Thread: best grooming comb

Originally Posted by Weasel

My family call me Weasel - long story! Feel free to do the same. The bald belly is after he got shaved at the vet. Little toad wouldn't let me go near him with any kind of brush, we had a bit of a wrestle that led to bloodshed (mine, not his) so he went to the vet for sedation before shaving. He was in there for less than 5 min. The vet said the cat was so laid back he just lifted him up and shaved him off. Typical of Sidney! I guess the FUMINATOR doesn't really have a real razor blade, it's just spiky and sharp! I did buy the one specifically for long-haired cats and the spikes are reasonable long, it certainly gets the fluff out. There is a technique that we have developed for best success: I don't use it for general grooming, just for mats. Hold the skin firmly below the mat, or holds the mat itself it it's nasty. Then start near the edge of the mat and use gentle strokes to tease it out in a lump. With Sid, it can take a second person to hold him still if he's not in the mood. The important thing is not let the comb tug at the skin at all as Sid tells me it is very unpleasant. The places where he mats first are: behind the ears; under the arms, base of the tail and then everywhere. I just keep an eye on these places first and tease out the lumps as soon as they appear and we seems to be keeping on top of it. I will admit that right now he looks more "homeless" than "Maine Coon", but he also has been playing in the back garden with slugs which get all tangled up in his fur and have to be cut out. Disgusting.

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Weasel, thanks for the explanation and de-matting techniques. We don't have all that much trouble with matting, because Smokey doesn't run loose outside, as I wrote about in another reply.

Clyde

Just bought a Ferplast comb from Amazon with rotating tines - it's amazing!
Sid let me groom his tail, which he normally hates, the comb got some mats out easily and clearly wasn't hurting very much at all.