I Cut Fenway...and a question

[Jessika]

They sell dematting rakes at Petsmart and PetCo for around $10, give or take, and are made specifically for this reason! I've always heard people advise against trying to cut away mats with scissors for that exact reason -- sometimes the fur will mat so tight and so close to the skin that it is impossible to cut without cutting skin as well since the skin gets pulled up into the mat sometimes. So that's what dematting rakes are for

[ParNone]

I've a Cairn Terrier and I've never had a problem with his hair matting tight to the skin. A big advantage of that wirey Terrier coat. So I use just a regular pair of scissors and just make sure my finger is between the mat and the scissors. That way, if anything gets nicked with the scissors, it's me not him.

I prefer doing this vs trying to brush or rake out any lil' mats he gets, because his skin is a lil' sensitive to any kind of tugging.

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