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Yikes! Leave those mats alone and call NOVA Cat Clinic or a local feline groomer for some help.
If it is one thing cats love to do, it’s shedding! Living in an area where the weather tends to swing from chilly one moment to roasting hot the next does not give the cat’s coat a chance to catch up with the seasons. It tends to get confused, grows very quickly and then sheds just as fast, which leads to those mats. This tends to be a year round trend here in the DC Metro area.
The last thing you want to do as an owner is to take a pair of scissors to your cat’s matted areas. When fur sticks low to the skin it can be hard to find where the skin actually starts at the edges of the mat, and you can wind up clipping your cat’s skin on accident. And believe me, we know when you have clipped your cat’s skin with scissors. Just like a CSI show, scissors leave a distinct “V” shaped cut in the skin. While some cuts are small enough that they will heal on their own, many wind up needing sutures to have the wound closed properly. Most mats need to be removed with grooming clippers. This style of clipper actually lets us get up under the mat and right against the skin without cutting it.
Can you prevent mats? You sure can! Get out a FURMINATOR for those short haired kitties and brush them for a few minutes 2 times per week and you are set. You can pick one up here. Have a long haired cat? Fear not! My favorite comb for those cats is called a “Greyhound comb” and they can easily be found online or in a pet store. Stay away from slicker brushes. Cats tend not to be a fan of those. Remember, grooming is a bonding experience for you and your cat. It should be a pleasure for you and your cat, not a punishment. If you have the kind of cat that just will not let you groom them and they get easily matted, feel free to give us a call to help you out with the right grooming procedure for your cat.
Now put away those scissors!
Ellen =^-^=
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