And Obie is still a bag of knots.
I'm no newby to grooming reluctant Maine Coons.. Morph used to need motorcycle gloves and two of us at moult times, but Obie's coat is something else.
His sister is also incredibly fluffy..their double coat matts badly in moult but I have managed to get her pretty much knot free with daily grooming, as she is good natured about it.
Obie is a git. He hates it. is too lazy to do a proper job himself of even basic grooming, and having been away for a week,(us not him.. DS1 was home and couldn't do it alone) tonight he is hideous. His already bad matts are now felted to his flanks. We spent a long time tonight getting his neck, armpits and some chest fur sorted (he did not like it!) but his flanks are awful..he looks fine but the undercoat is solid to his skin.
Short of having him clippered under sedation..any ideas? He allows a short daily grooming but it just hasn't touched him.. his fur is about 5 inches long with a shorter thick undercoat and no matter how much we groom his hips, sides and butt end are solid. I really don't want him clippered, but can't see how to get him unmatted without sedation!
He does a runner at the sight of the grooming kit!