I have my first long hair cat. She loves being outside. She's a blooming tramp - out in the grass, under bushes, gets absolutely filthy.
I tried to get her used to brushes and combs from a kitten - she's about 9 months now - but she doesn't like being groomed.
This double whammy means she now has grass seeds in the hearts of matts particularly around her fluffy under back thighs.
I don't know what to do. Should I carry on trying to get surreptitious brushing and combing done while cuddling her? I don't want to make her reluctant to be on my lap. So do I eg put her on the table and formally groom and cut the pretty big and growing matts away? Or do I get a friend to hold her while I cut away the matts?
She's a rag doll, hugely loving, and I don't want to change her lovely trusting nature. But I definitely need to do something because she's turning into a walking grass seed. Please help!!