Taming Long-Haired Cat Mats: A Must-Have for Cat Owners

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The discussion centers around the challenges of managing long-haired cats, particularly regarding matting issues. Participants share their experiences with matting and recommend using a specialized mat comb, which is effective for both cats and dogs, highlighting its design that cuts mats from the bottom up. The conversation also touches on shedding problems with short-haired cats, with some users sharing tips like using lint rollers and alternative methods for removing hair. Additionally, there are light-hearted exchanges about pets, including sharing pictures and anecdotes about various cats and other animals, showcasing the community's love for pets and the humorous challenges they present. The thread emphasizes the importance of proper grooming tools and techniques for maintaining the coats of long-haired pets.
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If you have fought this problem like we have you would agree that this deserves a public announcement. :biggrin: Of the many cats that we've had we only had one with long hair - a silver-shaded Chinchilla Persian. But she was strictly an indoor cat so she was relatively easy to manage. Over that last couple of years we have acquired two, indoor-outdoor, long haired cats. What a mess! We have really struggled to control the matting problem with their coats and just learned about and purchased a mat comb. If you have long hair cats that get matted, this is a must. It's well worth the $20 for a quality comb. They make them for dogs as well. The combs have upward facing blades that cut the mat from the bottom up.


Besides, it seemed to be time for another pet thread. :biggrin: Let's see them pics.



Here's my little Bun [with a little help from dduardo]
http://umsis.miami.edu/~dduardo/evil_genius_bun.png
 
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Oh wow that picture's awesome! :smile:
 
This reminded me of this thread Winged Cats
 
Foxy Lady{corgi} and Moonshadow






note the "wing" on Moonshadow
 

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That cat is adorable! dduardo did a great job--the evil eye is hilarious, and these are skills I too would like to acquire. So with all the land and many critters that Ivan and Tsu have, maybe they could start a zoo? Of course pictures like this make me want a pet--stop it!
 
Ivan Seeking said:
If you have fought this problem like we have you would agree that this deserves a public announcement. :biggrin: Of the many cats that we've had we only had one with long hair - a silver-shaded Chinchilla Persian. But she was strictly an indoor cat so she was relatively easy to manage. Over that last couple of years we have acquired two, indoor-outdoor, long haired cats. What a mess! We have really struggled to control the matting problem with their coats and just learned about and purchased a mat comb. If you have long hair cats that get matted, this is a must. It's well worth the $20 for a quality comb. They make them for dogs as well. The combs have upward facing blades that cut the mat from the bottom up.
Aha! So that's why you were running around shaving kitty cats! :biggrin:

I think the mat-comb will work much better. And it sure beats taking 'em to the vet for an $80 haircut.

My cats have all been shorthairs, but I do have a problem with them shedding. I use those lint rollers constantly to try to get the cat hair up.
 
Math Is Hard said:
Aha! So that's why you were running around shaving kitty cats! :biggrin:

I think the mat-comb will work much better.
:smile:
Math Is Hard said:
My cats have all been shorthairs, but I do have a problem with them shedding. I use those lint rollers constantly to try to get the cat hair up.
When I had my cat, I used his brush to get the hair off the sofa--worked great. (I tried to vacuum him once--oh boy!)
 
hypatia said:
note the "wing" on Moonshadow
I'm more concerned with the Hitler 'stache. :bugeye:

Math Is Hard said:
I use those lint rollers constantly to try to get the cat hair up.
I used to have one of those, but it got lost. Instead of buying a new one, I now wrap duct tape around a beer can with the sticky side out. It works better than the first one.

SOS2008 said:
(I tried to vacuum him once--oh boy!)
That, I learned the hard way, is also not recommended for parakeets. (And anybody who says that sound doesn't carry in a vacuum has obviously never tried it. I could hear the damned thing squawking for 2 days.)
 
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Danger said:
I used to have one of those, but it got lost. Instead of buying a new one, I now wrap duct tape around a beer can with the sticky side out. It works better than the first one.
I know, you got the idea for duct tape from the Red Green show (love that show)! I think the lint roller is somewhere on your dining room table... :rolleyes:
Danger said:
That, I learned the hard way, is also not recommended for parakeets. (And anybody who says that sound doesn't carry in a vacuum has obviously never tried it. I could hear the damned thing squawking for 2 days.)
:smile:
 
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Mine's one. His name is Mathias.


"The more I learn about women, the more I love my cat".

Anonymous.
 

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I want to see Clausius' cat. NOW!
Evo, where art thou?
 
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Kitties

I've got one long haired (a Maine Coon), and two tabbies:
http://69.6.241.242/images/forumPosts/ging_maub00001.jpg
http://69.6.241.242/images/forumPosts/ginger01small.png
http://69.6.241.242/images/forumPosts/mauby02.jpg
http://69.6.241.242/images/forumPosts/fluffy01.jpg
We also rescued this stray little kitten last summer:
http://69.6.241.242/images/forumPosts/peppy1.JPG
There are a lot of cats around here... :-p
 
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I'm not going to quote the message. I think you know why

Very nice and fluffy cats :approve: :biggrin: However, is that kitten supposed to be a red X? :cry:
 
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awwww, I am thinking about getting a cat. I really like the tabbies, they look like tigers! :smile:
 
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This kitty likes red X's: http://69.6.241.242/images/forumPosts/avatar446_0.gif .[/URL] :smile:
Seriously, I'm going to decrease the size of those guys a bit, though... :rolleyes:
 
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Clausius2 said:
Mine's one. His name is Mathias.
He's so cute! :approve:
 
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hypermorphism said:
This kitty likes red X's: http://69.6.241.242/images/forumPosts/avatar446_0.gif .[/URL] :smile:
Seriously, I'm going to decrease the size of those guys a bit, though... :rolleyes:

That X is pretty awesome :biggrin: :approve:

I would actually love a tiger cub for a pet..although when it grows up, it might eat my head :rolleyes:
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
... I really like the tabbies, they look like tigers! :smile:
They are like tigers... especially in the morning when they demand you get out of bed and fix them breakfast! :biggrin:
 
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Sorry to break up the cat theme, but I only have ectotherms. The tortoise, a greek, is Argos (Gus for short) and the newt is Thomas.
 
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Bladibla said:
I would actually love a tiger cub for a pet..although when it grows up, it might eat my head :rolleyes:
Wouldn't an animal that large want something more substantial? :-p


Okay, I really am sorry about that one. I couldn't just leave it lying there, though. :wink: I wish Art had posted it instead; then I wouldn't feel bad about it.
 
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YEE HAW!. ITS TIME FOR CAT HUNTING SEASON YAY!
Im going to shoot me 12 felines.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/12/killing.wildcats.ap/index.html
 
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gravenewworld said:
YEE HAW!. ITS TIME FOR CAT HUNTING SEASON YAY!
Im going to shoot me 12 felines.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/12/killing.wildcats.ap/index.html

Yesterday the Governer said it will never happen. For one, it would make the entire state a joke - the great cat hunters. Also, it would hurt the economy via tourism since the idea is so offensive. I guess they do have a real problem though with an estimated 1 million wild cats that are eating too many birds.
 
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DocToxyn said:
Sorry to break up the cat theme, but I only have ectotherms. The tortoise, a greek, is Argos (Gus for short) and the newt is Thomas.

The baby tortoise is cute :biggrin:
 
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http://home.comcast.net/~rossgr1/3catss.JPG

Long hair cats, Matting?
Yep, we know about that. Maybe we can talk some more about that Matting brush Sat. \dot {x} will be very interested!

Back row is Chunky and Pinky in the front is Mr Fuzzy
 
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Wow! Integral's cats aren't just beautiful - they're also EVIL! :devil: :biggrin:

The one in the front is penetrating my eyeballs with his laser beam stare -- OWW! OWWW!

must get cat food now. must obey cat. yes, master... :bugeye:
 
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Ph34r the eyes!

How's the shedding ? :biggrin: Curiously, it's the tabbies that seem to shed the most around here. Fluffy (the long-haired) doesn't shed much at all.
 
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Math Is Hard said:
Wow! Integral's cats aren't just beautiful - they're also EVIL! :devil: :biggrin:

The one in the front is penetrating my eyeballs with his laser beam stare -- OWW! OWWW!
I was just going to say they look possesed.
 
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This picture was taken at Christmas, even the cat got into the spirit by lighting up.

(the cat is George, a stray I took in)
 

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hypermorphism said:
This kitty likes red X's: http://69.6.241.242/images/forumPosts/avatar446_0.gif .[/URL]
That's adorable. :biggrin:
 
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Okay, Here's our boy Mies.
http://home.earthlink.net/~parvey/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/cat2.jpg
 
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hypermorphism said:
Ph34r the eyes!

How's the shedding ? :biggrin: Curiously, it's the tabbies that seem to shed the most around here. Fluffy (the long-haired) doesn't shed much at all.
They love my fabric covered chair. I have to be careful with black pants! \dot {x} vacumns a LOT and combs them frequently! So we keep it pretty well under control.
 
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Mies has a beauty mark!
We sure have some pretty PF puddy tats!
 
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Integral, those cats are really beautiful. I don't think we saw any them, did we?

If you've never seen one you should love the mat comb. Tsu had exactly the right idea by using a thread cutter, but someone has already taken the same idea to its logical limit.
 
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Janus said:
Okay, Here's our boy Mies.
http://home.earthlink.net/~parvey/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/cat2.jpg
My[/URL] favorite is the head sticking out!

Lots of cute cats here. :approve:
 
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These are Lilli and Silvio(the little guy, well hidden on the sofa, he a real fatso now...)

marlon
 
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Again Lilli, the beautiful hands are mine

marlon
 
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DocToxyn said:
Sorry to break up the cat theme, but I only have ectotherms. The tortoise, a greek, is Argos (Gus for short) and the newt is Thomas.
Awww, I always had turtles growing up. I had the traditional red ear (which could "run like the wind"), but I also had a softshell turtle, and an alligator snapping turtle.

There are a lot of ponds around where I live and I'm always having to stop my car and pick up turtles starting to crawl into the road. I found one at the bottom of my driveway recently. It was huge. I had to let my neighbor handle that one.
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Integral, those cats are really beautiful. I don't think we saw any them, did we?

If you've never seen one you should love the mat comb. Tsu had exactly the right idea by using a thread cutter, but someone has already taken the same idea to its logical limit.
Ivan,
Fuzzy and Chunky only reluctantly stay in a room when I enter, when a stranger is in the house they are under the bed! Pinky is the friendliest. When she was just a tiny kitten she may have stunned herself biting into a 120V cord. She made a trip to the vet because we could not understand why she was drooling and lethargic. After that she was more of a people cat. I do not understand why the males are so skittish, these guys are absolutely babied. Animals :rolleyes:
 
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Tsu had the Persian when we first met. And even though Yiddo was still young [as was Tsu :rolleyes: ] , and even though I'm a total cat and dog person, it literally took years for her [the cat] to warm up to me; five or six years in fact! Tsu warmed up right away though. :biggrin:

Some cats, even some breeds seem to be spooky - Persians for one, more so than others I think.
.
 
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We have had all of these since kittens. (Fuzzy is dad to litter mates Pinky and chunky) Mom is another story.
 
  • #43
The prettiest are Integral cats. A wonderful photo, man.
 
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Clausius2 said:
The prettiest are Integral cats. A wonderful photo, man.

Hey man, what's up... First you put your ass on my country and now you disrespect my cats ? Do i need to come over to Madrid? :cool:

marlon o:)
 
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marlon said:
These are Lilli and Silvio(the little guy, well hidden on the sofa, he a real fatso now...)

marlon
Lilli doesn't seem pleased that you caught her before she finished sawing down your plant.
 
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Danger said:
Lilli doesn't seem pleased that you caught her before she finished sawing down your plant.

Again, you are right...like i said before : you have sharp eyes. Are you some kind of FBI or CIA-officer ?

ps : i really like you night-time-picture : you look very 'partylike' :smile:

nice

marlon
 
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marlon said:
Again, you are right...like i said before : you have sharp eyes. Are you some kind of FBI or CIA-officer ?
You should know that I can't tell you that.:rolleyes:

marlon said:
ps : i really like you night-time-picture : you look very 'partylike' :smile:

nice

marlon
I'm not sure what that says about the night-life in Belgium... :bugeye:
 
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Danger said:
You should know that I can't tell you that.:rolleyes:
Ofcourse, what was i thinking

I'm not sure what that says about the night-life in Belgium... :bugeye:
Good point, i shall post some picture tonight, just to give you an idea

marlon
 
  • #49
Evo said:
Awww, I always had turtles growing up. I had the traditional red ear (which could "run like the wind"), but I also had a softshell turtle, and an alligator snapping turtle.

Wow, brains, beauty and now a turtle-lover, one more mark for Evo on the perfect woman checklist :!) . Snappers are my definite favorite (we only have the common variety up here), they have such bad attitudes. Softshells aren't that friendly either.

evo said:
There are a lot of ponds around where I live and I'm always having to stop my car and pick up turtles starting to crawl into the road. I found one at the bottom of my driveway recently. It was huge. I had to let my neighbor handle that one.

I do the same thing, although the one time I convinced my wife to stop so I could dash across a three lane highway to save a eastern box turtle got me in a lot of trouble.
 
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I've always loved turtles. Living in Houston, we had alligator snappers. The snapper and softshell really made their water dirty. My red ear, Roger, was much cleaner. I still miss Roger, he escaped one day when I had him outside. :cry: I'd had him for at least 5 years.

And the first official sign of spring. My cat just walked into the room and exploded into a cloud of fur.
 

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