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Fat Freddy - 23 Dec 2003 08:36 GMT

We recently had a longhair cat adopt us and I would like to brush her,
but the brush I use for other other guys, a short hair and medium hair,
doesn't do a very good job on her. It just slides along the surface of
her fur without really brushing her.

What kind of brush should I get? One with fewer bristles? One of those
with the little steel pins instead of bristles?

She doesn't have any problem with matted fur or anything, I just want
to use the kind of brush that will feel best to her.

Any suggestions?

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kaeli - 23 Dec 2003 13:37 GMT

> We recently had a longhair cat adopt us and I would like to brush her,
> but the brush I use for other other guys, a short hair and medium hair,
> doesn't do a very good job on her. It just slides along the surface of
> her fur without really brushing her.
>
> What kind of brush should I get?

A comb works best for longhairs to make sure no mats are present and to
strip the dead undercoat hairs so mats don't form. Follow-up with a wide
bristled brush to smooth the coat and gather dead hair.

I use these kinds for my Mom's longhair:
comb: http://www.petsmart.com/products/product_34274.shtml
brush: http://www.petsmart.com/cat/shopping/grooming%5Fsupplies%5F%5F%
5Ftools/grooming%5Ftools/products/product%5F19610.shtml

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~*SooZy*~ - 23 Dec 2003 14:49 GMT

> We recently had a longhair cat adopt us and I would like to brush her,
> but the brush I use for other other guys, a short hair and medium hair,
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>
> Any suggestions?

yes use a metal comb for long haired cats.....

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Brandy?Alexandre - 23 Dec 2003 17:16 GMT

Fat Freddy <ayminmifut@yurbut.net> wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav:

> We recently had a longhair cat adopt us and I would like to brush
> her, but the brush I use for other other guys, a short hair and
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>
> Any suggestions?

I have a variety of stuff for Kami. I have a no-tangle comb that would
great for pulling up loose hair, a plastic "slicker" brush with nubs on
the bristles that doesn't really penetrate her fur, a wire slicker
without nubs that works very well, but you have to be careful. Kami
get excited about that one and always wants her face brushed with it,
but it can be sharp. I also have a boars hair brush that we just use
for quality time and to take away loose hair. I prefer the comb and
the wire slicker, personally. But if you encounter any mats, use the
comb, or the slicker starting at the end of the mat and working up to
detangle it. Sometimes I just need to get the scissors. Luckily, she
very, very rarely mats.

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Meghan Noecker - 27 Dec 2003 09:02 GMT

Kami

>get excited about that one and always wants her face brushed with it,
>but it can be sharp.

My cat has medium length hair (balinese - no thick undercoat). I use a
really soft brush that really doesn't go into the hair. He loves her
face brushed, and will push her face into it, so I rarely use anything
hard or with bristles. I am afraid that someday she will poke her eye
since she attacks the brush with so much enthusiasm. If she does have
a tangle or something stuck in her hair, I use the slicker brush. But
that brush is usually what I use on my dog.

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-L. - 28 Dec 2003 09:29 GMT

None. Get metal grooming combs - one that is medium-toothed for her
long fur and one that is fine-toothed for her short hair (face and
feet). Teflon-coasted combs are preferred by some people. Otherwise,
she will likely develop matts as the undercoat is not removed properly
by brushes.

Good luck,
-L.
(former groomer)

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