Thread: Maine Coon Grooming Basics

Originally Posted by Walter Coonkat

Okay ... I have no problem cutting out most mats with scissors, but how do others here get rid of the small mats that are very close to the skin?

Also, while I am thinking of it -- what areas of the skin are most tender and thus require special care when combing/brushing/removing mats?

I'd say the britches are the most sensitive, I hit a snag in Samantha's britches she'd cry hiss swat and run all in about a 1/10th of a second, she'd come back in a couple minutes and I'd apologize for hurting her and she'd let me know she was sorry for swatting me.
Bit I imagine it's very tender skin there.
If there's a down side to Maine Coon ownership it's how fast they mat up on their rear ends, once my ex left I could trim by myself so it was 2-3 times a year trips to the groomer luckily I found a good groomer close to my house where they'd loved Samantha and would schedule me when there were no dogs in the shop and get her in and out pretty quickly.