Thread: How do you deal with mats?

I have used very sharp hairdresser's scissors on matts cos you can slide them into the matt and cut away from the skin but be very, very careful. In an ideal world I would never miss grooming my cats but it happened! In the moulting season I usually groom at least twice a week, funnily enough the ones with the shorter coats seem to get the worse under 'arm' matts. You can buy handy sized combs from pets at home that are meant for guinea pigs... these are exactly the right size for getting into adult cats hard to reach places. And they are great for kittens too.