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matts & Knotts
My 6 year old tabby has been getting mats all over his fur. Every year he's
been getting these mats more and more. During the winter it's really bad but in the summer they get better. This year though they did not get better. I try combing them, cutting them out but I feel I'm not getting any results. I have noticed though that his skin is dry and I see flakes. Anyone have any suggestions? John |
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"bob" wrote in message ... My 6 year old tabby has been getting mats all over his fur. Every year he's been getting these mats more and more. During the winter it's really bad but in the summer they get better. This year though they did not get better. I try combing them, cutting them out but I feel I'm not getting any results. I have noticed though that his skin is dry and I see flakes. Anyone have any suggestions? What are you feeding him? |
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"cybercat" wrote in message ... "bob" wrote in message ... My 6 year old tabby has been getting mats all over his fur. Every year he's been getting these mats more and more. During the winter it's really bad but in the summer they get better. This year though they did not get better. I try combing them, cutting them out but I feel I'm not getting any results. I have noticed though that his skin is dry and I see flakes. Anyone have any suggestions? What are you feeding him? He get's two types of food Dry and canned food. We have two cat's, the other is OK. john |
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"bob" wrote How often do you brush him? |
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"bob" wrote A brush might be better than a comb. Do you let him out? Is he getting into things? He might need a bath. |
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bob wrote: My 6 year old tabby has been getting mats all over his fur. Every year he's been getting these mats more and more. During the winter it's really bad but in the summer they get better. This year though they did not get better. I try combing them, cutting them out but I feel I'm not getting any results. I have noticed though that his skin is dry and I see flakes. Anyone have any suggestions? John The cat needs to be groomed regularly with a medium-toothed metal grooming comb. If the matts are bad, take him to the vet and have him shaved - then start over. The dry skin under the matts is the beginning of a skin sore. If you leave the matts on too long, the skin will become raw, open and become abscessed. He needs the matts removed and to be bathed in a soothing shampoo such as ecto-soothe. Once the matts are off, if he is long-haired, daily combing is a must, short-haired cats need grooming weekly, at least. -L. |
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On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 22:00:37 -0400, "bob" wrote:
My 6 year old tabby has been getting mats all over his fur. Every year he's been getting these mats more and more. During the winter it's really bad but in the summer they get better. This year though they did not get better. I try combing them, cutting them out but I feel I'm not getting any results. I have noticed though that his skin is dry and I see flakes. Anyone have any suggestions? John I have this same problem. My Charity has extremely long hair and its hard for her to keep up with it on her own. Unfortunely she has a mean streak in her and she rarely lets me brush her. I have noticed that the top layer is fine buts its underneath where she and I can't groom. I can't because she won't let me for any lenth of time suitable to comb them out. Sometimes I just cut them off as much as possible. I keep warning her that if she doesn't let me brush her properly I am gonna take her to a groomer and shave her but she doesn't listen. LOL |
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