, who sounds old and
kind of disinclined to groom. It is just a "bandaid" for now by might
make you and kitty feel better.