i know u said not to use scissors, but taking her to a groomer is not an option..one time i took her to get photographed at the petshop beside me and she freaked...first she did her horrible loud siamese-sounding meow...then before i knew it, she leaped from my arms and headed for the door....the door had just closed so she freaked and everyone wound up chasing her around the store...when one of the employees finally caught her, he had deep scratch marks all over his arms....i wont risk that again, ecspecially since sara can barely stand being touched by my mom...im the only one she will let flip her over, and so i think i could try and find one of those special mat cutters i guess....i just hope they arent too expensive...has anyone here ever used one?