We got our lovely Persian cat 2 months ago when he was 8 months old. We wipe his eyes daily and groom him daily to ensure his coat stays in good condition.
HOWEVER in the last 2 weeks, he’s started really badly matting on his stomach and by his arm pits and even upping the grooming to twice a day, we’ll stroke him and find a massive matt in his coat!
He’s an indoor cat, so doesn’t go out and get covered in crap and we’ve got a ‘ferminator’ brush, which should get to his undercoat properly. So far we’ve been doing a combination of trying to separate them with our fingers if they’re not too bad, cutting them out if they’re bad and using a ‘dematting’ brush (which looks like a scary implement with hooks!).
He’s very soft and lies on his back and wiggles his legs in the air, so we can get to his stomach every day, however I just CAN’T seem to stop the matts!
If you’ve got a long haired cat, have you experienced the same? Is there anything else I could possibly do to stay on top of the matts or is it that time of the year? I can’t remember my old Persian getting such bad matts so this is a new one for me!
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FluffyPersian · 21/04/2016 15:56
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