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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Dawn F on August 20, 2008, 10:19:04 AM

Title: grooming for long haired cats
Post by: Dawn F on August 20, 2008, 10:19:04 AM: I know that there are a few of you with long hairs, Gillian, Amy, Candice etc - what am I doing wrong with Star??

on the surface her fur is lovely but when i use a comb I keep finding mats deep down in the fur next to the skin - I use a zoom groom and slicker and a couple of times per a week a comb - should I ditch everything and just comb every day, I'm guessing the slicker isn't getting down far enough to do anything - also what could be causing the knots? I came across a biggy last night unexpectedly and she bit me! I don't blame her but I'd like to avoid it in the future if possible!!
Title: Re: grooming for long haired cats
Post by: candyshandy on August 20, 2008, 11:56:30 AM: Definitely use a comb - I personally find the other products a waste of time with cats that have a dense undercoat.

I have about 4 of these dotted around the house and out of all the combs I have bought over the years they are the only ones I use now ;)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WAHL-6-Stainless-Steel-Comb-Dog-Grooming-Low-UK-P-P_W0QQitemZ350089922542QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item350089922542&_trkparms=72%3A1121%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Title: Re: grooming for long haired cats
Post by: Rosella moggy on August 20, 2008, 12:29:52 PM: I use same combs CS.
Title: Re: grooming for long haired cats
Post by: Stuart on August 20, 2008, 15:46:11 PM: I think I put a post on here after Misty started His Fortekor cause His coat was starting to get knots in it :(
a few people did reply saying that Fortekor did affect the coat, anyway Misty has now took a BIG dislike to
the Brush & comb I was using >:( and I now have better luck when he is sitting on me and I just tease out the
matted lumps (which seem to consist of mainly dead hair??)

but I'm still not allowed to touch his tummy :( :(
Title: Re: grooming for long haired cats
Post by: Gillian Harvey on August 20, 2008, 17:07:05 PM: I use metal combs like this - very similar to the one Candice uses (I agree, slickers and zoom groom won't get down to the undercoat) :

(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/scruffyjoe/Miscellaneous/comb.jpg)

and this matt breaker is good for tangles and for combing out the undercoat:

(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/scruffyjoe/Miscellaneous/matbreaker.jpg)

but really the best way to keep the coat matt free is to bath and blow dry (after knotty/tangled bits are removed first of course!) every couple of months or so. The coat is much easier to look after and stays knot free (ish!) in between times.
Title: Re: grooming for long haired cats
Post by: Dawn F on August 20, 2008, 17:10:51 PM: I've never bathed her, I don't know how she would react, I will work on getting this one nasty one out and then just use the comb
Title: Re: grooming for long haired cats
Post by: Stuart on August 20, 2008, 17:25:47 PM: Misty's never had a bath iether, and I dont even want to try :scared: :scared: :scared:
Title: Re: grooming for long haired cats
Post by: Kirst on August 20, 2008, 21:57:35 PM: I nuse a comb on Beavios and Gizzy - a slicker only really touches the surface.
Title: Re: grooming for long haired cats
Post by: Team Svartalfheims on August 21, 2008, 12:16:05 PM: I use an undercoat rake on the Team's thick wooly undercoat to ensure they are tangle free.