Panda is mad at mommy! :o(

[jenluckenbach]

Oh dear Kim, how I wish I were close enough to help you with this. This is such a common problem (judging by our clients) People want the beautiful long hair, but find it too difficult to keep up with it. And the cats themselves can NOT keep up with it (as it is actually un-natural for the cat to have hair that long.)

Find a groomer who does cats or ask your vet to shave the necessary areas. If you do it NOW while the mats are contained to a few areas, it will prevent a total shave down as the mats spread.

I will try to dig up links or photos of the mat breaker and comb I could not work without.

[jenluckenbach]

Here s the photo of the mat breaker (this is not the best price however, so do some shopping around if you plan to buy it)

http://www.cajun-outdoor-cooking.com/matbrdoggrto.html

This tool has curved razor blades, so you do need to be careful, but it is a miracle for getting out all that extra undercoat that causes the mats to form. When used properly you will be amazed at the amount of shedded hair will come out of 1 animal.

Here is a photo of a shedding comb. And metal comb with alternating short and long teeth wil do the same job.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...n-20/ref=nosim

After brushing and/or using the mat breaker above, comb through the coat with this comb. It works miracles as well. Will also pull out small mats and can be used on larger mats if used is a "picking" motion.

Good luck.

[Laura's Babies]

I had a persian that REFUSED any grooming at all and would rip you apart if you tried! I was lucky that she never got mats. My RB Chynna LOVED being groomed and would lay for hours for you to groom him... It is funny the differance in them. Amy will also lay for hours to be brushed with the shedding tool and Giz will try to get it away from you and groom herself. Chester and Samantha are not that impressed with grooming.