Soft and Matting Coat on cat

United States
May 6, 2007 10:51am CST
I have a new cat, Stella, who is a long haired calico. Her coat is impossible; she needs combing every day. And she hates it! Unlike a dog it's hard to distract her while I'm combing, and when the comb gets caught in the knots she really gets mad. Is there anything I can do to prevent the matting? I raise German Angora rabbits and never have to comb them; I've bred them for years to get non-matting coats. I wish someone had done this for these cats!
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• Philippines
7 May 07
Hi. What breed is her? If she's a persian, more or less, her coat will really matt. Some longhairred breeds like the MAINECOON whose coats doesn't matt and also RAGDOLLS. The only thing you can do to avoid matts is to regularly brush the coat of your cat. With me, I brush the coat of my persians twice daily, first thing in the morning and last thing before going to bed. With this, their coats don't matt. For the removal of stu7bborn Mattsm i use Chris Christensen Ic on ice, It does miracles on matts and really helps entangle it. Sometimes if you want to get rid of this energy-demanding grooming process, try to shave the coat of your cat, try doing the lion cat, this will help you most. But be gentle on the shaving. Good luck!
• United States
7 May 07
I don't know Stella's breed; I sort of inherited her from an elderly lady that no longer could take care of her. She had been partially shaved when I got her, because the lady couldn't care for the coat. I'd rather not shave her. I've been brushing her every day just to keep up with the matts that show up overnight. I don't mind doing the combing but Stella sure minds me doing it! I think she'll get used to it, eventually. I have had other long haired cats that didn't matt up like this, so I imagine Stella has some Persian in her. She doesn't have the right face, though. Seems like you could breed Persians for non-matting coats, like you can angora rabbits!