Hello, Vita here. I am the only long hair kitty in this group. I love being brushed with the "fur rake," as long as it doesn't get stuck in a mat. I get a brush up daily; I DEMAND it! A couple of weeks back, it caught on a mat and I lashed out and swatted, nails out. Got mom right down the nose; and she had a family reunion to attend 3 days later, HA HAA. Really tested her cosmectics abilities, and serves her right, too. I've been here 10 years and she knows the ONLY way I permit mat removal is to cut them out with scissors. Guess she needed a reminder. Well, she GOT ONE!