Thread: Matted fur

^ That describes the way I bathe and groom mine as well! When we first brought Sterling home, she had a lot of knots and haaaaated being brushed. I think she associated the brush with the pain of having the knots brushed out. I cut knots out as soon as they form now, and with a daily brushing it keeps them to a minimum anyway. We were just away for three weeks, the longest Oliver had gone without being brushed. When we came back he had HUGE matted balls of fur under each of his front legs. Sterling's happy to be brushed now, although getting to the stomach is a bit tricky with both of my cats. Daily brushing helps to bond with them, too.